1. Ethiopia has approx. 4.3 MILLION orphans and the country is only twice the size of Texas.
2. 1 in 10 children die before their first birthday.
3. HALF of all children will never attend school.
4. 1 in 6 children die before their fifth birthday.
5. 44% of the population in Ethiopia is under 15 years old.
6. Ethiopia's Doctor to Child ratio is 1 to 24,000.
7.Only 24% of households have access to safe water.
8. 82% of the population survives on less than 1$ a day.
9. Per Capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any other country in Africa
10. Because God commands that we look after orphans and widow. (So If you are not called to adopt; help someone that is.)
James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: To look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
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