Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a country beset by years of war, severe drought, and epidemics, and crippled economically and socially. One of the oldest countries in the world, Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous nation.

• 1 in 10 children die before their first birthday, • 1 in 6 children die before
their fifth birthday, • 60 percent of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition • 1.5 million people in Ethiopia are infected with HIV (sixth highest country in the world) • 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans • Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88 percent will never attend secondary school • Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.