Where We Work

Where We work

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Ethiopia is a beautiful country with an amazing history. Several factors have contributed to the current levels of poverty such as lack of rainfall, flooding and disease.
Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa
Population 85,237,338 (July 2009, USCIA World Factbook)
There are 5 million orphans in Ethiopia (UNICEF)
Life expectancy is 55 years for males and 59 years for females (USCIA World Factbook)
5.2 Million people in Ethiopia will need food assistance in 2010 (UN)
38% of children under 5 are moderately or severely underweight (2008, WHO)