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ETHIOPIA:ETHIOPIA:Country of Country of ContrastsContrasts

Schools for Africa ProjectSchools for Africa ProjectInternational Educational Excellence CommitteeInternational Educational Excellence Committee

A supplement to Issue 4 of the Schools for Africa Newsette

27th largest country in world

EAST Africa, landlocked, surrounded by 5 countries

Tropical monsoon with topographic-induced variations

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HIGHLANDS have cooler climate than other regions at similar proximity to equator … 60.8 º F

Dalloi in north is one of the hottest areas year-round on earth

Highest mountains in Africa versus lowest points below sea level in world

Largest cave in Africa here

Source of the NILE River here

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CAPITAL: Addis Ababa

MAJOR EXPORTS: coffee, gold, leather

products oilseeds, flowers and plants

Agriculture = 41% of GDP, 80% of exports,

80% of labor

Principal crops = coffee oilseeds, cereals, potatoes, sugarcane, vegetables

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Population of 85.2 million people

Life expectancy of 55.8 years

Infant mortality - #16 in world

42.7% of population over 15 can read and write

HIV & AIDS prevalent; measles, a major childhood disease

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School life expectancy is 8 years

5.5% of GDP (2007) goes to education expenditures: 44th in world

35.1% of females are literate … 202 rank in world!

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“In Ethiopia, child survival rates are more than double for mothers with a secondary education, compared

with mothers who have only finished primary school.”From Every Child, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, No. 1, 2011

Added to the SCHOOLS FOR AFRICA Project in 2009 under Phase 2 of the project.

Women carrying wood to the market in Lalibela

A village at Lalibela

Median age for females Median age for females in Ethiopia is 17.2 years.in Ethiopia is 17.2 years.

Children carrying a new school bench to their school.

Boys average 9 years of Boys average 9 years of schooling; girls, 8 years.schooling; girls, 8 years.

Can you spot the children carrying the school benches up this hill to their school above the village at Lalibela?

Can you spot the children carrying the school benches up this hill to their school?

The red circles mark them.

SAFE WATER POINTSAFE WATER POINTWaiting for water at the safe water point in the Rift Valley area…people must wait for the water to be turned on daily.

LIVING LIVING CONDITIONSCONDITIONSThese pictures

illustrate the typical

living conditions in the

areas just outside of

Addis Ababa.

NEWER NEWER HOUSINGHOUSING

This is an

example of

newer

government

housing in the

Tigray region.

17% of the total 17% of the total population is urban.population is urban.

A farm near Yeha

Plowing with oxen (top)

Threshing grain (bottom)YEHAYEHA

Inside a house at meal time

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Kitchens are outdoors.

The birth rate is 43.34 The birth rate is 43.34 births/1,000 population births/1,000 population (2010 est.); ranked 6th in (2010 est.); ranked 6th in world.world.

The truebenefactors ofthe SCHOOLSFOR AFRICA Project arethe children inthe sub-Saharancountries ofAfrica likethese living inEthiopia.

Every contribution makes a difference in the life and schooling of these children.

Donations by DKG members in the U.S. should be made payable to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and mailed to:

UNICEF/U.S. Fund Attn: NGO Department 125 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038

DKG members in countries outside the U.S. may elect to send contributions to DKG Headquarters in Austin for processing.

Use the DKG International “Schools for Africa” form when submitting your donations.

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Pictures courtesy of Dr. Elizabeth Fisher, Randolph-Macon College, VA Free images from www.bing.com

Use with materials provided in SFA Newsette, Issue 4.