Our Journey to our Ethiopian Princess: Sibling Referral Today

Monday, November 10, 2008

Sibling Referral Today

A family today received a referral for twins! Sibling referrals are harder to come by they have been waiting for 11 months! I am sure they are over the moon and I am so happy that they will be a family soon ;o)

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ETHIOPIAN FACTS AND FIGURES

Life expectancy: 42 years old

Population subsisting below $2/day - close to 80%
Average births per woman: 6.14
Deaths from pregnancy/abortion related: 1 in 7
Women dying from TB is 96 per 100,000

Children dying from AIDS: 1 in 16
Percentage of AIDS cases in the world: 7%

Female genital mutilation: >80%
Women experiencing rape: 25%

Newborns dying before age one - 1 in 10
Children dying before age 5 - 1 in 6
Orphans - 4 million
Children under 5 stunted from malnutrition - >50%

Literacy 41%
for women 26.4%
High school attendance for females 8.5%

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Our Journey to our Ethiopian Princess

Monday, November 10, 2008

Sibling Referral Today

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