*There are more than 5 million orphans in Ethiopia.
*One-tenth of Ethiopian orphans will die before their first birthday. One-sixth will die before their 5th birthday.
*Malnutrition is the cause of more than half of all child deaths.
*60-150 million Ethiopian children live on the streets.
*Half of Ethiopian children will never go to school. 88% never attend secondary school.
*Only 24% of households in Ethiopia have access to safe drinking water.
*The average life expectancy for men in Ethiopia is 48; for women it's 50.
*One out of every four women die in childbirth.
*There is only one physician for every 34,988 people.
*In the US there are approximately 65,000 domestic adoptions each year. 14,000 of those are private infant adoptions. Yet in 2009, there were less than 13,000 international adoptions in the US, and less than 2,500 children adopted from Ethiopia.
*In the US there are approximately 65,000 domestic adoptions each year. 14,000 of those are private infant adoptions. Yet in 2009, there were less than 13,000 international adoptions in the US, and less than 2,500 children adopted from Ethiopia.
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