Consider Adoption From Africa

It is estimated that by 2010, Africa will have 42 million orphans.

Liberia has the highest death rate of babies in the entire world !

Please see Facts about Liberia at the bottom of the page. The need is great !

Ethiopia is another country in need; Ethiopia has the highest percentage of orphans in Africa !

Poverty, disease and war have left a large number of children without parents.

With a population of approximately 77 million, more than half of Ethiopians are living below the poverty line.

The famine that ravages the country is one of the most serious crises facing Africa today, and the HIV/AIDS pandemic is one of the greatest health challenges of our time.

Millions face chronic food and water shortages.

Much of the population lacks access to clean water, health care and education.

Ethiopia is roughly twice the size of Texas, with an estimated 5 million orphans!

Over half of these children have been orphaned by AIDS.

Malnutrition is responsible for more than half of all deaths among children under age five.

Educational opportunities are very limited.

Only 31% of children between the ages of 6 and 15 attend school.

Despite extreme hardship the children of Ethiopia remain beautiful and resilient --- and in need of safe, loving homes.

Ethiopia is located at the eastern part of Africa (usually known as Horn of Africa).

Ethiopia is the oldest independent nation in the world.

It is the only African country that has never been colonized by external forces with the exception of the five years Italian invasion.

The country's history dates back to 3,000 years B.C.

It is known as the land of Queen Sheba, origin of the Nile and the cradle of mankind.

The country has three seasons (small and big rainy season, and dry season) and sunshine throughout the year.Ethiopia has over 80 tribes and ethnic groups live in the country.

Ethiopia has more than 80 languages and 200 dialects.

Oromo, Amharic and Tigrigna are the most widely spoken languages.

While Amharic is the official language with its own unique alphabet (33 alphabets with seven different vowels each) being practiced in the country, at present the Oromos are using Latin alphabet in the Oromo inhabited regions.

The total population estimate is 70 million.