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Many Ethiopians are suffering in poverty due to the lack of education. They have this severe lack of education because teachers are scarce, and so are resources. Ethiopians are very poor, with a gross domestic income of $100 per year. The Ethiopians earn this low payment because they went to war, and spent much of their money to support their army. Also, there is not much time available for education due to the need for time on the farm. Teachers are scarce along with doctors, proper health resources and medicines. There is only one doctor per one-hundred thousand people! There is also no proper government to support education, or donate money and supplies for this needy cause. Money is a major problem and Ethiopia doesn't manage the little money they do get from agriculture very well. The definition of poverty is viewed two different ways: moneylessness, and powerlessness. Going back to education, Ethiopian schools are free unlike most African schools. Even though schools are free many of the Ethiopians cannot get an education. Some students who are lucky enough to actually get the education may have to walk several miles a day to their school.

Many Ethiopians are dependent on agriculture, which can be fatal to Ethiopian's economy if the weather does not cooperate. Another major cause of poverty in Ethiopia is famine. Famine is common because Ethiopians are dependent on agriculture and droughts often occur. With famine, Ethiopia is helpless because agriculture is how they earn money and satisfy their hunger. Some other major reasons of famine are soil erosions and the civil war. The Ethiopians also have very poor money management skills, so they cannot profit off the little money they do earn.The poverty in Ethiopia has also caused there to be many orphans. Some orphans are so unfortunate that they cannot get into an orphanage! These orphans usually die because they evolve into beggars and live on the street without food, water, or shelter. This is only the worst scenario. Most orphans are able to live in an orphanage and are provided food and have their basic needs met. These orphans are actually better off in an orphanage than they would be living on their own because they are provided with shelter. This shelter is nothing near as luxurious as a regular house because it doesn't even have proper restrooms!

The climate of Ethiopia actually effects the way of the Ethiopians' life. The Ethiopia climate is rather hot, reaching an average temperature of 27 degrees Celsius in the day. This temperature is not a very good temperature for agriculture, since the sun may parch the crops.There are many intriguing facts about Ethiopia. Some are: one in ten children die before their first birthday, one in six children die before age five, over 50% of children are stunted, malnutrition is the leading cause of half the deaths in Ethiopia, the average life expectancy of 48 for men, and 50 for woman, 44% of Ethiopia's population is under age 15, and the estimated number of street children is 100,000 nationwide, and 40,000 in Addis (the capital of Ethiopia). It is easily shown that Ethiopians are in desperate need for help!

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