The Roberts Report: Sunday Best

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Sunday Best

Man, what a cutie! I just love this little guy!

I just love dressing them in matching clothes! Aren't they precious?!

Wow, these kiddos melt my heart!

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Reasons to Adopt from Ethiopia

-one in six children die before their fifth birthday
-44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old
-60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition
-the median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years
-1.5 million people are infected with AIDS
-720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia
-per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
-half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school
-coffee prices (Ethiopia's only major export) fell 40-60% from 1998-2002
-Ethiopia's doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000
-in 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring ports