Ethiopia Statistics Background

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Ethiopia Statistics (Background)

• Population 67.7 mil.
• Life Expectancy Men ?43, Women ?44
• Infant Mortality 98/1000 live births
• 1300 Each Day
• Poverty 64
• 1 of 5 poorest countries
• Labor Force
• 80 Agriculture
• 12 Government Services
• 8 Industry

• Language Amharic Somali, Tigrinya, Oromo
• Religion 50 Muslim
• Located Eastern Africa (twice the size of Texas
• Varying climate between elevation and landscape
  changes. RICH IN GROUND WATER!!!
  
• Available Rain
• Short Periods
• Heavy- wall-like

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Current Issues

• 20 - access water
• Safe drinking water
• Irrigation/Livestock
• Health Consequences
• Exposure to Elements
• Weak Immune Systems
• 60-80 preventable diseases

• Government
• Lack Attention/Support Agriculture
• No Technology Support
• Lack of Funding
• Order of Priorities
• 2001 Food Surplus

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Main Problem

• Extreme Drought Somali, Afar, Gode, Denan, Imi
  (S, SE, E and N areas of Ethiopia)
  
• 3 years No Rain Season (April-May)
• Harvest Season June-Sept. ? 90 Staple Diet
• Effects
• Virtually Producing No Crop
• Tens of Thousands Animal Deaths ? No Milk/Meat
• 80-90 Cattle
• 30-40 Goats/Sheep

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Current Projects/Agencies

• World Vision
• Provided Food
• UNICEF
• Several (Food-Health-Agriculture)
• USAID
• CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency
• Emergency/Non-Emergency

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Project Proposal

• Ground Water Use
• Drilled Wells with Hand Pumps
• Providing 500-1000 people
• Rain Water Collection
• Reservoir- catching system to funnel short,
  sporadic rain fall.
  

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Ethiopia Needs

• Ability to Survive
• Crop Production
• Livestock
• Improve Health
• Have No Government Support

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Project Support

• Ethiopian People
• Other Agencies and Countries

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Obstacles/Resistance

• No Government Support/Funding
• Full Usage of Developed Wells

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• Unaffected
• Villages without Proposed Development Project
• Negative Affects/Hurt
• Possible Jealousy between villages and other
  countries
  

• Benefit
• People of Ethiopia
• Agriculture Production
• Livestock
• Health
• Government Stability

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Compatibility/Flexibility

• Project applies to Needs
• Ability for Development Project to be placed in
  various villages

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Measurement of Success

• Increased Agriculture Production
• Lowered Dependency on Food Projects
• Lower Rate of Domestic Animals
• Increased Health Over Time
• Interviews
• Changed Lives
• Usage (If/How?)