Selam I'm Ananeya

Circle arrow That's hello in Amharic

I'm a 2 year-old boy and I live with my mother and father in Ethiopia.

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My birthday is the 28th November.

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I love clapping my hands to rhythm, dolls and toy cars.

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I' m too young to attend school, so I participate in Home Based Compassion programme activities.

£32 per month will empower him to overcome poverty

In my family, the adults work as a Day Labor / Different Jobs.

I have 1 brother and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron, 
  • Wall: Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Beans, 
  • Bread, 
  • Cereal, 
  • Teff, 
  • Injera

Country:

Ethiopia

Capital City:

Addis Ababa

Population:

108 million

Life expectancy:

male 60.5 years, female 65.5 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 93.1%, rural 48.6%

Population with improved sanitation:

28%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

23.6%

Literacy rate:

male 57.2%, female 41.1%

Child labour:

52%

Religion:

Ethiopian Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.5%, traditional 2.7%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.6% (2007)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

29.6%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Day Labor / Different Jobs.

I have 1 brother and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron, 
  • Wall: Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Beans, 
  • Bread, 
  • Cereal, 
  • Teff, 
  • Injera

Country:

Ethiopia

Capital City:

Addis Ababa

Population:

108 million

Life expectancy:

male 60.5 years, female 65.5 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 93.1%, rural 48.6%

Population with improved sanitation:

28%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

23.6%

Literacy rate:

male 57.2%, female 41.1%

Child labour:

52%

Religion:

Ethiopian Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.5%, traditional 2.7%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.6% (2007)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

29.6%

Ananeya's project in Ethiopia




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