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Selam I'm Farese

That's hello in Amharic

Waiting for 10 months

I'm a 4 year-old boy and I live with my mother and father in Ethiopia.

My birthday is the 26th September.

I love playing with dolls.

I'm at school.

£32 per month will empower him to overcome poverty

SPONSOR FARESE

Sponsor Farese

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Other and Cook.

I have 1 brother and 2 sisters living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

ET0169, Aje Kaleheywot Church Child Development Center

Location:

Aje, Ethiopia

Closest Major City:

Shashemene

Community:

Hilly, Town

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Oromiffa

No. of Residents:

30,400

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Day Labour

Typical House Construction:

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

Regional Diet:

Beans,
Maize,
Potato,
Wheat

My Country

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 Other and Cook.

I have 1 brother and 2 sisters living with the family.

Church Partner:

ET0169, Aje Kaleheywot Church Child Development Center

Location:

Aje, Ethiopia

Closest Major City:

Shashemene

Community:

Hilly, Town

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Oromiffa

No. of Residents:

30,400

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Day Labour

Typical House Construction:

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

Regional Diet:

Beans,
Maize,
Potato,
Wheat

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%

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Selam I'm Farese

£32 per month will empower him to overcome poverty

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Country:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Population with improved sanitation:

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

Literacy rate:

Child labour:

Religion:

Percentage living below the poverty line:

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Country:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Population with improved sanitation:

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

Literacy rate:

Child labour:

Religion:

Percentage living below the poverty line:

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