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Selam I'm Samrawit

That's hello in Amharic

Waiting for 8 months

I'm a 9 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Ethiopia.

My birthday is the 2nd October.

I love drawing and ball games.

I'm in year 3, and my favourite subjects are Art and Language.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

SPONSOR SAMRAWIT

Sponsor Samrawit

My Family

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

I have 0 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

ET0380, Wukiro Meserete Kirstos Church Child Development Center

Location:

Wukiro, Ethiopia

Closest Major City:

Mekele

Community:

Hilly, Town

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Tigrigna

No. of Residents:

44,069

Most Common Occupation:

Day Labour,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Brick/Block/Cement,
Floor: Dirt

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 Day Labor / Different Jobs and Homemaker.

I have 0 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:

ET0380, Wukiro Meserete Kirstos Church Child Development Center

Location:

Wukiro, Ethiopia

Closest Major City:

Mekele

Community:

Hilly, Town

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Tigrigna

No. of Residents:

44,069

Most Common Occupation:

Day Labour,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Brick/Block/Cement,
Floor: Dirt

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 Samrawit

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

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:

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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