Ethiopia

*Ethiopia is almost twice the size of Texas
*The favorite drink of many Ethiopians is bunna (coffee). Bunna is drank in a unique and traditional way known as a "coffee ceremony". First the coffee is roasted, then ground and placed in a Jebena (coffee pot) with boiling water. When ready it is then served to people in little cups, up to three times per ceremony.
*Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world.
*Ethiopia's staple food is injera, a spongy bread made of a unique crop only grown in Ethiopia called "teff." Injera is baked in a clay pan and eaten with sauce made of either meat, ground grains, beans or vegetables.
*The lively and irresistible eskista dance is performed almost entirely with the shoulders.
*Soccer is the most popular sport
*Ethiopia is the fourth poorest nation in the world with nearly 5 million orphans struggling every day to survive.
*Nearly 2 million people are infected with HIV and many children will watch their parents die of the disease.
*One in every ten children do not make it to their first birthday and one in six die before their fifth birthday

Ethiopian Flag

*Red stripe stands for power, faith and blood
*Yellow symbolizes the church, peace, natural wealth and love
*Green represents the land and hope.

The colors were also interpreted to have a connection to the Holy Trinity, and the three main provinces of Ethiopia.

*Star represents unity of the people and the races that make up Ethiopia.
*The five rays on the outside of the star represent prosperity and the blue disk represents peace.



Awesome Organizations:

Visiting Orphans
Ordinary Hero
Created for Care
Small World Adoption Agency
AMG International
Red Thread Sessions