Ethiopia

Ethiopia

One of the teachers at my school has a program going where selected students go to Ethiopia for 3 weeks next summer. I have been invited and I was just curious as to weather people have been/ what they know about it.

I attended a night on it tonight and I got the fundementals (of course, it was all positive).


I wondered, is there a high crime rate?

What is is the food like?

Locals?

Transport?

Any helpful feedback please.

Im hoping for ONE thread to be serious. I genuinley want REAL answers.

Thanks

This is honestly the first thing that came into my head after reading that.......



I know that's wrong of me.

Seriously though, don't know much about it. What would you be doing over there?

mine to ethernopeans are well funny, clcickccllcick click click

Firstly NO

And

The teacher pays for a center to be run over there, he pays the wages, living costs and food expenses for 12 students and 6 staff

Were going into the mountains for a week, then working in the center for two weeks. I really cant wait, I have always wanted to do charity work, first hand will be a life changing experience.

@ alexander- act your age

you'll probs need about 20 injections b4 u gan there like

7

im not scared of needles lol, but goin to a place where u need an injection just puts me right off , but ethiopia is a nice christian place i know that (the good guys)

Good for you im terrified lol yeah but the Movies we watched brought a lot of things to my attention. I cant wait now its gonna be a lot of work but it will be worth it

Go for it mate. Too many people see an easy excuse for doing nothing, but doing something like that would be a major achievement and stay with you.

Do the right thing...

are you going on a international peace keeping mission

Re: Re: Ethiopia

lol
useful

I did some browsing on google for you Sean, as i wish for your visit to this great country to be as enjoyable as possible.

Population:
74,777,981
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, and hepatitis E
vectorborne diseases: malaria and cutaneous leishmaniasis are high risks in some locations
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2005)


Airports - with paved runways:
total: 14
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 70

Illicit drugs:
transit hub for heroin originating in Southwest and Southeast Asia and destined for Europe and North America, as well as cocaine destined for markets in southern Africa; cultivates qat (khat) for local use and regional export, principally to Djibouti and Somalia (legal in all three countries); the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center


Environment - current issues:
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management (This might be a good one for your school debate team).

That must be a photo from the border with Kenya is it Chris?

I was thinking more Sudan.

Well it's funny you should mention Sudan, as according to this old map i found in the cupboard, it may well be where Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan all meet...

If you change the Y to an S on Yemen, you have a country called Semen.

the great rift valley sounds good

Re: Ethiopia

Go for it

I wish i had been given the chance to do this when i was at school