I read about childhood poverty in Ethiopia. The excerpt was entitled Nutrition in Early
Childhood: Insights from rural Ethiopia.
During my reading I learned the following:
Ethiopia is one of
the poorest countries in Africa and the national rate of undernutrition is 44
per cent (Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey, 2011).
Services that improve the child’s environment have
complementary (and possibly separate) impacts on nutritional intake in terms of
ability to catch up from nutritional shocks at an early age.
Small changes to economic wellbeing of households could make
a big impact on both current nutrition and future outcomes, and underscore the
importance of investment in under-5’s.
http://www.unicef.org/socialpolicy/index_childpoverty.html
These are all interesting facts about Ethiopia. I knew that it was a poverty-stricken country, but I did not know how drastic the nutrition rates were. Fourty-four percent! I'm eager to find out on UNICEF's website what is being done to assist those in need. Thank you for sharing.
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