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Our Adoption Timeline
- 03-05-10 Home Study Visit
- 1-22-10 Home-study package to Dove mailed!
- 10-02-09 Inkless fingerprints done and sent off!
- 09-16-09 Met with Dove/home study info
- 09-12-09 Received Home Study packet!
- 02-10-09 Contract notarized and returned to Dove, with some fees.
- 01-10-09 Received Dove contract in mail. Need to raise fees and return contract.
- 12-31-08 Completed Conference Call w/Dove
- 10-23-08 Sent Application to Dove Adoptions
- 10-24-08 Application received by Dove Adoptions
One Love Coffees Adoption Fundraiser
Ethiopia Facts
- Ethiopia is home to 4 million orphans, or 12% of all children. More than half a million of these were orphaned as a result of AIDS.
- Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000
- One in ten children die before their first birthday.
- One in six children die before their fifth birthday.
- Between 60-150 million kids live on the streets
- Malnutrition levels are among the highest in the world.
- Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school; 88% will never attend secondary school
- The average income in Ethiopia is $100 a year (in US dollars). Almost 82% of the population lives on less than $1 a day.
1 comment:
They looked so cute today! Lovin the green! I wish Haley got to go to school today! Oh well, I will make her wear green tomorrow..haha
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