Education

Did you know that 115 million school age children are not enrolled in

school?

Are YOU educated?

The definition of

education is the act or

process of acquiring

general knowledge, and

generally preparing

oneself or others

intellectually for mature

life. The problem with this

is that many places

around the world are not

getting the opportunities

that we have to get a

quality education.

“Education should include knowledge

of what to do with it.”

- Unknown

The main cause of the lack

of education in other

countries is poverty. Not

having enough money to

send them to school is a big

issue preventing children

from furthering their

education.

DID YOU KNOW?

High school dropouts

are 8 times more likely

to go to prison.

Approximately 7,000

children drop out of

school every day!!

Where is there a lack of education around the World?

“Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps

you make a life.”

Sandara Carey

-In 2007, 25% of children in

South and West Asia were

not in school, 13% of East

Asian children were not in

school, and only .4% of

children in Central Asia were

not in school

-Only 2% of Central and

Eastern European children

are not in school, while

fewer than 3% of Western

European children are not

in school

-In the year 2000, there

were 76.6 million students

enrolled in schools from

kindergarten through

graduate schools

-In 2000, 52% of children were

enrolled in primary schools, the

lowest enrollment rate of any

region

-4 out of 10 African children did

not complete primary school in

2002/2003

-The Education Index,

published with the UN's Human

Development Index in 2008,

based on data from 2006, lists

Australia as 0.993, amongst the

highest in the world in regards

to education, tied for first with

Denmark & Finland

-There are 23 million

children in the region

between the ages of

4 and 17 outside of

the formal education

system

-Among people

between the ages of

13 and 17 years, only

80% are enrolled in

the education

system; among

those, only 66%

attend secondary

school

How many children are actually getting the education they

need?

Education in Ethiopia

Population: 88,013,491

Capital: Addis Ababa

Size: 432,310 sq. mi

Language: Amharic

Child mortality rate:

78.9/1000

Life expectancy: 55.8%

Religions: Orthodox

Christianity, Islam

Access to clean water:

Over half of the country

doesn’t have access to

clean water.

Literacy rate: 35.9%

Doctor to patient ratio: 1to

36,000

Population living on less

than $2 a day: 80%

DID YOU KNOW?

-There are more than 80

ethnic groups in Ethiopia.

- The local currency is the

Ethiopian Birr.

-Ethiopia is an independent

Federal Democratic

Republic

The first people to come to Ethiopia were

the Hamitic peoples. Then in the 7th century B.C.

the Arabian people came. The Red Sea ports

were used continuously by the Roman and

Byzantine Empires. Many years later modern

Ethiopia emerged under Emperor Menelik II. He

helped establish its independence by routing an

Italian invasion in 1896. After Menelik's death his

daughter was queen to the throne in 1917, with

his cousin, Tafari Makonnen, as regent and heir.

When the empress died in 1930, Tafari was

crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I. Haile Selassie,

outlawed slavery and tried to centralize his

country. In 1931, he created a constitution that

called for a parliament with an appointed senate,

an elected chamber of deputies, and a system of

courts. But he kept the ruling power basic power

with the emperor. Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia

on Oct. 3, 1935, forcing Haile Selassie to give up

his crown in May 1936. Ethiopia was given to

Eritrea, an Italian colony, and to Italian

Somaliland, forming Italian East Africa. In 1941,

British troops routed the Italians. In 1952, Eritrea

was incorporated into Ethiopia.

Education in Ethiopia

Are the school systems in Ethiopia

providing proper education?

Ethiopia’s education

system lacks basic tools

to provide education.

Few supplies are available

to then students. Many of

them do not have pens,

paper, books, desks, or toilets

to use. Due to the lack of

supplies, the children tend to

fall behind others counties in

reading and writing.

Attendance is very poor for

children living in rural areas.

Many families cannot afford

to send their child to school.

The parents feel that work is

more important than school,

so children must stay home

and help with the

housework.

Tessa Flkada, 6 Dusta Witessa

5, Aster Hotesa 5, and Mirtu

Gemeda 5, are walking back

home after filling containers

with water during the hours

they should be in school.

“I don’t believe anybody

anymore. Not the

Education Ministry, not the

city and not the school,”

said Nena Balai the day

her son couldn’t go to

school due to it being

overcrowded.

Solutions

Ethiopia must change the

importance of education.

Children need to be

encouraged to go to

school. There should also

be more schools closer to

villages. Money from

others countries would

help tremendously.

Stupidity in America?

The Harrison Family

I sat down with the

Harrison family and

found out some

interesting facts about

their children’s

education. Their

children were actually

getting less of an

education then the

other children in the

same class just

because of the

different skin color. I

was honestly surprised

that our schools in

America are actually

treating students like

this. Jane, the mother,

kept things quiet and

transferred her

children to a different

school for a better

education.

Should the government do

more?

Put more

concentration on

what we want children

to learn.

Spend money on

quality educational

programs.

Our current situation in the

United States is beginning to

lack in quality. More and more

students are dropping out and

not getting the education

they deserve.

BE AWARE OF

WHAT IS

AFFECTING US!

The Education around the world is not good enough to

help the children of the world. You can help. For more

information follow one of these links!

http://www.ethiopiantour.com/

http://www.tulane.edu/~rouxbee/kids98/ethiopia2.html

http://www.unicef.org/emerg/ethiopia_34570.html

http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OUS/PES/int_edworld.html

http://issues.tigweb.org/education