Fact

• There is significant capacity limitation among indigenous NGOs in finding sufficient, appropriate and continuous funding for their work
• Local NGOs face difficulties securing enough funds because the projects undertaken require substantial amounts of resources, both financial and nonfinancial due to high poverty levels in most parts of the country.
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Fact

• 4.5 M Ethiopian children are orphaned or separated from their families.
• 36 M children in Ethiopia are poor and lack access to basic necessities of life
• 44% of children have stunted development due to poor nutrition.
• A child in Ethiopia dies almost every hour due to waterborne diseases

Fact

• Elderlies in Ethiopia suffer from many challenges including poverty, deteriorated health and enervation, shrinkage of assets, financial hardship, rejection and scorn by youth, disrespect, abuse, and limited social services.
• 92% of seniors in Ethiopia have at least one chronic disease and 77% have at least two

Fact

• 41% of these households have at least lost two or more children due to malnutrition.
• Earn less than one dollar a day
• 36% of these households have a primary-school-aged child out of school.
• 44.4% of Ethiopian girls are older than 15, and twice as many girls as boys are out of school.

Fact

• Report by the World Bank and WHO, there are an estimated 15 million children, adults and elderly persons with disabilities in Ethiopia, representing 17.6% of the population.
• Childrens in particular are side-lined, unable to access education and healthcare and failing to achieve their full potential.
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