News+Flash!+Education.+Ethiopia.

 Education is one of the most important key factors in life to survive in the real world, unfortunately in Ethiopia **most children are denied or have no access to an education** for two reasons**: cost** and **need for child labor.**  According to [|cia.gov] the **literacy rate in Ethiopia is 42.7%** the definition of literacy for cia.gov is: **age 15 and can read and write,** which is low and to make it worse the **population is 76,511,887**. To make life a better place to live it is up to the children of Ethiopia and the next generations to come who are going to be ones who will make the change.
 * __Education. Access Denied. Ethiopia __**

Money is a very big issue in Ethiopia according to [|Economic Status in Ethiopia] an average the family income is $130 per year and many children work in agriculture to help out with the family's income. This means that families don't have enough money to send their child to school for a proper education and provide for them too. They might be able to give their child maybe half a year of schooling, but not enough education to get a decent job. According to the YouTube video (down below) $125 dollars covers one person for 2 years of schooling including the uniform and books. But since a family only makes about $130 dollars they can't give their child that opportunity to progress in life. Education unlocks the doors to: new experiences to try new things, hopes, dreams and a chance to be able to progress like every other place on Earth is doing right now! Regrettably, most children in Ethiopia don’t get a chance to go to school, because they are in child labor to support their family.

Child labor is a really big issue around the world. One of the main reasons that child labor exisits is so children can help ea money for their parents. The worst effect of child labor is that children who work 10-14 hours a day have no time or energy for an education. Most children who go to school only go 2-3 times a week because they have to work to provide for their families. although child labor is bad, [|viva.org] thinks if it didn't exist it might drive those children the practice underground, or worse, force unemployed children into prostitution, rather than encourage children to attend schooling, which they are less likely to afford without an income.

Now do you see the problem!? The people of Ethiopia have a very poor income. The children of Ethiopia will not be able make a change, due to lack of education and poor income pay. They will be stuck in the cycle of getting half an education and working jobs no human being would ever want to. Also there are not enough schools or teachers or supplies for everyone to get a proper learning experience, giving Ethiopia a disadvantage in prospering. People who are going to a school that will give them a full education are very lucky, and they shouldn't take having an education for granted.

My sources: __-http://viva.org/?page_id=50&risk_id=RJEC__ -[|http://www.tulane.edu/~rouxbee/kids98/ethiopia2.html] -[|http://www.tulane.edu/~rouxbee/kids98/ethiopia5.html]

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Typical Ethiopian classroom

media type="youtube" key="E3RXIZzZZUQ&rel=1" height="292" width="346" Video from COEEF about: girls tuition fee, why they got started, their living styles and more.