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| Children like these in Ethiopia are vulnerable when their parents become ill and unable to work. |
A country very proud of being the only African nation to defend itself against full colonization, Ethiopia is more often associated in the West with grinding poverty and famine. With the second largest population in Africa— at 86 million, second only to Nigeria—the East African nation is home to dozens of ethnic groups speaking dozens of languages. But they all share the challenges of low literacy, high infant mortality and birth rates, and few economic opportunities.
IRD is working in Ethiopia to help communities help their own residents who have been affected by HIV.
Programs
- Addressing HIV and Poverty in Ethiopia
