1) It's remarkable how 1 test can seem to determine your future. In order to go on to 11th and 12th grade the students have to pass an exam. Then after 11th and 12th grade they can go to university or work. What happens if the student did not pass the test? Can he/she retake it? What type of future will he/she have if he/she doesn't pass the test?
2) How does Ethiopia's health care and school systems compare to other countries in Africa?
It says in the blog about the dramatic rate at which Ethiopia's population is increasing. If there are so many other nations that also have such dramatic increasing populations (India, China, etc), then does the world have enough natural resources to maintain the same level and habits of how we live today?
What was the general pricing of "things" in Ethiopia, such as hotels, foods, transportation?
Since the roads were impassable during the rainy season,(you couldn't go to the school one day) does that happen to the children on foot? Do not many show up to school during the rainy season?
Ethiopia is growing at a rapid rate, as are countries such as China, and America. If America had a drastic growth rate such as Ethiopia's, how would that affect us? Would we have to start something like the one child policy in China?
1) I thought that Project Mercy was striking, especially when I saw that they have one of three generator systems in Ethiopia! That's not much and is interesting that more populous cities such as Adia Abeba don't have more hospitals. Why don't they?
2)I thought it interesting that the government has only recently provided power to the hospital, and I was wondering how does the government propose getting power to the rest of the population?
The roads are obviously not used by many people in Ethiopia (they were extremely bumpy and eventually became impassable) but the roads there are needed for something...who are the few people that use the roads and why?
You mentioned that the growth rate was "staggering" yet Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries. Why is there such a huge population growth in a place like Ethiopia?
1. After the end of the 10th year final test, children either start working or prepare for university with two more years. What kind of universities do they go to? Are they in Ethiopia, or perhaps in bigger cities in foreign countries?
2. This is more of an interest question, but how were you able to have dinner with the EU ambassador? I assume he is a pretty busy guy, so it's interesting that he would take time to have dinner with your group. What was he like?
With that many people packed into a small-ish country (smaller than the U.S., which only has 33 million-ish), disease and such has to spread like wildfire. Has a big outbreak of a disease happened anytime recently?
What was the EU ambassador doing to support the efforts to improve conditions in Ethiopia?
1)It talked about the kids in 10th grade studying/taking their final exams to determine whether they would get into universities or jobs. What kind of oppurtunities are open for them and are there any attributes that are favored?
2)The picture of the kindergarden school, seems like it is out in the middle of no where. Why was this location chosen and is there any activities the kids love to do?
Around how many students were in class at the kindergarten? Was the infastructure really so bad that the average person lived 5 hours away from a road?
How modernized is the hospital? does it have all the amenities that most do, like running water, air conditioning, etc? also does it have any surgeons, and if so, do you know where they came from? were they trained in Ethiopia?
Also what is the average income of an Ethiopian? is it above the 2 US dollar a day amount?
Just curious but the picture across the top banner of the blog, is this in Ethiopia? you said there are few paved roads, and this one is obviously paved and very modern, stripes, cat eyes, etc.
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1) It's remarkable how 1 test can seem to determine your future. In order to go on to 11th and 12th grade the students have to pass an exam. Then after 11th and 12th grade they can go to university or work. What happens if the student did not pass the test? Can he/she retake it? What type of future will he/she have if he/she doesn't pass the test?
2) How does Ethiopia's health care and school systems compare to other countries in Africa?
It says in the blog about the dramatic rate at which Ethiopia's population is increasing. If there are so many other nations that also have such dramatic increasing populations (India, China, etc), then does the world have enough natural resources to maintain the same level and habits of how we live today?
What was the general pricing of "things" in Ethiopia, such as hotels, foods, transportation?
Since the roads were impassable during the rainy season,(you couldn't go to the school one day) does that happen to the children on foot? Do not many show up to school during the rainy season?
Ethiopia is growing at a rapid rate, as are countries such as China, and America. If America had a drastic growth rate such as Ethiopia's, how would that affect us? Would we have to start something like the one child policy in China?
1) I thought that Project Mercy was striking, especially when I saw that they have one of three generator systems in Ethiopia! That's not much and is interesting that more populous cities such as Adia Abeba don't have more hospitals. Why don't they?
2)I thought it interesting that the government has only recently provided power to the hospital, and I was wondering how does the government propose getting power to the rest of the population?
1. Why are people that poor having so many children?
2. What kind of government does Ethiopia have?
The roads are obviously not used by many people in Ethiopia (they were extremely bumpy and eventually became impassable) but the roads there are needed for something...who are the few people that use the roads and why?
You mentioned that the growth rate was "staggering" yet Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries. Why is there such a huge population growth in a place like Ethiopia?
1. After the end of the 10th year final test, children either start working or prepare for university with two more years. What kind of universities do they go to? Are they in Ethiopia, or perhaps in bigger cities in foreign countries?
2. This is more of an interest question, but how were you able to have dinner with the EU ambassador? I assume he is a pretty busy guy, so it's interesting that he would take time to have dinner with your group. What was he like?
1. What types of work would the 10th graders who didn't get high enough marks on their exams do?
2. What are the percentages of people who pass/fail their exams in 10th grade?
With that many people packed into a small-ish country (smaller than the U.S., which only has 33 million-ish), disease and such has to spread like wildfire. Has a big outbreak of a disease happened anytime recently?
What was the EU ambassador doing to support the efforts to improve conditions in Ethiopia?
1) Who went with you on the trip, you said you took eight 4x4 cars, how many people were with you and what were their thoughts?
2)What is a Crater Lake and what was so cool about it?
1)It talked about the kids in 10th grade studying/taking their final exams to determine whether they would get into universities or jobs. What kind of oppurtunities are open for them and are there any attributes that are favored?
2)The picture of the kindergarden school, seems like it is out in the middle of no where. Why was this location chosen and is there any activities the kids love to do?
1) Who went with you on the trip to Ethiopia and why did you decide to go?
2) Why does the population increase in Ethiopia when people are living in those conditions? How do women survive pregnancy and support their children?
Around how many students were in class at the kindergarten?
Was the infastructure really so bad that the average person lived 5 hours away from a road?
How modernized is the hospital? does it have all the amenities that most do, like running water, air conditioning, etc? also does it have any surgeons, and if so, do you know where they came from? were they trained in Ethiopia?
Also what is the average income of an Ethiopian? is it above the 2 US dollar a day amount?
Just curious but the picture across the top banner of the blog, is this in Ethiopia? you said there are few paved roads, and this one is obviously paved and very modern, stripes, cat eyes, etc.
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