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Why Adopt from Ethiopia
- -One in ten children die before their first birthday
- -One in six children die before their fifth birthday
- -44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old
- -Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school.
- -88% will never attend secondary school.
- -Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.
- -Ethiopia has approx. 4.3 million orphans and the country is twice the size of Texas.
- -Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
Adoption Timeline
- 1/28/08- Sent Letter of Request to Switch from El Salvador to Ethiopia Program
- 2/01/08- Officially accepted to Ethiopia Program
- 2/21/08- Mailed Agreements
- 3/11/08- Introduced to Family Coordinator Terra
- 3/27/08- Home Study Updated
- 8/21/08- Dossier Received by AWAA
- 8/29/08- DTE (Dossier to Ethiopia) – Our first HUGE Hurdle!! (Waiting for Referral)
- 3/19/09- REFERRAL DAY – Second HUGE Hurdle!!!!
- 3/26/09- AWAA received our Official Acceptance – (Waiting for Court Date)
- 4/01/09- Court Date scheduled
- 4/25/09 Received pictures from when our son received his 1st package from us -YEAH!!! What a blessing to see him smile!
- 4-30-09 Received pictures from when our son received his 2nd package from us
- 5-20-09 - Circus Act going to Richmond to get new POA Certified and set FedEx
- 5/26/09 - 1st Court Date - Court Case Closed due to paperwork - POA Original not arriving in time
- 6-17-09 - Court Date #2 - Didn't Pass - MOWA didn't get paperwork there in time
- 6/23/09 Court Date #3
- 7-3-09 Court Date #4 - Teshale Dida is officially a member of the Pace Family - Praise God!
- 7-7-09 - MOWA closed until 7-24-09 - NO Travel until they open
- 7-28-09 Rec'd Teshale's Birth certificate
- 8/01/09 - 10/01/09 - Ethiopian Courts Closed
- 8/5/09 - Travel Date
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