How much water do you think you use a day? Do you think it is more than an Ethiopian child? Download and find out moreabout water (130kb pdf)
	Do you like colouring? We have some really great pictures of angels – special Ethiopian angels for you to colour in and put up on your wall. Download and colour in (340kb jpg)
	Do you like coffee? Do you know that coffee came from Ethiopia. Find out more about the bean that changed the world.
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Fun Stuff

Hi! – and welcome to Fun Stuff!

This area is for anybody that wants to have fun!
Have a look and enjoy learning about Ethiopia.

Get involved

Would you like to get more involved and find out more about children's lives in Ethiopia?

You may be a teacher or run a sunday school or perhaps you are a parent who would like your children to broaden their outlook on the world – if so get in touch.

info@smcfethiopia.org

We can provide you with information and material for children to help them learn about the lives of other children in a fun and stimulating way.

Kids in Ethiopia

Kids in Ethiopia are the same as you and your mates but they are much poorer. Most kids if they live in the country live in small houses made of dried mud or if they live in a city or town made from wood or corrugated iron.

Where kids live in the country		A kids house in the city

Most kids don’t have their own bedroom and sleep in the same room as the rest of their family. Most children don’t have a t.v. or a mobile phone, many children’s families don’t even have a toilet in their house. Yes – they really are that poor.

A lot of kids in Ethiopia go to school but only for half of the day. Most classes in Ethiopia have up to 100 children in them. Can you imagine that?! What do you think it would be like being in a class with 99 other kids?

Many kids don’t go to school at all. Their families are so poor the children are sent to work so that they can help provide food for the family. Lots of kids sell things on the street - some sell paper hankies, some sell sweets and some sell lottery tickets - they will sell anything to get some money for their family to buy some food with.

Some kids parents have died through illness and have to either live on the streets or live with aunties or uncles or even with their grandparents.

It is very tough being a kid in Ethiopia but they still manage to have fun and play like you and your friends.

Keep coming back to have a look at this page and you’ll find out a lot more about kids in Ethiopia.

Do you have any questions you would like to ask kids in Ethiopia? Send them to us info@smcfethiopia.org and keep an eye out on the Fun Stuff pages.