There are many places around the world that need aid; why focus on Sidama?.



Sidama is located in the southern part of Ethiopia.
The language in Sidama is called Sidaamu-afoo
67% of the region is Protestant, 8% Muslim, 5% Catholic, and 2% Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
An important staple good is the wesse plante- Ensete. The root is edible, and the wesse plant is considered a “famine food”, used to sustain large populations.
The most important source of income is coffee. The area produces a large percentage of Ethiopia’s exported coffee.
Sidama coffee farmers supply to many fair-trade certified companies. Despite this, hunger is an escalating problem due to declining world market prices for coffee.
The Sidama region has now entered “crisis” phase, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network  it is one of the areas most in danger of severe famine in Africa.
There is a major risk of infectious diseases in Sidama. Common diseases of the region include bacterial and protozoal diarrea, hepatitis A and B, typhoid fever, malaria, meningoccocal meningitis, rabies, and schistosomiasis.
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is currently rising. AIDS deaths are among the most common causes of the orphan crisis in Sidama. Life-saving anti-retroviral medication is essentially unavailable in the area.
There are only two hospitals serving more than ten million people. This severely limits access to healthcare for most residents. Emergency services are almost nonexistent.
Almost all women give birth at home without assistance from a trained birth attendant. Complications that arise during pregnancy and delivery often result in death while walking fifteen to thirty-five miles to the nearest hospital.
A widow in Ethiopia is often left destitute.. Most widows end up financially incapable of caring for their children. The surviving mother must often make the horrific decision to put up one (often the youngest), or sometimes all, of her children for adoption.

http://www.fayyefoundation.org/why-sidama/

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