A Bevy of Boys: SHE WON!!

Saturday, January 29, 2011

SHE WON!!

Yep, my friend Janet's anti-bullying PSA won the national contest! I'm so proud of her I could just burst. Isn't it awesome to know there are people out there willing to put their time, effort, and expense into doing something just because it's worth doing? Well, that's the kind of person Janet is, and I'm proud to call her my friend. Her winning piece is below (sorry, it will make you watch an advertisement first). Enjoy. And for anyone who voted, thank you.

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KendellJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:54 AM
WOOOHOOO!!! I am THRILLED she won, but also so proud of her for creating this amazing message. YAY JANET!!!
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Why Ethiopia?

In Ethiopia, approximately 1 in 10 children die in infancy, and nearly double that number die by their 5th birthday, due to infections, tetanus and diarrhea. Ethiopia is considered the 3rd worst place in the world to be born, better only than Burkina Faso and Djibouti. Of the children who survive, many will lose their mother in childbirth and many more will lose one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.

As more and more parents die, the capacity of extended family members to take care of orphans shrinks. Ethiopia has reached the breaking point where orphaned children are now forced into the streets, into difficult working conditions and/or into heading their households.

In 2001, 13.2% of the population, 3.8 million children, was orphaned. In comparison, the 1994 genocide in Rwanda resulted in 500,000 orphans and the 2004 Tsunami in Southeast Asia resulted in 10,000 orphans. In 2006, American parents adopted only 731 orphans. 3,799,269 orphans remain vulnerable.

(courtesy of www.ethiopianrelief.org)

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