East Valley Tribune- "One birr for bread. Mother dead, father dead," a sign held by a young boy begging for change on the streets of Ethiopia's capital city said.
Chandler City Councilwoman Trinity Donovan recalls the image from her recent trip to the country to help build an orphanage for children who have lost their families.
"It's hard to see," Donovan said.
Addis Ababa, the capital, sits in the heart of Ethiopia. It's a poor nation - slightly less than twice the size of Texas, situated in the Horn of Africa just west of Somalia - where the average life expectancy is 55 and women bear an average of more than six children apiece, according to the CIA World Factbook.
About 25,000 orphaned children in Addis Ababa have no homes, Donovan said.
"As kids lose their parents, many of them have to go to the streets because relatives are unable to take care of them," she said.
Click here for the rest.
