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Famine In Ethiopia

Famine In Ethiopia. The cycle of famine is fueled by the government’s unnecessary spending, overpopulation, and drought. “Sadly, you are unable to skip death and escape/ What an agonizing ordeal that I wish I could fake.” – Ode To Hungry Stomach by Ghelawdewos Araia.

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Famine In Ethiopia

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  1. Famine In Ethiopia

  2. The cycle of famine is fueled by the government’s unnecessary spending, overpopulation, and drought.

  3. “Sadly, you are unable to skip death and escape/What an agonizing ordeal that I wish I could fake.” – Ode To Hungry Stomach by Ghelawdewos Araia

  4. "Today, Ethiopia has, in a good rain year, not a bad year, but a good rain year, a structural food deficit of somewhere between four and six million people.“ - David Shinn, former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia

  5. Some Countries Facing Similar Difficulties: • -Albania -Bosnia -China -Iraq -Liberia -Mozambique -Somalia -Sudan -Zimbabwe

  6. POP QUESTION • Name three countries that have a similar famine problem like Ethiopia. Many countries, such as Iraq, China, and most of Africa.

  7. “We believe the problem between ourselves and Eritrea will have to be resolved through dialogue, but it takes two to tango.” - Meles Zenawi

  8. Leaders • Girma Woldegiorgis • Meles Zenawi

  9. POP QUESTION • What European country tried to colonize Ethiopia? Italy, France, and Britain.

  10. Global Reaction • 1984: “Do They Know it’s Christmas” Charity • Bob Geldof raised awareness by holding a concert. • 2009: WFP

  11. POP QUESTION • Why does the world help more with the issue of hunger as compared to the issue of diseases like AIDS? Multiple answers.

  12. Proposed Solutions • No lasting solutions  • Temporary solution--Raising awareness

  13. POP QUESTION • How much was raised by the 1985 LIVE AID Concert? 245.4 million dollars!!!

  14. Bibliography • http://www.angelfire.com/mac/egmatthews/worldinfo/problems/famine.html • http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1u3cFvR_yDs/SAkekEBBR3I/AAAAAAAAAHA/y6zRqYUnR-0/s320/going%2Bhungry.jpg • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/11/opinion/11kristof2-span.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.abbaymedia.com/News/%3Fp%3D2287&usg=__mJkd4z3Ji1R8_wgdjBae3HXZ1kM=&h=350&w=600&sz=32&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=-4VE7kr5WPSsZM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dethiopian%2Bfamine%2B2009%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den • http://www.abbaymedia.com/Image_Bank/ethiopia-famine.jpg • http://www.ethiosun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/090619_16_RTR24OSS.jpg • http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2007/20070406_ethiopia.jpg • http://waterforethiopia.com/ethiopia_map.png • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://gorgornews.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/ogaden1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ethioguardian.com/news.php%3Fdefault.0.1380&usg=__nbGZYHJR2EIgfLZoZOiIgO9UouE=&h=687&w=559&sz=86&hl=en&start=12&tbnid=qkm6y70XaiHGtM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=113&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dethiopia%2Bwar%2Bpictures%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den •  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4545711.stm • http://nazret.com/blog/media/girma_woldegorgis.jpg

  15. Bibliography (cont.) • http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-03/Ethiopian-Population-Expected-To-Grow-by-More-than-100-Percent.cfm • http://www1.american.edu/TED/ice/images4/Timeline%20Eritrea-Ethiopia-bckgrnd.jpg • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www1.american.edu/TED/ice/images4/Timeline%2520Eritrea-Ethiopia-bckgrnd.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.american.edu/TED/ice/eritrea-ethiopia.htm&usg=__I8LgG_OYxNbO6xp4GujLTBR2ogg=&h=720&w=960&sz=126&hl=en&start=42&um=1&tbnid=5JhC9qNZn42buM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=148&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Beritrea%2Band%2Bethiopia%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21%26um%3D1 • http://g.sheetmusicplus.com/Look-Inside/covers/2896669.jpg • http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/images/1839_75_famous_ppl/5142128_bob_geldof_pa.jpg[xlm • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://tseday.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/famine.jpg&imgrefurl=http://tseday.wordpress.com/tag/ethiopian-famine/page/2/&usg=__bMkSZS44oD7Xwa7EpKjMnQFRa8M=&h=527&w=400&sz=42&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=YxbRPwS111dgyM:&tbnh=132&tbnw=100&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfamine%2Bin%2Bethiopia%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1 • http://nazret.com/blog/media/blogs/new/meles_zenawi_clinton_092707.jpg • http://agriculture.sc.gov/UserFiles/Image/soybeans7.jpg • http://crs.org/ethiopia/img/eth-surviving-drought.jpg[xlm • https://www.storesonlinepro.com/files/1669402/uploaded/GEIA-LogoFinal2.gif • http://www.citizenscholar.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/africa_magad1.jpg

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