Name: Fikirite
Country: Ethiopia
Parents: Divorced. Mother sells produce in the market
Duties: Cleaning, running errands, Making beds
Hobbies: Hide and seek, reading, group games, volley ball, running, jump rope
Information
Addis Ababa has a poulation of 3.5 million people. Children who attend the Tear Fund centre live in rented one-room homes, where the average family size is six members.
Many adults are unemployed and 50% of children do not go to school.
Diet: Injera (cereal flour), watt (beans, peas, flour and potatoes or cabbage)
Problems: Alcoholism, prostitution, begging, and theft
Support:
Provides educational assistance in a loving Christian environment. Also provides supplemental food for families, regular medical care and family health training.
Fikirite attends a weekly Bible class.