Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, also known as Ethiopia, has a population of 102,374,044 people (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). Oromo people make up 34.4 per cent of the population and Amhara people make up 27 per cent of the population (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa, west of Somalia with a total area of 1,104,300 sq. km (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). It has a Some of their natural resources include: gold, platinum. Copper, and natural gas (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). People in Ethiopia experience earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and frequent droughts (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016). Ethiopia’s major industries are agriculture which makes up 41.4per cent of their GDP
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The number of Ethiopian children attending primary school is significantly lower than the minority world; the primary school attendance is below 40 per cent seeing as school is compulsory (Szente, Hoot & Tadesse 2007). On the other hand, children from the minority world are forced to go to school, either going to public school, private school, or homeschool. Furthermore, the quality of education is much lower in Ethiopia compared to the minority world. Unlike the minority world where teachers must have years of training to be a qualified teacher, teachers in Ethiopia do not need to go through the same process (Szente, Hoot & Tadesse, 2007). Some teachers are actually volunteers with no formal training (Szente, Hoot & Tadesse, 2007). Unfortunately, the education of boys are prioritized over girls’ in Ethiopia because of gender inequality (Szente, Hoot & Tadesse 2007). Although gender inequality is also prevalent in the minority world, girls’ education in the minority world are prioritized as much as boys’ …show more content…
Teachers and professionals who work with children would be fired if they ever abused a child in Canada. Even my parents never physically punished me at home when I was a child. They would use positive and reinforcement and timeout instead. In addition, I was never malnourished as a child, unlike Ethiopian children from poor families. My parents made sure I ate a variety of fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy products, and grain products. Moreover, I grew up eating different cultural foods from different country because Toronto is a very diverse city. The diversity found in Toronto is something that cannot be found in Ethiopia. I loved to eat Japanese and Indian food when I was growing up, which is why I can eat raw fish. While, Children in Ethiopia do not have the chance to try different cultural food because more than half of their population is either Oromo or
The number of Ethiopian children attending primary school is significantly lower than the minority world; the primary school attendance is below 40 per cent seeing as school is compulsory (Szente, Hoot & Tadesse 2007). On the other hand, children from the minority world are forced to go to school, either going to public school, private school, or homeschool. Furthermore, the quality of education is much lower in Ethiopia compared to the minority world. Unlike the minority world where teachers must have years of training to be a qualified teacher, teachers in Ethiopia do not need to go through the same process (Szente, Hoot & Tadesse, 2007). Some teachers are actually volunteers with no formal training (Szente, Hoot & Tadesse, 2007). Unfortunately, the education of boys are prioritized over girls’ in Ethiopia because of gender inequality (Szente, Hoot & Tadesse 2007). Although gender inequality is also prevalent in the minority world, girls’ education in the minority world are prioritized as much as boys’ …show more content…
Teachers and professionals who work with children would be fired if they ever abused a child in Canada. Even my parents never physically punished me at home when I was a child. They would use positive and reinforcement and timeout instead. In addition, I was never malnourished as a child, unlike Ethiopian children from poor families. My parents made sure I ate a variety of fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy products, and grain products. Moreover, I grew up eating different cultural foods from different country because Toronto is a very diverse city. The diversity found in Toronto is something that cannot be found in Ethiopia. I loved to eat Japanese and Indian food when I was growing up, which is why I can eat raw fish. While, Children in Ethiopia do not have the chance to try different cultural food because more than half of their population is either Oromo or