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Adisu Demissie
Age: 19
Home: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From shoe-shiner to accomplished dancer: Adisu Demissie's life has been transformed by dance. Adisu supports his family of ten on the wage he earns from dancing and teaching. His pupils perform throughout Ethiopia to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and disability.
Filed in: Africa, HIV/AIDS

Ethiopian life

Adisu’s career continues a rich tradition of Ethiopian singing and dancing, both secular and religious
Singing accompanies many agricultural activities as well as religious festivals and ceremonies marking life events like birth, marriage and death
The traditional Ethiopian food staple is injera, a type of bread. It’s made from a grain unique to Ethiopia called tef, which contains 2-3 times the iron of wheat or barley and many times the calcium, potassium and other essential minerals

Filed in: Africa, HIV/AIDS

Ethiopia

Ethiopia
population: 73.8 million
population living on less than $2 a day: 80.7%
population living with AIDS: 1.6 million