This can be seen in forests surrounding Ethiopia’s refugee camps, where collecting firewood is fraught with danger. Two-thirds of are South Sudanese children, and almost 40,000 of them are children are without their parents. Amanuel Dessalegn Gedebo, a child protection officer with aid agency Plan International, says unaccompanied and separated minors are most at risk. And while the four of them were taken in by a foster mum, Nyakueth says she is still the primary carer of her brothers and sister. But, while there are schools at the Gambela camps, there aren’t enough teachers to cater for the number of children.

Source: Ethiopian News April 01, 2019 21:22 UTC