When Asfaw Yemiru was 9 he lived alone on the streets in Ethiopia's capital city Addis Ababa. Now he will soon be 60 and has helped tens of thousands of poor children to go to school and achieve a better life.

Ethiopia is one of the world's poorest countries. The country's inhabitants have suffered repeatedly from war and drought. More than half of the population are children under 15. Nearly two out of every three Ethiopians can't read or write. School is free and mandatory for the first six years, but less than half of all children ever begin school.

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