5. How could a baby be classified as
mingi ?
There are many reasons a baby
could be considered a Mingi
baby... If the child's teeth come in
If the parents
bottom to top
don't get the right they are twins, they will
If
•
approval fromkill one or both of the kids
If a child is clumsy
elders to have a
and chips a tooth, it
baby
If the mom and dad
is considered a
Mingi
are not married
6. The Omo River
Where the
innocent babies
are thrown
in, either to
drown a slow
death, or be
devoured brutally
7. The Omo river is not the only place
these babies are killed, they also kill
There is a concoction
them by:
that is made by the
medicine man,
Or babies that were not
The herbs that they give
approved by the elders to
the mothers before they are
It allows the
be killed makes
mother ill"kumbaso"
even born in the
and
end... Kills the baby
babies (babies
8. No one keeps track of how
many children are killed
an estimate is 300 a year
though...
That's about the size of
one of CHS graduating
classes.
9. Why do the elders do this to their
own people?
The elders say:
"If they have the mingi, there will be no
water, no food, no cattle, But when they
throw the baby away, everything is good
again."
The women don't question
the elders there is no
other option.
10. Why do they do it?
They arethe child will be
They think scared
for their tribe
a burden
Because they are
clumsyOr
They have a special
need
11. “They are not doing this
because they are
evil, wild,savaged
monsters. They're doing
it out of fear. They fear
for the lives of others in
the tribe."-Andreas
12. Lale Labuko
Born and raised
in Kara Tribe.
The first to break
away and go to
college.
Co-created Omo
Child Organization.
13. Why has Lale Labuko stepped up to
help?
When he was young and saw his first Mingi
Baby killing he was
devastated.
He runs two shelters for the children that
have been saved.
14. What is the Omo
Child Organization?
Their goal is to Rescue,
educate, and give the children
love and homes.
Rescued children live in the
shelters where they go to
school and are in a safe clean
environment.
15. For a Mingi baby
the shelters are
their only option
besides death.
16. What's the future hold
for the Mingi Babies?
The Omo Children
Foundation is hoping to
educate the world
about what is
happening and to raise
future leaders. They have already saved 35
babies. Saving these babies is
harder then it seems.
One day though they hope that mingi
babies will not exist.
17. How can you help ?
visit these sites to find out
more
Omo Child.org
www.friendsofsouthomo.com
http://bridgesofhope.ca
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