Man with 77 children gives family planning advice in Ethiopia

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Man with 77 children gives family planning advice in Ethiopia

Polygamy no fun, admits Ethiopian
By Mohammed Adow
BBC, Ethiopia

An Ethiopian man with 11 wives and 77 children is urging people not to follow his example and is giving advice on family planning and contraception.

After seeing his fortune disappear under the competing demands of his enormous family, Ayattu Nure, 56, even urges people not to get married.

"I want my children to be farmers but I have no land, I want them to go to school but I have no money," he says.

But his eldest son has not heeded Mr Ayattu's advice and he has three wives.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4720457.stm

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