“I wasn’t in a position to afford our daily meals let alone cover my kid’s school expenses as a daily laborer and a single mom. The sheep imagine1day has provided my daughter as one of the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) has equipped me with the ability to keep her in school. I thank EAC
“I went back to school 24 years after dropping out just to make sure my kids could get all the support they need from me to be outstanding students. My eldest child Indaya Mohammed had attended spiritual education when she was younger and she completed it at the top of her class, I was very
“Imagine1day has created a conducive school environment which has given me the morale to do better in my education after 20 years of being a dropout,” says Feusedin Kedir, 48 years of age, and previously out of school; enrolled by Leaders Educators and Parents (LEAP) project of imagine1day. Feusedin is a father of nine who
“If it was not for her fellow students, my daughter would have ended up marrying a man who is more than twice her age at only 13. I cannot thank imagine1day and EAC enough for their awareness creation program about early marriage throughout our community,” says Girma Bekele, Eyerus, a grade 8 student’s father. Eyerus
“I was about to drop out of school before imagine1day provided me the scholastic materials necessary for schooling and sheep as a means of income for my living expenses,” says Antu Junedin, a grade four student in Abu Kemedi Primary School, one of Leaders, Educators, and Parents (LEAP) target schools. Antu came from a poor
“It doesn’t seem that it has been only two weeks since Madivo started a class. She is an incredibly active and quick learner. The fact that she is keen and confident has helped her a lot to easily catch up,” says Genet, Madivo’s teacher. Madivo Aliyi, 9 years old, has never been to school until
“A B C D…” says Hussein Asha, 6 years old reading from the blackboard, and then the rest of the students follow his lead. Hussein Asha is displaced with his mom while he was only 2 years old from his birthplace Tulu village to Meda IDP site. He has three siblings and he is the
Konso, SNNPR, Ethiopia December 9 of 2021 - Four districts of Konso zone Karat Zuriya, Segen Zuriya, Kolme and Kena are hosting a big event. Little children holding colorful balloons and welcome signs of decoration sing a song to welcome their guests while stomping the ground with their feet. It is a graduation day for
“I had fainted that I didn’t even remember how I got to the hospital while I wake up after half a day” says Mohammed Hussein grade 8 student at Hulule Mojo primary school. Mohammed grew up in Gende Gara community where there is no clean water and the community has to drink river water shared
