The Guanga Sanitary Pad Production Facility is an amazing initiative, it allows girls to learn the basics of sewing sanitary pads and garments while giving them back to the community, but what makes it even more incredible are the stories of the girls who take on the program. Hirut is a 20-year-old, she has not
“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
May 14, 2023- May 16, 2023 Last month, four members of the Costa Foundation- including the notorious Piers Blake, board-chair Ken Mackenzie and his wife Joy, and members of the i1d team embarked on a four-day journey to the SNNP and Oromia regions. Not only was this an incredible chance to visit the beautifully built
“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
“The fact that I can borrow books from the library and read at home while looking after the cattle has helped me a lot in using my time effectively to study. I used to rank 1st in my class at lower grades but since grade 4 I have been ranking 3rd as the class
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
Identifying those in need As the rest of the world grapples with the global pandemic, in the East Guji Zone of Ethiopia, it is no different. A COVID-19 crisis has emerged and enveloped most of the area, preventing emergency provisions, creating barriers to accessing education, clean water has been difficult to source and access to
Every year, kids in Kondala Community get sick – many have died and the rest had no guarantee. Every parent knew the reason, but protecting their families was out of their control. A coincidence however relieved them of trauma and worry By Hawi Alemu Getting water has been the toughest chore Kondala community has to
No School Facility, No Water, No Health Center, No Road: Run for Water Creating Opportunity of First Step to Lasting Solution By Hawi Alemu The fact that not all problems are actual problems, prioritizing is mandatory to bring about lasting solutions- the idea of curing the root causes not the symptoms. This notion is even
