Guaranteeing child protection on their journey of displacement
Imagine1day paves the way to a new future through reunification and education
“It is like a dream, I still don’t believe I got back to my family,” says Genet reunited with her family after a year of separation.
imagine1day partners with Educate a Child to launch $8.2M: “Leaders, Educators, and Parents: A Project for Education through Community Mobilization” in Ethiopia
Educate A Child (EAC), a program of Education Above All, is a global initiative launched by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar, which aims to significantly reduce the number of children worldwide who are out of school.
Stopping a school from disappearing
Each year, the school in Awash Kolati disappears—washed away in Ethiopia’s annual floods. Each time, the community gathers to rebuild. This is their journey to a permanent solution.
When 25-year-old Mustepha Birka first heard that he was being transferred to Awash Kolati Primary School to become its principal in 2013, he considered quitting the teaching profession instead of taking up his new post.
Meet the girls fighting child marriage in Ethiopia
A 13-year-old was forced to drop out of school to get married. But her friends—part of the school’s Girls’ Club—weren’t going to let it happen without a fight.
On a Sunday in February 2017, in the rural community of Shani Kondala, Ethiopia, 13-year-old Asmau Kamal got up earlier than usual.
Education turning dreams into reality
Melkitu, 15, dreams of a better life for herself.
“My parents are both farmers, but I want to grow up and become an organization director. They labor so much for so little.
A school with big goals and a determined vision
Daniel Yibrah’s eyes were opened two years ago, when he experienced Lightyear Leadership training through imagine1day.
“There is no impossible. Everything is possible if you are committed, if you are ready for change.”
Leadership training is a core part of our programme.
“A drought won’t stop us”
Maykuho School sits amid a drought-stricken landscape. The nearby river remains historically low. Boxes of emergency food rations can be found in houses throughout the community.
Yet, ask the school’s PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) about the impact of the drought, and their response is surprisingly stoic.
10 years on, education is transforming lives
Teka was just nine years old when imagine1day staff arrived at his school and asked him a question he had never considered before: What is your vision for your life?
“I said I wanted to be a doctor when I grow up and discover a cure for HIV,” says Teka.
How oxen help with education
For decades, the community of Gereb Abdela had felt little ownership in their local school. The prevailing view saw it as a government institution, not a village asset. Many sent their children, but otherwise paid little attention.
Advancing education through leadership
Gosaye Gizaw has a big job: as the Education Office Head for Ethiopia’s Bale Zone, he is responsible for the education of 350,000 children.
He was one of 350 influential figures we invited to our leadership training in May, together with Lightyear Leadership.
