A boy making the greatest out of his first chance at schooling
“The students of government school have quitted their education two weeks earlier than the regular school closing time. They didn’t start class for the last three weeks because of the drought in the community.
Wesley Horner Fundraiser Profile
Wesley is a senior school student at Vancouver College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is volunteering as a social media intern with Imagine1day and got inspired by what he saw to fundraise for a school improvement project in Anole.
Anole School Improvement Project
Imagine1day has identified a critical need to upgrade the school facilities in Anole, in the Oromia Region in southeastern Ethiopia. We are fundraising for a project to build 8 new classrooms, 2 blocks of gender-segregated latrines, a new library and a new playground will cost over $270,000.
Sharing the results of our Annual Report
The Educate A Girl project provides opportunities for girls who have completed grade 8 to continue their studies at high schools in nearby urban centers. The program fully funds the… (read more)
Education, transformational leadership training, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and child protection are our current pillars of intervention.
Spring 2021 Newsletter: Helping Ethiopia’s hardest hit during the global pandemic
Imagine1day has continued its humanitarian response to people affected by the current crisis in Tigray Region.
In partnership with UNICEF, we have launched an education and child protection project for Internally Displaced People in the Mekelle and Shire towns of Tigray region.
East Guji Zone Emergency & COVID-19 Prevention
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 supplies has been limited.
Educating Communities about COVID-19 Prevention
Kenani Sora, a grade 2 student, and her family had no idea about COVID-19, like most Belanbel Internally Displaced People (IDP) community members. They were not in a position to access media outlets, nor did they receive any NGO or government assistance – not even a visit.
Creating possibilities for a greater destiny – Education as a means to an end
As the only daughter of her family, Adi, age 12, has many at-home responsibilities. She must also look after her grandparents. But despite the burden of her family’s belief that she will aspire to nothing more than a housewife, it has not deterred her from her dream.
Kaliti’s story, A girl with a second chance at schooling
“I had lost all hope that my life could be any better, but then imagine1day’s education opportunity enabled me to dream of a bright future,” says Kaliti Galgalo, who was able to access at-home education via radio after a more than a two-year absence from school.
Godana: Paving the way on the journey of displacement
“After what my son experienced, it is a privilege that he is able to access education. Given his individualist nature of dealing with his problems on his own, I was worried about his fate with no education,” says Nedi, Godana’s mother.
