WithEthiopia is a group of local families from Oregon who have adopted kids from Ethiopia and want to provide support to the communities where their children are from. WithEthiopia is focused on helping one rural community at a time by building water wells, schools, health clinics and other community needs. By joining together, local adoptive families can take on larger projects and have a much greater impact. The current project will focus on the town of Tercha, in the Dawro Zone of southern Ethiopia. Many adopted children in our community have come from this very impoverished area of Ethiopia.
Our goal is to raise $54,000 toward building the school in Tercha!
The money raised will build one complete school block with 4
new classrooms. This is part of a larger school building project in
addition to extensive improvements in the areas of clean water, sanitation and
medical facilities. Please view the
parent campaign to see the many projects planned for the town of Tercha.
The existing school in Tercha is very small, made of mud and sticks, has no running water or bathrooms for the children. Many kids sit on dirt floors or logs. Educational materials are very
limited. Most of the children who attend are boys as the girls do not feel comfortable with the lack of bathrooms, especially after puberty. Please take a look at the photos in the slide show above which show the current conditions.
We have our work cut out for us! But it takes just a small amount of money to bring about tremendous change for these Ethiopian children! Every dollar given equates to $9 Ethiopian dollars
(birrs). If we can help bring about quality education for these children, the possibilities for their future are endless!
$30 donation will provide desks for two children, instead of sitting on the dirt floor.
$100 donation covers entire school building expenses for one child!
We are asking you to join us in our effort by donating any amount you are able!
100% of your donations go directly to the projects, as A Glimmer of Hope pays all overhead expenses through their own large endowment. Glimmer of Hope only works in Ethiopia and is based in Austin, Texas. We have met with the directors and have already seen one large project come to 100% fruition. We hope to travel there later this fall to see the progress for
ourselves!
