Our Projects: Ethiopia
IMAGINE A SCHOOL Y2
imagine1daySinana District, Ethiopia
Establishing the school is only one component of imagine1day's efforts to establish a comprehensive educational system and community development program that will improve the quality of life and help alleviate poverty for families. The GO Community has the opportunity to support the larger efforts by helping build this much needed school.
Your donations will make it possible for students eager to learn and attend school to one day graduate from primary school. Imagine the opportunities this school will provide for them
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FEATURED BIOS
ASM'AAsm'a is 17 years old and currently in the 2nd grade. She only enrolled in school last year because that was when the Alose Primary School opened. Prior to this school opening, the local school was very far away and her parents would not let her walk such a long distance to attend school. Asm'a is proud to be in school and learning of the many things she never knew because she was not in school. Asm'a wants to be a teacher. Since she was not able to begin her education until age 16 and understands the impact it has, she wants to play a big role in educating her community and country.
ABDU LAZIZAbdu was 17 when he started attending school. His parents did not send him to school because the school was very far from their home, and they were unaware of the importance of education. As Abdu got older, he noticed that kids younger than him were completing primary school and going on to high school. In comparison, his skills were very low and he had trouble counting the cattle he was tending. This motivated him to change his life. When the Alose Primary School opened, he enrolled. Abdu says, "When it comes to education, age doesn't matter."
WHY ETHIOPIA
Formal schools in rural Ethiopia are scarce. For many families, the closest school is often a two-hour walk in each direction. As a result, many parents keep their children closer to home where they are schooled in makeshift open-air classrooms made from tree branches, mud and stones. These improvised facilities have no chairs or desks, offer little protection from the hot piercing sun and fierce winds, and have no access to clean water causing students to become dehydrated. Under-qualified yet dedicated, teachers are routinely battling the elements for the attention of their students.
The direct link between a lack of education and increased poverty cannot be ignored, nor can the difference an education makes in establishing sustainable livelihoods and a healthy society. Children like Tekle and Asma are hungry for an education and to contribute to their societies, and fortunately for them, there is hope.
