I sincerely apologize as it been TOO long. Due to COVID-19 I've been down for the count for several weeks now. Just to keep it simple, just pray for me as this post is about finally getting WIFI! Please check our Facebook Page, and Instagram for latest updates as well.

As you can see we are FINALLY able to video chat! We completed our FIRST weekly virtual meeting this Sunday. The mothers and children are going to meet every Sunday, in-person completing their weekly face to face contact. In between Sundays, Lewi, our tutor will be calling the girls for English prep and homework help several times throughout the week. Nigist will also be calling the women once week to set life goals and overall progress.

Despite the pandemic, thankfully we've been able to send monthly support and provide much-needed help! Emabet recently delivered her new baby girl on 8/21/2020 and her name is Bethelem. While she is currently on maternity leave, Mekdes will be employed as a housekeeper. 

We've also been fortunate enough to have a wifi bet installed in our compound, and we just pay our data charges! This is really amazing because now I can facetime with them frequently, send over resources, and communicate more effectively. We have also been bless with being able to purchase a new iPhone and it will be sent over as soon as I travel back to Ethiopia after COVID-19 is over. Eventually we would like to purchase tablets for the children to use and a laptop for the tutor. 

Thank you all for being patient with us as we silently make moves! Please stay safe and God bless.

Heyyy Beauties! LOL its been TOOOOO long, but the winner has FINALLY been announced & contacted! 

Heyy Guys!!
We are BACK with registration forms finalized! These forms will ONLY be accessed between the After School tutor, After School Counselor, and I. Certain information will be released once filled out in order for personalized donations!

I am super excited,  I've also attached them at the bottom of this post, and I welcome any and all feedback! The next step is getting this information to our staff and  getting copies printed and reuploaded electronically. 

I would like to do a celebration with everyone and their progress as we are consistently growing. A giveaway of bookbags, toys, school supplies, and clothes would be nice! Lets tighten things up!!!

Heyyy Supporters! Here is an much needed update where we are taking Dear Ethiopia into a new direction! Due to daylight savings time we are now not everyday after school, but a saturday program! Its unsafe for the girls to return home as dark as it gets now. We may switch back once daylight savings rolls back around!

We are also going to begin registration shortly! I will be making a registration form for our tutor and counselor to fill out for both parents and children since we are able to welcome more children in our program.

What our program includes:

• Hot meal
• Homework help
• English prep
• Counseling (for mothers)
• Holiday Celebrations
• Rental Assistance (more donations we have more rent we can cover)
• School Supplies

Donation Schedule:
Along with a new school schedule, we will collecting donations for the month. Donations are going to be due on the last Friday of each month and sent shortly afterwards.

What do donations cover?

• Food and drinks for the program
  
• School Supplies
  
• Desks (as we expand)
  
• Teaching materials
  
• Rent of participants
  
• School Fees
  
• Food to take home

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Goals:
As you know we are servicing a population that severely impoverish, and may have huge difficulties coming out the lifestyle and we would like to ease that transition. We would like to offer rent support ($15-$40) every month, so that mothers will have a safe place and a home to retreat to. We would also like to have food available for pick up to ease the burden, as well as their children's school fees. We have currently been providing for two families (one since 2015 and the other since 2017) and we would like to extend that with you help! Click HERE to read about those two families.

* In observation of The Ethiopian New Year on September 11th, the girls will have a party and will be on break for one week. During this time the girls will be given the opportunity for food/meal.

​Thank you to those who have donated in any form or fashion! As you can see a little goes along way! We'd LOVE to offer this opportunity to other girls that are affected by Human Trafficking in Debre Zeyit, and we will once we've secured a consist monthly donation that can support an additional girl's daily lunch ( <$1.50 a meal) and her transportation cost (if needed).
​If you like to donate please hit the button below.

The United Nations has quoted in 2007, 1,300 people in Ethiopia were sheltered in the result of the victimization of Human Trafficking (including sex slavery, labor trafficking, organ trafficking) but in 2007, Ethiopia's population exceeded well over 77 million. 

2007, over 77 million people and only 1,300 were sheltered. How many were shut out? We must end this.


Click here for the full UN Global report

Thank you to those who have donated in any form or fashion! As you can see a little goes along way! We'd LOVE to offer this opportunity to other girls that are affected by Human Trafficking in Debre Zeyit, and we will once we've secured a consist monthly donation that can support an additional girl's daily lunch ( <$1.50 a meal) and her transportation cost (if needed).
​If you like to donate please hit the button below.

This was my FRIST time in Ethiopia, volunteering at a local school. This was actually during vacation Bible School in 2014.  I cant wait to implement some of the ideas I've learned into out After School Program once the renovation has taken place.

Meet Bereket (Mita, on the left), and Efrata (on the right). 
These two have minds of a sponges and are eager to learn! 

Please check out how you can support the renovation cost of opening an After school program focused on educating our girls who are vulnerable to human trafficking.

We are SO excited to be hitting HALF the goal raised on our GoFundMe for our After School Program!!!
I'd like to to show you the before photos, of before we renovate! The girls were thinking painting the room pink! Whatchall think? ha they are so girly, it be we super cute! I cant wait to see the transformation!

For more information click the buttons below...

YAY!!! I am super excited that we've gotten TEN whole donors towards our after school program an I am thankful for each and every one you all who've donated! I'd like to give a special shout out to our top donor.... *Drum Roll Please*

Yas!! Naomi! Thank you so sooo much sweetheart! She donated a whopping $100!!! Which is 20 raffle tickets PLUS an extra 5!  *toots multi-shot horn*

But again, thank you ALL for your contributions and support! its going a long way to help these little girls! PLEASE share to your Friends!  Click HERE for a special message to ALL of our donors.

Yaaay!!! OMG I am super excited to announce the Dear Ethiopia After School Program is officially in the FIRST stage of fundraising! We have to raise $550 for initial renovation cost for opening this Free meal and after-school learning program! This program is offered to the daughters of the brothel, young elementary aged girls affected by Human trafficking and prostitution!

While working in Ethiopia this passed fall, I had many "Buna Time" meetings with women who were prostituting themselves. We where we would build up sisterhood and discussed the hardships they face and one major concern is they feared for their daughters repeating their mistakes. They also enclosed that sometimes their daughters have to go all day without food because their isn't enough money to send for both breakfast and lunch.

SOOOOOO thats were the After School program comes in!!! We are fundraising for the $550 for the opening day! Buuuut there is mooore ha while fundraising we are doing it Reverse Raffle Style, giving the opportunity to one lucky donor to win $550! Click the buttons blow for details!! 

I am suuuuuper excited! I've been talking to Ethiopia quite a bit lately and this program is super needed!
I am in Arizona at the moment so I will be recording a video pretty soon! Thank you for your support!!!

​Dear Ethiopia, we are ENDING human trafficking!