Fasika – Ethiopian Easter

Fasika – Ethiopian Easter

In Ethiopia, Easter is called Fasika and it is celebrated following specific traditions directly related to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Before the Easter celebration season, families fast from any animal product. But when it is Fasika, families come together...
Once a month

Once a month

Once a month, an AJ Girl from our home in Ethiopia is selected to go to the market with our AJ staff to learn about budging, meal planning, and how they fit together as part of our Life Skills Training. This is helping prepare our AJ Girls prepare for the...
Making injera

Making injera

Enjoy watching this video of an Ethiopian staple, injera, being made at our center in Ethiopia. Would you give it a try? If you have, share your experience of it in the comments. Injera is made from teff, which is a highly nutritious grain grown in Ethiopia. Injera is...
It is the lifeblood

It is the lifeblood

Monthly sponsorship is the lifeblood of any nonprofit because it is monthly revenue we can count on.  When you choose to come alongside the once orphaned teenage girls and children we serve in Ethiopia as an education sponsor, you ensure that they will have school...
This is why…

This is why…

It is easy to take many of our conveniences for granted. This is why we value days such as today, World Water Day, to remind us that we have so much to be grateful for. Join us in thanking God for how He provides us with what we need. Let’s think of ways to help...
Meet Birtukan: Striving for Change!

Meet Birtukan: Striving for Change!

Meet Birtukan. She has two children, Kibrom and Fikir. The family lives in a small one-room house without enough space for the family to sleep. When Birtukan joined Addis Jemari’s Family Empowerment Program (FEP), her children slept on the one bed that the family...