by Suzanne Ward | Jan 4, 2019 | News
Check out a video from one of our beloved partners, Charlie’s Heart Foundation. Hear Charlie’s story and help spread Charlie’s sunshine, in hopes to keep families together! Please watch and share the video below! #spreadsunshine #CharliesHeartFoundation...
by Suzanne Ward | Jan 2, 2019 | News
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…in Ethiopia! Christmas (or Gena, as it is called in Amharic, Ethiopia’s national language,) is celebrated on January 7 in Ethiopia, not on December 25, because Ethiopians use the Julian calendar. Our AJ Girls and staff...
by Suzanne Ward | Jan 2, 2019 | News
Addis Jemari is working with families in our Family Empowerment Program (FEP) in the sub-city called Akaki-kality, located on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Roughly 200,000 people live in the sub-city and a majority of the families’ incomes in the area are hand to...
by Suzanne Ward | Dec 31, 2018 | News
Happy New Year from Addis Jemari! As we look to 2019, we are hopeful for new beginnings…not only for the once orphaned and vulnerable teenage girls and families we serve in Ethiopia, but for all of you, our #AJFamily. The New Year serves as a symbolic time to...
by Suzanne Ward | Dec 31, 2018 | News
Together, we can make a difference that will forever impact the lives of once orphaned and vulnerable teenage girls, Ethiopian children, and their families. Together with you, we will fight to end generational poverty. As you consider your end-of-the-year giving, we...
by Suzanne Ward | Dec 21, 2018 | News
Did you know that in Ethiopia there are 4.5 million orphans? Many children become orphans because of the negative effects of extreme poverty. There are countless number of parents in Ethiopia that are struggling today to give their children basic needs such as food,...
