Meet Beza! Beza is a young mother full of energy. Her son, Yonatan, is 5 years old and goes to preschool. Yonatan is now at home but when the Ethiopian government decides to open schools, he will continue attending his school. Beza grew up in rural Ethiopia and is...
Hi! My name is Karsyn Elmore. I am vice president of the Addis Jemari Teen Board. I have absolutely loved being on the teen board and having the opportunity to meet new people and work together on projects. Even though our year and projects were interrupted early due...
Because of COVID-19 and the state of emergency orders in Ethiopia, we have switched to meeting with our FEP families individually or in small groups versus our larger FEP training groups. This change has led our staff on the ground to work on individual case...
By: Emil LaCivita Truth be told, I’d never been on a mission trip. Everyone else in my family had, the timing never intersected with opportunity for me. My buddy was “going to Ethiopia,” he said. “With all women,” he said, “for a great cause.” Among other...
Aida* is one of our Family Empowerment Program (FEP) mothers and she has five children, three are boys and her youngest are twin girls. When AJ first met Aida, she was a single parent raising the children without anyone’s support on an average monthly income of $60...