At only 14-years-old Sara was orphaned, malnourished and living in a small one roomed mud hut with her three siblings and aunt. Her family’s extreme poverty meant that Sara was trapped in a cycle of illiteracy with little hope of receiving an education or chasing her dreams. Without intervention she was at risk of falling into low paid work that wouldn’t cover her basic needs.
Six students in our Bethany Project passed their university remedial programme exam and are now continuing their university education via regular courses. Having succeeded in these recent exams Ashenafi, Elshaddai, Elias, Serkalem, Daniel and Tadesse now have a second chance to pursue their dreams.
‘Bright’ and ‘ambitious’ are the two words staff at our Bethany School in Ethiopia use to describe past student Birtukan. Her story serves as an inspiration, an example of “one determined student whose aspirations soared beyond the confines of limited resources.”
Outside the local mosque, not far from our Bethany School in Ethiopia, a young boy was wandering alone in the rain. He was crying and looking for his mother when someone noticed him. The young boy told them his name was Khalid.