In 2015 Amy (9 years old) and her brother Caleb (12 years old), along with their Mum, set off to Ethiopia on a team trip. Amy tells us what stood out to her when she met our amazing Stand by Me kids in Bekoji.
In 2015 Amy (9 years old) and her brother Caleb (12 years old), along with their Mum, set off to Ethiopia on a team trip. Amy tells us what stood out to her when she met our amazing Stand by Me kids in Bekoji.
Ayana is a student at our Abdi Academy in Dembi Dollo. At home he lives in a one-roomed mud hut with his parents and 6 older siblings. At school he is a hardworking student who has a talent for writing. The whole school listened eagerly as he presented his article.
Stand by Me has two schools in Ethiopia, one situated in Bekoji and the other in Dembi Dollo. We are planning to take an educational team to Ethiopia, leaving around the 19th March 2016 to help the two schools move towards more child-centred teaching approach.
The Abdi Academy in Dembi Dollo has had the addition of 40 bright smiling faces as we welcomed new students into Kindergarten 1. All of them have come from very disadvantaged families and were extremely excited to receive their new uniforms.