News from Ethiopia

Don’t they look smart! Uniforms don’t last long in Ethiopia and become damaged through being worn every day. A group of six motivated runners completed a Tonne Run (1000 miles) in 2015 to buy every child at the Abdi Academy a new school uniform.

Dental hygiene is important for every child. But sadly our children often suffer bad dental hygiene due to their families not being able to afford toothbrushes, toothpaste and visits to the dentist.

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 19^th 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.

Meet Zegeye. He’s one of our Stand by Me kids. He lives in Ethiopia and is a happy bright boy, but things weren’t always this way.

Lati is a nine year old student at our school in Dembi Dollo. He’s a very brave boy and has kept a great attitude during his recent medical treatme...