by Andrea Gaines | May 6, 2016 | Impressions, Making a difference, Non-profits, Volunteers, Water Filters
“Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far reaching effects.” Dalai Lama Last year Habesha Momma sponsored 25 brand new water filters for the village of Sebeta, Ethiopia. Our partner, Abraham...
by Andrea Gaines | May 4, 2016 | 2016 Trip, Dreams, Impressions, Making a difference, Non-profits, Volunteers
“I want to go to Ethiopia, but I can’t afford it.” I’m a normal, everyday middle class woman. I have three busy (and expensive) kids, my own business, and a husband who just started over in a new career. We’re on a tight budget and the monthly surprises (the car...
by Andrea Gaines | May 2, 2016 | 2016 Trip, Education, Impressions, Making a difference, Non-profits, Volunteers, Water Filters
Have you ever thought about what it means to make a global impact? Maybe you think that the world is just too big and that there are just too many problems. One only needs to look at each day’s news reports to see the enormity of all that is happening in this great...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 29, 2016 | Impressions, Making a difference, Non-profits, Volunteers
I am not one of those people who can say, “I have ALWAYS loved Africa.” or “I have always had a heart for Africa!” I honestly never really thought about it as a kid other than in the 80’s during the ‘Band-Aid’ era where we were all faced with the reality...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 27, 2016 | Education, Making a difference, Non-profits, School, Volunteers, Water Filters
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” This is the quote that banners our website’s homepage (hop on over if you haven’t checked it out lately!). In my previous post about marathon running I mentioned the triumph of fundraising for the...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 25, 2016 | Education, Making a difference, Non-profits, Projects, Volunteers, Water Filters
Have you ever worked on something with a group of other people and realized that it was just better together? Helen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Habesha Momma takes teams to Ethiopia twice a year. There is no “I” when the...
