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 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 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...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 22, 2016 | Education, Kids, Making a difference, Non-profits, Water Filters
The girls in Girl Scout Troop 13 are an amazing group of young ladies and we were honored to be asked to speak with them about our water filter program through Habesha Momma. The girls were studying the WOW Journey (Wonder of Water) and had a full day planned learning...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 18, 2016 | Education, Kids, Making a difference, Money, Non-profits, School, Water Filters
(Image courtesy of www.freedigitalphotos.net) We all have a “why” for what we do. We get married because we fall in love. We go to college because we hope to get a good job. We go to work because we need to provide for ourselves and our family. We eat because we’re...
