by Andrea Gaines | Jul 21, 2016 | Love Tree
We are GROWING!! And we need YOU to help us GROW our Tree of Love. Our school in Hawassa will be expanding to close to 100 children in September and we are partnering with an organization in Debre Markos helping rescue children from the streets and from trafficking....
by Andrea Gaines | May 9, 2016 | Dreams, Impressions, Making a difference, Non-profits
There are so many wonderful things happening with Habesha Momma right now! We have completed our 2nd Annual Virtual Marathon and are already looking toward Marathon 2017! We have a team heading to Ethiopia in June/July 2016 to visit the Mulat Knowledge School (MKS),...
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 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...
