by Andrea Gaines | Apr 4, 2016 | Kids, Projects, School, Volunteers
My first concrete memory of Mom is of her reading to my little brother and me. We were sitting on the rust-colored orange carpet of the living room with our backs against a cupboard. Vince and I were tucked into either side of Mom while she read from Aesop’s Fables....
by Andrea Gaines | Mar 18, 2016 | Kids, Projects
“Ethiopia is one of the Sub-Saharan African countries in which children constitute a large section of the population. According to the Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency (CSA, 2009), over 40% of the current population are below 15 years of age and about 80% of the...
by Andrea Gaines | Mar 16, 2016 | Kids, Projects
Kindergarten and Backpacks in Hawassa An excerpt from our guidelines ‘The kindergarten year is critical in laying a strong foundation for the future of every child. High quality kindergarten programming depends on encouraging children’s development and...
by Andrea Gaines | Mar 11, 2016 | Kids, Projects
We arrived in Debre Markos at about 8:30 pm, found a hotel room, threw our stuff in the rooms and headed back outside. Into the cool windy streets we walked, looking for familiar little faces. As we rounded a corner, a boy about 8 yrs old, carrying his box of...
by Andrea Gaines | Feb 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ripples of Change Marathon Registering NOW Have you always wanted to complete a marathon? Or maybe that’s never been on your radar, but you would like to get in better shape, or just enjoy being out doors? Which ever appeals to you, we have an awesome way for...
