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Shopping and Ethiopia, two of my favourite topics...
This is my idea of bliss.  Shopping for beautiful Ethiopian items and making a difference to the work AACASA can do.  You will see on the right side some links, one will take you to the online shop where you can purchase lots of wonderful things ranging from books, haircare products, jewellery, clothes and lots more.  The other link will take you directly to the donate page, this information is taken from that page...
AACASA currently have 2 main projects that we are trying to raise funds for. Any donation towards any of these will be greatly appreciated.
1. Koala Expansion - Koala House is the foster home where the children live prior to meeting their new Australian families. This foster home is run by Lakew and Misrak who employ nannies to care for the children. Currently the foster home is too small for the number of children needing to stay there.  There is also an urgent need to renovate the current building.  Due to these problems a plan has been formulated to raise funds so Lakew and Misrak can relocate Koala House to a bigger and more modern premises.  For this to happen we need to raise funds as housing prices in Ethiopia are very high.
2. Fitche and Mojo Kindergarten and Transitional Home - we are working on setting up a kindergarten in Mojo - Misrak's home town and Fitche - Lakew's home town so that children have access to the early part of an education. There is an increasing number of children under the age of 7 in both areas that would benefit from an early access to education.
The need for the transitional home has become apparent due to the large number of young children and babies found abandoned or orphaned due to illness or HIV. The government is not able to care for these children and this transitional home will be available to house the children for hours, weeks or months until they can be placed in a temporary shelter or find a more permanent home.
Have a look and if you are able too please consider helping.  Perhaps you could add a link to your blog or family webpage.
Posted by Leisa on October 08, 2007 | Permalink 

2007 Oct 8