IE3 Alum founds Awadeshalo Project
Noted on December 15, 2008 by Christopher Bennett in
IE3 Alum Jenny Gerfen from Western Washington University, who interned with Adoption Advocates International in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2007 has founded the Awadeshalo Project, dedicated to enhancing the lives of Ethiopian street children through love, compassion and education while embracing enviornmentally and culturally sustainable practices.
During her internship in Ethiopia, Jenny witnessed the severe challenges and dangers faced daily by Ethiopian street children and was alarmed by the lack of a social safety net to support them. With the support of her Ethiopian friend Thomas, Jenny has founded Awadeshalo (which means love in the Ethiopian language of Amharic) to build an organization dedicated to providing this critical support for street children.
Her plan is to locate the project in the city of Bahir Dar in northern Ethiopia at the source of the Blue Nile. Understaning the importance of providing culturally-appropriate support, Jenny intends first to return to Ethiopia in September 2009 to gather information by volunteering at various agencies in the region and interviewing stakeholders.
Visit the Awadeshalo Project's website at http://awadeshaloproject.weebly.com to learn more and fund out how to support Jenny and the Project.
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