The 2100 students at Bright Hope School in Addis Ababa are drinking clean fresh water again. It has been almost four years since safe drinking water was available at the school. After the drilling hit water in late October, pipes were laid so water would flow toward the garden location, the designated area for the three chicken houses and to multiple spigots available to the students for washing and drinking.
Also, construction on the first chicken house began last week with the help of our friends from Reckless Abandon Ethiopia, led by David and Erica Shubin. The mini-farm project will provide a laying house, hatching house and rooster house. ChangeForEthiopia: You and I Can Change The World funded the laying house and part of the rooster house. This self-sustaining chicken hatchery at the Bright Hope School will provide meals with fresh eggs and chicken for all the students.
The preparation of the vegetable garden and protective fencing will begin shortly. Our thanks to Children’s Hope International (http://orphan.childrenshope.net/) for bringing this great opportunity to help the children of Ethiopia to our attention.
If you are interested in missions opportunities, the school would be happy to have any groups who are able to teach English or disease transmission (specifically transmission of leprosy or AIDS) to their students. The school is located in a leprosy colony; some of the students and many parents also have AIDS.
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