Monday June 8th – I’m in love.. In and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with The Adera Foundation
These five little sweeties just got new dresses and I just made a new friend! ...
26 June, 2015
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Monday June 8th – Making new friends at Hiber Primary School – In and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Adera Foundation
Monday June 8th - Today we were enthusiastically greeted by the students at Hiber Primary School here in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They enjoyed participating in the music and stories that we shared. The Adera Foundation partners with this school to provide a program that feeds the poorest...
25 June, 2015
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Monday June 8th – The Adera Foundation’s mission statement at work. In and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Adera Foundation
Monday June 8th - Over the last year it has been my pleasure to learn about The Adera Foundation through my friend and executive director of The Adera Foundation, Julie Miller. I have attended dinners for Adera and admire their mission statement which reads as...
25 June, 2015
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Sunday June 7th – Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony – In and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Adera Foundation
The coffee ceremony is an integral part of social and cultural life in Ethiopia. An invitation to attend a coffee ceremony is considered a mark of friendship or respect and is an excellent example of Ethiopian hospitality. Performing the ceremony is almost obligatory in the...
25 June, 2015
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Sunday June 7th – Back in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with The Adera Foundation.
Here is a look at the neighborhood that the Adera daycare center is located in. Our group spent the afternoon preparing the center for the week ahead, unloading the 20 or so 50 pound bags of supplies that we flew here with. We are getting...
25 June, 2015
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Saturday June 6th – Road Trek to Wenchi Crater Lake, In and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Adera Foundation
Our road trip outside of Addis Ababa Saturday allowed us to experience the mountainous southwestern region of Ethiopia, learning about the culture and making friends with these hard working farmers and their families that call the Oromia region of Ethiopia their home. Part of our...
24 June, 2015
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Saturday June 6th – This is Ethiopia – In and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Adera Foundation
There is no better way to experience the divide in our modern day world between wealth and poverty than to enter third world countries through the gateway of Dubai. Seeing the opulence of a 7 star hotel (a category that does not even exist) with...
24 June, 2015
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Terefea and her brother Habbu. With The Adera Foundation in and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Saturday June 6th - Perhaps my favorite memory of this remarkable day was befriending Terefea and her brother Habbu on the long rocky descent by foot to Wenchi Crater Lake in the countryside of Ethiopia. An Interesting story about Habbu, it is very common here for...
24 June, 2015
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Saturday June 6th Nagash Lodge – In and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Adera Foundation
Staying in the countryside of Ethiopia for our first night was a wonderful introduction to the nature found in this rugged, yet beautiful part of the world. The area where we stayed our first night, is home to some very playful and loud monkeys and...
24 June, 2015
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Friday June 5th – Departing Dubai for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – In and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with The Adera Foundation
Friday morning we departed Dubai for our destination of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On takeoff, Dubai was shrouded by blowing sand from the Arabian desert as well as stifling 110 degree heat. We were happy to be heading to Addis Ababa and its 8000 ft altitude...
23 June, 2015
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