Wednesday, June 10th - Part of our group with The Adera Foundation worked at the 1st-8th grade Charisma School today and it was an honer to accompany them, documenting the day with photographs and stories. I had the privilege accompany Elias Adugna, the director of The...
[SEPTEMBER 2nd 2015 UPDATE] A couple of months ago when I was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I wrote a story about a little girl named Ruth who touched my heart. While many of little Ruth's problems cannot be fixed, one could. I just received this photo...
Tuesday June 9th - As with all efforts to help the poor, the problems are complex, the goals here are long term and are accomplished through relationships that are deep. Adera’s impact in Ethiopia starts with the Adera Daycare caring for children, feeding the single moms...
Tuesday, June 9th - I was to photograph around 40 ladies today who are all in the Adera program and who have children enrolled in the Charisma School Kindergarten, (thanks to support through Adera. Yvette and I had a system in place where Yvette helped...
There are well over 100 mothers in the Adera program here in Adidas Ababa, Ethiopia Adera does a lot to minister to these ladies but the act of kindness that generates the most fun is when groups like ours get to have a “mini day of...
Tuesday June 9th - Several in our group that have travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with The Adera Foundation are sponsors of children that are in Adera's program. Here are some photo's of family's with the child that they sponsor. Each meeting was beautiful. ...
These five little sweeties just got new dresses and I just made a new friend! ...
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...
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...
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...
