70 More Children in School, 70 Less Children on the Streets of Ethiopia

Yesterday was a happy day in the public school Fitawrari Abaninya of Akaki, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The 70 children, most 10 years old, who began a bridge course in reading, writing and basic mathematics last April, have finished the course.

Mediterranea covered the expenses of these courses by paying for school materials for the children and the salaries of the teachers responsible for teaching the classes.

Yesterday the graduation ceremony took place. The heads of education of Akaki Kaliti and the proud parents or grandparents were all there to witness how their children or grandchildren are able to access a normalized scholar education which beforehand was not possible due to lack of information or poverty.

As a graduation gift, every child received 5 notebooks and pencils.

70 children less on the streets – 70 children more in school. Another small grain of sand in the desert!