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 | | From Shoe Shiner to Educator
August 29, 2008
Zewdu believed the lies of poverty, that he was not as good as the children in the schoolyard. But when his father registered him at a nearby Compassion-assisted student center, he rose to the top of his class and into university. |
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 | | Defeating the Enemy of Poverty
July 26, 2007
One of Ethiopia's first LDP students, Endalkachew Fekadu battles TB to pursue his dream of being a pharmacist. |
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 | | A Family in Ethiopia No Longer Fears for the Future
May 3, 2007
Parents of a Compassion-sponsored child are receiving lifesaving medical treatment through Compassion's AIDS Initiative. |
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 | | No Longer Alone
August 21, 2006
Firewoin is one of more than 15 million African children orphaned by AIDS. But thanks to the nutritional, emotional and spiritual support of Compassion's AIDS Initiative, this teenager is not alone. |
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 | | Life Inspires Art
July 20, 2006
Most Ethiopian children in Belachew Eshete's position are forced to drop out of school and begin working. But thanks to his Compassion sponsors, Belachew attended the Gulele Muluwongel Church Child Development Center (ET-400) in Addis Ababa. There he found his freedom from poverty - art. |
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 | | Solace for the Silent
June 15, 2006
About 13 percent of Ethiopia's 46 million children have lost one or both parents, according to the United Nations. The country staggers under the weight of caring for the nearly 5 million orphaned children who wander its streets, flood its labor market, and appeal to its officials for food. But Dagim Fanta has been spared this life of homelessness, child labor and hunger -thanks to the care of his grandparents and help from Compassion sponsors. |
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 | | On the Cutting Edge
February 21, 2005
Ethiopia's soaring unemployment, famine, disease, war and political oppression pose a bleak outlook for its youth; consequently, life-skills training classes are a Compassion Ethiopia curriculum priority. Read how one innovative Compassion-assisted center is successfully equipping its youth with income-generating skills. |
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 | | A Matter of Survival
July 7, 2004
Addis Hiwot, Ethiopia, is one of 22 Compassion-assisted communities suffering the effects of severe drought. Here's an update about Compassion's two-year drought relief efforts and how Compassion-sponsored Yitbarek, age 12, and his village of Addis Hiwot are faring today. |
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 | | I Am My Brother's Keeper
September 20, 2003
Millions of African extended families are heavily burdened, caring for their relatives' AIDS-orphaned children. Read the details of how Kebede cares for his nine AIDS-orphaned nieces and nephews, including 11-year-old Dejene who is sponsored through the Compassion Ethiopia program. |
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 | | Thousands of Ethiopian Children Escape Starvation
July 10, 2003
Experts say Ethiopia's current drought has the potential to surpass the devastation of 1984 that claimed more than 1 million lives. More than 5,000 Compassion-assisted children and their families have averted starvation because of Compassion's Disaster Relief Fund. |
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 | | Compassion Continues Relief Efforts in Drought-stricken Ethiopia
March 18, 2003
Severe shortages in rainfall over the past year have resulted in one of the worst droughts in Ethiopia's history, according to a report issued by Compassion's Ethiopia Country Office. |
