by Hawassa Hope | Feb 20, 2020 | Sponsorship
Degu and her mother Kalalitu and her sister Tirfe are in desperate need of a home. Greg and Greg were able to visit them on the most recent trip and found them homeless and living in one of the market stalls which they have to vacate during market times. You can...
by Hawassa Hope | May 30, 2019 | Hawassa Ethiopia
Fichee-ChambalaallaFichee-Chambalalla is the Sidama New Year celebration. According to UNESCO’S site Fichee-Chambalaalla is a New Year festival celebrated among the Sidama people. According to the oral tradition, Fichee commemorates a Sidama woman who visited her...
by Hawassa Hope | Apr 24, 2019 | Hawassa Ethiopia, Small Business Grants, Sponsorship
There are stories that break your heart and give you pause in your daily life. Aberash’s story is one of those. Aberash became a widow years back. She rose up from that and took care of her family. She loved her children with a fierce love. She had joy in her face and...
by Hawassa Hope | Mar 13, 2019 | Clean Water, Hawassa Ethiopia
Greg Knight writes I had the privilege of visiting the village in Ethiopia in an area called Arbegona for a second time but this time they had realized a dream – the dream of safe, clean water. For years the families in this area endured knowing at the water...
by Hawassa Hope | Jan 9, 2019 | Children's Home, Hawassa Ethiopia
I get it. Money is tight. There are many voices shouting, emailing and pleading for your attention and your giving. I feel it too. The needs feel endless and the ability to give isn’t. Yet, I still ask. Because they are worth it. ...
