by Hawassa Hope | May 30, 2019 | Sponsorship
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 | 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
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
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. ...
by Hawassa Hope | Nov 22, 2018 | Children's Home
Since Hawassa Hope was founded, Ajuuja Children’s Home has had to move 4 separate times. This is a lot of times to move for an average family or workplace. But Ajuuja is anything but average. Ajuuja typically houses around 30 children at any given time. So every time...
