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Give Water, An Education, & Faith to the Poor Children of Ethiopia
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Dear Friends,On a recent visit to see little Marin, a young girl recently adopted from Ethiopia. She showed me a picture for me of her home in Ethiopia. She pointed to the stick figure she drew and said it was her, and the black circle in the picture was the water she drank that gave her “bugs in her tummy.”

So, why am I telling you about this?

After spending time with Marin I felt compelled to do something. We are now asking for your help to give water, education and faith to the children of ethiopia. We are doing a two week mission trip to several villages in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2010. The Cleveland Catholic Forum, is helping to sponsor my mission trip to Ethiopia. The money raised through tax deductible donations to the Cleveland Catholic Forum will help provide for the following:

Click Here to Give Water, Education & Faith to an Ethiopian Child.

Week One of Our Mission Trip:
Providing for education for the children of Chuko and Awassa:

  • The law in Ethiopia requires students to wear uniforms to school. Without a uniform, students cannot go to school. (Uniforms cost $7)
  • Tuition must be paid to attend kindergarten. Regardless of age, many students still haven’t had enough money to go to kindergarten. (Tuition costs $60)
  • No school supplies or books are provided for students. They must buy their own. (Supplies typically cost around $8)

Week Two of Our Mission Trip:
Digging a well in the Oromia region to provide clean drinking water for the people of this village (We are partnering with Water 1st International).  In Ethiopia, only 24 percent of the population has access to safe drinking water. The lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitary latrines is the top public health problem and the number-one killer of children. Water-related diseases also cause the deaths of over 5 million people each year. Half of the victims are children under age five. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to this mission trip. We will use all money received to directly purchase uniforms and tuition for the students in need. The remainder of the donations will go to provide an additional well in the neighboring village.

Your donation can be made by Visa, MasterCard or Discover online or by mailing a check to the Cleveland Catholic Forum, P.O. Box 45293, Westlake, OH 44145. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Sabath at (440) 796-8802.

Click Here to Give Water, Education & Faith to an Ethiopian Child. Thank you so much for your prayers and generosity!

May God Bless you!

Amy Sabath,
Board Member, Cleveland Catholic Forum