“ENDEGAGEF”SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME

RCAAWEDGET BESIRA SCHOOL, ADDIS ABABA

“Reducing immediate hunger among school children is within our reach.”

OBJECTIVE

Ensure that today’s needy school children in urban Ethiopia get the basic minimum food he/she require to learn, grow and thrive to become a responsible citizen of tomorrow.

PROJECT INITIATORS

It was reported over the media that hunger among school children was a big problem.

This caught the attention of Rtn Askale Benti and Rtn Guenet Guebre-christos .

Contact was established with two schools:

Edget Besira in Tekle Haymanot, Berber Terra a very depressed slum area of Addis Ababa with 1900 plus students

Addis Sira in Shiro meda another poor slum area with a population of 900 students.

PROJECT BEGINNINGS

Given the magnitude of the problem and the resources available to the initiators of the project, it was decided to consider Edget Besira as A pilot project.

The project started with private funding from Rotarians Askale and Guenet plus 10,000 birr from a donor in December 2011.

The project started with 40 grade one students (selection was made on the basis of age) .

SPONSORSHIP

In march 2012, the project was adopted by RCAAW.

RCAAW made a donation of 50,000 birr and 20 additional children were added to the project .

Subsequent to the adoption by RCAAW, a number of Rotarians and other donors made generous contribution bringing the number of children to 100.

CURRENT STANDING

To date, we have over 51 sponsors 21 Rotarians 2 rotary clubs and 28 non Rotarians

Have a promise from members of rotary club Entoto which will be matched by their club

Have a pledge of 351,500 birr.

299,256 birr has been collected The outstanding pledge need to be collected

55,ooo birr has been dispersed last school year.

The balance remaining in the account is 244,256.98

We need to raise about 200,000 birr to feed the 200 extremely need children for the coming school year 2012/2013.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Your contribution is highly appreciated.

For less than the cost of one Macchiato, you can bring this kind of wonderful smile to the face of the children.

By pledging today, you have added your voice to the global movement of people committed to ending hunger among children by 2015.

Thank you for joining the millions of people working to eradicate hunger among children in the world;

By buying into this initiative you will contribute your share toward building a peaceful and just society.

Account Information A/C No SP 1119 Name: Rotary Club Of Addis Ababa

West School Feeding Project Bank Of Abyssinia Sunshine Building ,Bole

Thank you for your contribution to feed a child keep him/her in school and off the street.

You can count on us to be good stewards of your generous contribution.

And we can all be proud for doing our share in laying the foundation for a peaceful co-existance .

Take the next step: Ask your friends to sign Don’t just be a sponsor –be a promoter.

Turn sponsorship into hundreds more by asking your friends to buy into this project

That is how we can win the war on child hunger.

THANK YOU!