Literacy

I Feel Like I’ve Been Reborn

“I feel like I’ve been reborn to a new life.  The business training provided me with new skills.  My lifestyle is completely changed and I’ve learned to save for the future.” After receiving a ETB5,000 ($200) loan, Naima Hajii has opened a successful busines selling fresh fruit and other small items at the market and …

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Literacy Launch

When Hope Arising arrived to Dera, Ethiopia, 12 years ago, we learned that clean, reliable  drinking water to be the principal problem. The community now has water, but their path of progression to self reliance still requires some assistance.  We implemented a zero-interest micro loan program and now more than 70 women have completed  training …

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