In May 2011 I travelled to Ethiopia with Children of Ethiopia Education Fund (COEEF).
This is an organization that sponsors girls' education in Ethiopia and I was fortunate to spend 11 days with them visiting schools, homes of students in Addis Ababa, Yirga Alem, Hawassa, etc.
Here are a few of my favorite images. If you click on the first image, you can scroll through them like a slideshow without the distracting background of the blog:).
Kidane Mehret Orphanage, Addis Ababa
The nuns change diapers at Kidane Mehret Orphanage, Addis Ababa
Men on the street, Addis Ababa
Men reading newspapers, Addis Ababa
Man on the street, Addis Ababa
Laundry outside a home we passed on the street walking back to our hotel.
Walking in Addis Ababa, I spotted a woman doing her dishes in her small yard.
Woman selling vegatables on a street in Addis Ababa
Girl selling vegetables in Addis
Girl playing on her own in Addis
A COEEF sponsored student shows us her home and her cousin she helps take care of. Her family of six lives in this small room. Addis Ababa.
The hustle and bustle of a street in Addis Ababa.
Two curious kids take a peek at us as we walk through a neighborhood in Addis Ababa.
Grandmother of a student we visited in Addis Ababa.
Neighbor of student peeks out the window
Grandmother of COEEF sponsored student prepares coffee for us in her small home.
Grandmother of COEEF student we visited keeps an eye on the coffee making from the door since we couldn't all fit in her small home.
Man walking as the storm moves in outside Addis Ababa
Sun breaks through the clouds, seen from the car window driving south
Student peeks out of the window at a school, Addis Ababa
Two COEEF students write letters to students in Utah
An orphan boy at Kidane Mehret color the playground outside the orphange.
A nun at Kidane Mehret hugs one of the children at the orphanage, Addis Ababa.
COEEF sponsored students are all smiles as they receive new school supplies we brought,
Boys fish at Lake Awassa.
Bracelets worn by our tour guide at Lake Awassa.
Homes in the southern region, close to Lake Awassa.
A sudden camel crossing driving north from Lake Awassa back to Addis Ababa.
View from my hotel in Addis Ababa.
Road leading from Lake Awassa north back to Addis Ababa
As some of you may know, I'm going to Ethiopia in May. I'm traveling with an organization called COEEF- The Children of Ethiopia Education Fund.
The fund exists to "empower young girls in Ethiopia from impoverished circumstances with quality, private education through generous sponsors and donors".
You too can sponsor a student's education for a mere $25/month, which enables a girl to make a difference for herself, her family, community and country. This sponsorship provides tuition, uniform, and supplies for one student in school for a full year.
In a recent Time Magazine article, Nancy Gibbs wrote:"In sub-Saharan Africa, fewer than 1 in 5 girls make it to secondary school. Nearly half are married by the time they are 18. 1 in 7 across the developing world marries before she is 15. Then she gets pregnant. The leading cause for death for girls 15 to 19 worldwide is not accident or violence or disease; it is complications from pregnancy. Girls under 15 are up to five times as likely to die while having children than are women in the 20s, and their babies are more likely to die as well".
Here's a video by my friend, photographer Rick Egan from a previous sponsor trip.
Can't wait to share my experience with you guys when I return. I'm hoping to do a gallery show if possible of my images with proceeds going towards the girls in Ethiopia.
If you have an opportunity to lend your support, please click on the link above.
Swedish born and American bred. Lover of complicated things looking simple, modern lines, functional design, food and fashion. A photographer looking for great light, always always great light.
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