During my time at Selamta, one of the things that surprised me most about the organization was the strong sense of family and community among all of the children, mothers, and staff. I don’t ever remember feeling like I was working for an orphanage. In fact, Selamta is truly much more than an orphanage. I [...]
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Tsion Aberra, Selamta Ambassador, Summer 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ambassador Program, HIV/AID, orphans and vulnerable children, volunteer in africa on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Goes to Africa
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah left for Ethiopia on July 8th traveling to Selamta with Carol and a group of summer volunteers. We will post their adventures as the images and stories come to us. Word is that electricity is scarce. Otherwise all is well.
Raising Awareness for Selamta
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged displaced women, HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children, sub-Saharan Africa on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jamie Hwang’s Ambassador Stay at Selamta
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
During Jamie’s stay at Selamta she organized a Mother’s Day celebration and helped our kids honor their moms and aunties with gifts of flower arrangements and handmade cards expressing their love and appreciation. Thank you Jamie for your contributions to Selamta. And we wish you the very best during your stay in Tanzania [...]
Heather’s Appeal for Selamta
Posted in Uncategorized on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
THE FUTURE
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health estimates that 1.4 million children have been orphaned by the AIDS epidemic and that this figure will rise by 43% by 2010. As the number of orphans is increasing the vision for Selamta is to double in size in the next few years. Selamta has a proven track record [...]
Heather Welcomes New Children to Selamta
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NEW ARRIVALS
On the last day of our trip we drove into a very poor area to meet three new girls who had been invited to join our family. The girls recently lost their father and since no cause of death was given we assumed it was due to AIDS. The mother passed away in childbirth [...]
Heather Meets Selamta’s Wonderful Moms and Aunties
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
EETING MOTHERS AND AUNTIES
Children by their nature have an innocence and curiosity to engage with US volunteers. I wanted to know more about the wonderful mothers and aunties the true backbone of the Selamta Project. These are the women who decide on the home décor, shop, do the menu planning and cooking, cleaning, take care [...]
Heather Hendrickson Meets the Children at Selamta
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Selamta Project has 85 children living in modern homes equipped with electricity, running water and plumbing in a new suburb on the eastern area of Addis Ababa. Upon my arrival at the front gate a small boy with big brown eyes and a very sweet smile welcomed me by shaking my hand and showing [...]
Addis Ababa (New Flower): Heather Hendrickson’s Experience in Ethiopia’s Capital City
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged HIV/AIDS, orphans, vulnerable children on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The city of Addis Ababa is a thriving metropolis over 5 million people and full of western influences, from the ultra modern airport to the out of control urban housing boom and extensive freeway construction under the supervision of a large Chinese corporation. As we [...]
Creating Change in the Lives of Ethiopian Orphans: Heather Hendrickson shares her experience in her first of seven blogs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged HIV/AIDS, orphans, OVC, vulnerable children on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In February I traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to work as a volunteer with the Selamta be at peace Project, a program that provides housing, education and medical care for orphans many of whom have been living on the streets. Much of Selamta’s success can be attributed to the small family homes that the children [...]
