Start Self Help Groups for 200 Women in KaleboLaka

Thank you for your contribution to our recent projects in Kalebo Laka, Ethiopia.  In May we were honored to receive a Community Grant of £11,109 facilitated through GlobalGiving for this project which, with your generous donations, essentially covers the expenses for the first year.  We are presently awaiting confirmation from another possible funder whether they might cover the running costs for the second year.  

Along with fundraising events, crowdfunding campaigns and sponsored expeditions, women in Kalebo Laka will soon be forming Self Help Groups that will provide mutual support, income-earning skills training and low-interest loans that will enable them to start businesses.  For women who have only ever known the role of sourcing water and other domestic duties, this will be life changing!  HOPE's staff are keen to get started!

Due to unexpected rain the start of the constrution of the water project in Kalebo Laka was delayed.  Roads were not accessible for the transportation of materials for many weeks.  Consequently this then delayed the start of the Self Help Group project in Kalebo Laka as well.

In the past few days I have had confirmation that both projects have commenced!  There is much joy, anticipation and enthusiasm from the community in Kalebo Laka that their future will now be different, where they can play a role in helping themselves out of poverty.

We will continue to keep you updated as the projects progress and as we learn about our funding status for the second year of this project.  In the meantime, thank you again for your support and for empowering these women in rural Ethiopia.