Connected Nation helps Ethiopian school build computer lab
Connected Nation, Connect Ohio’s parent organization, recently raised over $6,000 to build a new computer lab for a school in Ethiopia.
Destiny Academy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was founded in 2005 by an Ethiopian couple named Hareg and Yonatan to give some of the poorest children in the city the opportunity to get a quality education.
The school has shown rapid growth since its establishment. Today, it employs 42 staff and educates more than 400 students in grades K-8. To help those that cannot afford schooling, Destiny’s sponsorship program includes forty students who currently attend free of charge and are given money for medicine and food thanks to the generosity of others.
In a country where 42 percent of the population has access to clean water, 39 percent live on less than $1.25 per day, and only 36 percent of adults can read, Destiny Academy is paving the way for a better future.
“Setting up the computer lab will serve as a bridge to connect the students with the present technology,” said co-school founder Hareg.
“It will give them access to the rest of the world. To the majority it will be a unique opportunity to touch a computer. We believe education is the only way out of poverty and deprivation.”
Connected Nation Communications Director Jessica Ditto recently traveled to Ethiopia to volunteer at the school. Inspired by her efforts, the Connected Nation team collected funds for the computer lab.
Destiny Academy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was founded in 2005 by an Ethiopian couple named Hareg and Yonatan to give some of the poorest children in the city the opportunity to get a quality education.
The school has shown rapid growth since its establishment. Today, it employs 42 staff and educates more than 400 students in grades K-8. To help those that cannot afford schooling, Destiny’s sponsorship program includes forty students who currently attend free of charge and are given money for medicine and food thanks to the generosity of others.
In a country where 42 percent of the population has access to clean water, 39 percent live on less than $1.25 per day, and only 36 percent of adults can read, Destiny Academy is paving the way for a better future.
“Setting up the computer lab will serve as a bridge to connect the students with the present technology,” said co-school founder Hareg.
“It will give them access to the rest of the world. To the majority it will be a unique opportunity to touch a computer. We believe education is the only way out of poverty and deprivation.”
Connected Nation Communications Director Jessica Ditto recently traveled to Ethiopia to volunteer at the school. Inspired by her efforts, the Connected Nation team collected funds for the computer lab.
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