Our Story – Day One

This time of year means that we have a lot of folks stopping by for a visit at Embracing Hope Ethiopia.  Many times those folks will ask a very personal question, “So tell us your personal story and how you got to this place.”   It is at this point I usually ask people how much time they have, because like all of our stories, our is full of twists and turns… Read More

Kore’ Changes

Changes. Life is always changing in the slum. Especially in a city like Addis Ababa that is seeing rapid growth, new buildings as far as the eye can see and impressive new roads – even through the middle of a slum area . We have been hearing for the past 5 years that the road that leads to Kore was scheduled to be widened. The master plan for the area includes a… Read More

Announcing EHE’s partnership with Poverty Cure!

We are pleased to announce Embracing Hope Ethiopia’s membership in the Poverty Cure Partner Network.  We are honored to be part of this network that focuses on partnering with the poor in ways that restore dignity to see cycles overcome. Poverty Cure is an international coalition of over 230 organizations spanning 143 countries. We support PovertyCure’s Challenge & Vision of partnership-based solutions to poverty that challenge the status quo and champion the creative capacity of the human… Read More