My sister is a talented visual artist, working in a variety of media.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Children's Heaven
Children’s Heaven is a community based non profit organization which started its operation in July 2004 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Our program is dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned girls who had lost one or both parents to the AIDS epidemic. We achieve these goals primarily through sponsorship, which connect these girls with their individual sponsors.
Our program currently benefits more than 75 girls, while we have about 150 on our waiting list waiting for sponsors.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to embrace and empower the precious orphaned girls entrusted to our care in an effort to minimize their socio-economic vulnerability. We provide essential services to our children along with compassionate care, love, hope, security and religious guidance. We also equip them with the necessary skills, knowledge, opportunity and self assertiveness that will enable them to lead healthy and productive adult lives.HIV and AIDS
Young people are becoming sexually active and at risk of contracting HIV at relatively early ages. The incidence of new HIV infection among young people indicates that HIV/AIDS continues to grow; infecting this generation and leaving them without hope and future.
Ethiopia is one of the African countries that is highly affected by the HIV pandemic. Located in Eastern Africa, Ethiopia is among those countries that are loosing their productive population at an alarming rate. In addition, the growing number of child-headed households affects the rights of children and their access to education, basic needs, development and protection as well as increases the vulnerability of children especially girls to sexual exploitation, adult abuse and neglect.
Children some of who are living with HIV/AIDS, or have lost one or both parents to this debilitating disease often experience discrimination and exclusion from the community as a result of the stigma. Consequently, psychological wounds are manifested in depression, isolation, aggression, eating and sleep disorders.
Children’s Heaven want to give them a safe environment where they can get love, security guidance and provision of their basic needs and help them develop as human beings that God intended them to be.Our mission is to serve the needs of helpless children by providing essential services, compassionate care, love, security, religious guidance and to equip them with the skills, knowledge, opportunity and self assertiveness to lead healthy, productive adult lives.
Children’s Heaven is committed to openness and transparency in our business dealings and has adopted a policy of preparing its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our donors and volunteers are an important part of Children’s Heaven family. They should feel confident of handling of our resources with prudence and highest level of integrity.
Children's Heaven - Addis Ababa
Children's Heaven is a community based non profit organization which started its operation in July 2004 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Our program is dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned girls who had lost one or both parents to the AIDS epidemic. We achieve these goals primarily through sponsorship, which connect these girls with their individual sponsors.
Our program currently benefits more than 75 girls, while we have about 150 on our waiting list waiting for sponsors.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to embrace and empower the precious orphaned girls entrusted to our care in an effort to minimize their socio-economic vulnerability. We provide essential services to our children along with compassionate care, love, hope, security and religious guidance. We also equip them with the necessary skills, knowledge, opportunity and self assertiveness that will enable them to lead healthy and productive adult lives.HIV and AIDS
Young people are becoming sexually active and at risk of contracting HIV at relatively early ages. The incidence of new HIV infection among young people indicates that HIV/AIDS continues to grow; infecting this generation and leaving them without hope and future.
Ethiopia is one of the African countries that is highly affected by the HIV pandemic. Located in Eastern Africa, Ethiopia is among those countries that are loosing their productive population at an alarming rate. In addition, the growing number of child-headed households affects the rights of children and their access to education, basic needs, development and protection as well as increases the vulnerability of children especially girls to sexual exploitation, adult abuse and neglect.
Children some of who are living with HIV/AIDS, or have lost one or both parents to this debilitating disease often experience discrimination and exclusion from the community as a result of the stigma. Consequently, psychological wounds are manifested in depression, isolation, aggression, eating and sleep disorders.
Children's Heaven want to give them a safe environment where they can get love, security guidance and provision of their basic needs and help them develop as human beings that God intended them to be.Our mission is to serve the needs of helpless children by providing essential services, compassionate care, love, security, religious guidance and to equip them with the skills, knowledge, opportunity and self assertiveness to lead healthy, productive adult lives.
Children's Heaven is committed to openness and transparency in our business dealings and has adopted a policy of preparing its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our donors and volunteers are an important part of Children's Heaven family. They should feel confident of handling of our resources with prudence and highest level of integrity.
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Allison Taylor
Green Valley ON
Allison Taylor
Green Valley ON
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Whole Famn Damily
Margaret, Mac, Ebba, Vera, Mei Le (front)
Allison, Margaret, Mac, Ebba, Ian, Vera, Robin (Vera's husband), Mei Le & Gus (front).
All FOUR Sisters!
Ian's twin daughters, Margaret (L) and Vera (R) were home for a few weeks this August - it was their first meeting with Ebba. Here are all four girls!
At the Fair (August 2009)
Mei Le showing her calf in the pre-4-H class; brother-in-law Robin stands guard.
Mei Le's entry in the children's art class: What agriculture means to me. The picture is of her on her pony, Peanut.
The mandatory pony ride - even tho we have one at home!
Playing in the corn - irresistible!
More calf showing - here, Mei Le helps her big sister, Vera, show in the Open Show.
Mei Le with her Pug, Gus, in the pet show. His trick was to "get the cookie." He succeeded. They placed third.
Mei Le's entry in the children's art class: What agriculture means to me. The picture is of her on her pony, Peanut.
The mandatory pony ride - even tho we have one at home!
Watching the puppet show:
Playing in the corn - irresistible!
More calf showing - here, Mei Le helps her big sister, Vera, show in the Open Show.
Mei Le with her Pug, Gus, in the pet show. His trick was to "get the cookie." He succeeded. They placed third.
Summer Pics - "White is Nice"
In August, our local fair has a photo competition, and each year I throw my hat in the ring with a few of my faves. Each year, one class is simply a colour - allowing photographers to enter whatever photo is inspired by or features that colour. This year's colour class was: "White is Nice". So, I grabbed a few metres of tulle left over from my step-daughter's wedding last year and took the girls out for a photo shoot in the back yard. This is a selection of my faves ... and I loved the irony of my two non-Caucasian daughters being featured in this class. Sadly, we only got third place.
This is the one I selected to enter:
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