Yet another memorable day has gone by. We spent the morning at LIGA School about forty minutes outside of the city. The children who attend this school belong to families whose homes were torn down in Addis to make way for construction a few years ago. These families were offered low rental housing outside of the city in an attempt to compensate for their displacement. Many lost their jobs in the process or now have to travel very far each day abandoning their children to get to work. Rent increased astronomically shortly after the move making extreme poverty a reality for many. For these children access to a good education at LIGA School is a means of hope for their future. They gifted us with their traditional dance and song, but not without the expectation of a performance from us in return. We pulled together a Cattilac Ranch and the Macarena for the students (not nearly as impressive, but we had a lot of fun with it). Learning from these talented students and playing games with them today made me feel like they gave us much more than we could ever possibly give in return. We are so grateful for their hospitality and kindness and we could never thank them enough.
Cheers from Addis,
The Change Your World team
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