I’ve traveled to many places around the world, but still there’s so much I haven’t seen. What I have seen in Ethiopia is a big third-world city with business people prospering, and very poor people trying to scratch out a meal for the day. I’ve traveled far out into the countryside of Ethiopia where I may have been the first white person some of these children have ever seen. I’ve seen the very poor people barely eking out a living on the parched land. But one of the most disturbing problems is when a family is forced to sell their young daughters into marriage.
Young girls in Ethiopia, sometimes as young as fourteen, are sold so the rest of the family can have enough food to eat. Young girls who have to leave school, become pregnant and now must provide for a family of their own. I hope to have a little impact on this next year in an area so very far away. Our water and sanitation project will give hope to families, time to the little girls who must spend their days hauling water rather than going to school, and health to their communities. I’m not doing this as an individual, but as a Rotary member working with WorldVision, dedicated to making a difference. This is a collaboration of people across the United States and some forward thinking individuals in Ethiopia. Through this project there will be more little girls who go further in school, like one of my Facebook friends in Ethiopia who’s working on her Master’s degree in Biology. I may not be able to do many things, but I can give hope to a few little girls so they can have a brighter future. If you can find the time watch CNN’s “Girl Rising” Sunday June 16th 9pm ET.
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