Providing educational resources for rural Ethiopia
To raise funds for the Furuna School Project, Opportunity for Kids Ethiopia is having a fund raising lunch at the Restaurant Injera in Bern, Switzerland on November 10, 2019 at 13:00. At this event, we will present the progress we have made rebuilding the Furuna School and preview the next steps. We will provide Ethiopian …
Construction of the first new building for the Furuna Elementary and Secondary School started in December 2018. The new school will be built with much sturdier materials than the old buildings. The wood and cinder block were donated by Opportunity Kids, while community members donated their time and labor for the construction.
After years of planning, the ceremony marking the official start of construction of the new building for Furuna School was held on January 24, 2018. The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by an estimated 500 schoolchildren, teachers, members of the community, community leaders and local politicians. The event included distinguished guests speaking about the community and school, traditional …
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