By Anthony Zecca | Member of Board of Trustees - MORE
The work with the Special Needs children in Addis Ababa continues to progress although we still have a long way to go in fundraising to properly fund this program for 2 years. The Special Needs class and extra help these children need and are getting continues to be a ray of sunshine in their otherwise difficult world. Our goal is to increase the number of children that this program serves and that is why the funding goal of $50,000 is so critical.
The entire program for orphans and vulnerable chidren that MORE supports has been impacted by the terrible tragedy that occured several weeks ago when a sink hole developed in the garbage dump and people were swallowed up in the sink hole. Hundreds of men, woman and children were killed or injured including members of the community we serve. Dealing with this has taken a great emotional and time toll on all who serve this program.
Our goal by the end of this year is to increase the number of Special Needs children that are part of oru program. There is no shortage of orphans and vulberable children that suffer from the additional burden of learning and other disabilities. The staff continues to evaluate children that are presented to determine how best to serve their needs. That will continue, albeit with a more limited menu of options given the funding that we can currently provide.
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