June 2013 Expedition- Village of Teddecha, Ethiopia

We had 18 participants who came from all over the United States to volunteer in the village of Teddecha for six days.

While Engage Now Africa was in the village, we worked on many projects including:

 Plastering both buildings in the school

Painting the school both inside and out, including all 6 classrooms

Outfitting each classroom with enough supplies for each student for the entire school year

Our donations included: A new chalk board, backpacks, basic school supplies, art supplies, educational posters, soccer balls and a radio to enhance the students’ education through Ethiopia’s educational radio programs.

Building, sanding and varnishing 80 student desks

Supplying all 200 students and orphans with clothes and shoes so they will now have clothes to attend school

  Each girl received a new dress and shoes and every boy received a new shirt, pair of pants and shoes.

Painting the school with maps and murals

Teaching personal hygiene, life skills and health education classes

During down time, participants could always be found playing soccer and volleyball, beading necklaces, painting nails with the girls and teaching each other both American and Ethiopian games (Duck Duck Goose was a big hit this year!)

We were also very happy to be able to fulfill two special donations for this specific village. The first was a donation of baseball caps and sunglasses for all of the farmers to help avoid cataracts. The second was to provide sewing kits to all of the women in the village.

Finally, we were successful in locating a few children who will be the recipients of much needed medical operations and procedures. Thank you again to all of our participants, translators and staff who helped make this expedition so successful. We hope that you enjoyed your time volunteering with our organization as much as we enjoyed working with and getting to know you!