The Ethiopian American Youth Initiative, a US-based youth
organization with branches in Boston, Grand Rapids, Philadelphia and
Washington, D.C., calls on Ethiopians and American friends of Ethiopia
to join our organization's activities as donors, members, volunteers or
supporters.
We're doing many great things at EAYI which you can view on our website: www.ethusa.org.
Some of our interesting projects include:
-The For Kids From Kids Project
~ a project designed to raise money to sponsor 80 orphans annually in
Ethiopia through the Abebech Gobena Children's Care and Development
Organization
-The Fistula Project ~ a project designed to cover the costs of obstetric fistula repair surgery for women through the Hamlin Fistula Hospitals
-Ethiopian Famine Relief Project
~ a project designed to raise money for immediate food aid as well as
to promote long-term solutions for increased food security throughout
Ethiopia
-Teens Go Green ~ a project designed to promote environmental awareness amongst teenagers in the US
How to be a part of the EAYI experience
Being
a part of our organization is very easy. You don't need to join to work
with us either! Helping is as simple as making a donation, sharing your
experiences and skills, promoting the organization's work, helping
recruit members and collect donations...this list is endless! Our
projects, our organization, are nothing without the valuable work and
efforts by all our members and donors because they're the ones that
ensure our long-term sustainability.
Activities in store
At
EAYI we're always working on something new! Along with our core
projects, which each of our branches have taken on a respective project
to complete, we're working on hosting our First Annual Conference and Second Anniversary in Boston from October 24-26, 2008 as well as a 50-person strong service delegation the 2009 EAYI Delegation to Ethiopia.
With so many things in store, its imperative your support for our
projects is demonstrated in kind deeds which translate into supporting
less fortunate children and women in Ethiopia. Our projects are
designed not to simply "throw" money at Ethiopia but to route our funds
for meaningful work that provide long-term progress. For example, when
we sponsor orphans we're giving them education, clothing, food, etc.
When we cover the costs for fistula repair surgery, we're giving
Ethiopian women a new life. When sending immediate aid for regions with
chronic food insecurity, not only are we ensuring that they eat for
today and tomorrow but that we also work on promoting alternative
solutions for food localization and security.
Mahandas K. Gandhi: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Unless
you change, unless you demonstrate your commitment to a better Ethiopia
change will not occur. We're witnessing this every day in our
increasingly complicated world. When you demonstrate your commitment by
"walking the talk" you are beginning to act on your own speech which
allows the rest of us to move in that direction.
John Quincy Adams: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
Be
a leader! We believe that at EAYI everyone has the opportunity to
become a leader through the many management opportunities we have in
planning and implementing projects, events, etc. You might not think
this, but you can be a leader very easily. How? By acting on
your own speech, and acting on it today. If you are able to make a
difference in one child's life, or if you're able to restore the life
of a woman who has nothing but the clothes on her back, what a leader
you are!
At EAYI we're about leadership, commitment and
friendship. Join our campaign today by donating or becoming a member.
Feel free to contact us at any time for additional information.
Yours truly,
Ethiopian American Youth Initiative
boston ~ grand rapids ~ philadelphia ~ washington, d.c.