Being Ethiopian and having lived there before, I’ve always wanted to give back. Habesha Leadership, a club dedicated to bringing awareness and helping Ethiopian and Eritrean countries, gave me a platform to do so. Previous years, we have done book drives, and last year we even made and sold chapstick as a collaboration with GirlUp, an international organization that helps girls in underdeveloped parts of the world. This year, as the president, I wanted to take the community service aspect to the next level.
I had visited Ethiopia last summer and got in contact with an orphanage that helped kids go to school. I returned determined to make sponsoring one of these children a reality. It's a huge responsibility because each child requires $500 a year, and it’s a multi-year commitment, but I knew that it was achievable. To be able to drastically change someone’s life and give him/her the right to education is all what Habesha Leadership and I as an individual stand for. …show more content…
I thought that it would be a great idea to turn our greatest asset into a way to raise money for a good cause. I planned an event with my peers, and this year we’re going to host a community event called “Culture Night” in the spring. Not only will Habesha Leadership perform, but we have gotten commitments from other cultural clubs from Asian expression, to African student Association, to Muslim Student Association. We’re gonna have dances, a fashion show, and food. All the proceeds will to our child that we are sponsoring. Being the head of this project has made me feel interconnected to my community and to the
I had visited Ethiopia last summer and got in contact with an orphanage that helped kids go to school. I returned determined to make sponsoring one of these children a reality. It's a huge responsibility because each child requires $500 a year, and it’s a multi-year commitment, but I knew that it was achievable. To be able to drastically change someone’s life and give him/her the right to education is all what Habesha Leadership and I as an individual stand for. …show more content…
I thought that it would be a great idea to turn our greatest asset into a way to raise money for a good cause. I planned an event with my peers, and this year we’re going to host a community event called “Culture Night” in the spring. Not only will Habesha Leadership perform, but we have gotten commitments from other cultural clubs from Asian expression, to African student Association, to Muslim Student Association. We’re gonna have dances, a fashion show, and food. All the proceeds will to our child that we are sponsoring. Being the head of this project has made me feel interconnected to my community and to the