The Children of Ethiopia Education Fund exists to empower young girls in Ethiopia from impoverished circumstances with a quality, private education through generous sponsors and donors.
Create a strong foundation for students in Ethiopia by sponsoring a girl in the COEEF girls education program. The gift you give a student in this program is something that cannot be taken away once given. This gift enables students to become empowered to make a difference for themselves, their families and their country. Help COEEF in giving these girls the tools to succeed and make a positive change.
If you educate a child
you educate a nation.
By them, our future
can be made brighter.
The seed that eventually became Children of Ethiopia Education Fund was planted when Norm and Ruthann Perdue traveled to Ethiopia with a humanitarian organization in June 2001. Ruthann, a nurse and Norm, a photographer, were happy to offer their services in a small village called Kersa Elala.
"The experience forever changed our lives," said Norm and Ruthann. They gradually learned more about Ethiopia and it opened their eyes. Norm and Ruthann are both JD Premium distributors.
They learned that less than half of all Ethiopians can read, and barely half of Ethiopian children are enrolled in school. For those that attend the free, government-run schools, conditions are not fitting for proper educational growth. Classrooms are crowded, and there is a lack of basic resources like desks and chalkboards. Students have been known to write arithmetic problems with their fingers in the dirt by their feet.
More information can be found at the Children of Ethiopia Education Foundation website.
If you'd love to help out with this worthy cause, please consider sonsoring a student.
