Diploma 4, Furniture Making
Vocational School, Lalibela
2012
Tarko Naguse has graduated from the vocational school in Lalibela with a Diploma 4 in furniture making. He is looking to set up a business with some of his fellow graduates.
Bude Methodist Church 2012
The Bude Methodist church in England asked to sponsor young people in the medical field, using our support structure. Both committees have agreed to this request.
The church has taken over sponsorship of Yonas Gedamu and has an additional new student, Almaz Melese.
Yonas Gedamu Tesfaye
2012 Aged 22 years
Yonas has now finished his third year of medicine at Gonder University. He is continuing to do exceptionally well in his studies and scored an average of 3.43 out of a possible 4.
The Bude Methodist Church has upped his payment to 1,500 birr every month and he is absolutely delighted.
Almaz Melese
2012 Age 20 years
Almaz has just completed year 1 of a BSc in Nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie. She has to pay fees for this course and was having to give up as her family have no money to pay.
The chairman of the Lalibelan committee met her mother in Lalibela trying to sell her land in the countryside to enable Almaz to stay at College. She is now given 2,000 birr per month, which covers her fees and her expenses.
Continuing Undergraduates 2012
With 5 graduating there are 7 continuing students in the University system this year.
Mebratu Tsehaynew
2012 Age 22 years
Mebratu is studying Biology in the Kombolcha campus of Wollo University. He has completed second year with a mark of 2.98 out of a possible 4.
He was home for 2 months in the summer, but has now returned to Kombulcha to start his third year studies.
It has been agreed to continue his monthly payment of 600 Birr with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 400 Birr each.
Eyerus Sisay
2012 Aged 18 Years
Eyerus has now completed her first year of engineering at Axum University.
She has been back in Lalibela for her summer break and I am delighted to see how much she has grown in confidence throughout the year.
It has been agreed to continue her monthly payment of 600 Birr with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 400 Birr each.
Destaw Temesgn Gelaye
2012 Aged 21 Years
Destaw is now into his third year of a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering at Addis Ababa University.
He has completed his second year with an average of 3.69 out of a possible 4 and has been graded with ‘great distinction’.
It has been agreed to continue his monthly payment of 600 Birr with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 400 Birr each.
Fiker Getnet Worku
2012 Aged 22 Years
Fiker is now into his third year of a BSc in electrical and computer engineering at Addis Ababa University. He scored an average of 2.69 out of a possible 4 for his second year studies.
His main problem in doing the course is computer access, as most of the work is computer related. 80% of the students on the course have their own computer.
He is very grateful for all the support he is being given but has asked that if anyone has an old computer and can get it over here, he would be forever in their debt.
It has been agreed to continue his monthly payment of 600 Birr with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 400 Birr each.
Muluye Abebe Amlaku
2012 Aged 21 Years
Muluye is studying Business and Economics at Hawassa University. He scored an average of 2.91 out of a possible 4 in his second year and has now started the third year of his course.
It has been agreed to continue his monthly payment of 600 Birr with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 400 Birr each.
Abebe Salehu Weleargaye
2012 Aged 21 Years
Abebe has completed his first year of engineering at Gonder University. He scored an average of 3.2 out of a possible 4 in his first year studies.
It has been agreed to continue his monthly payment of 600 Birr with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 400 Birr each.
Continuing School Students 2012
We have 3 continuing students still in the school system.
Baye Tesfaw
2012 Aged 18 Years
Baye retried the grade 10 national exam but, unfortunately, was still not successful in gaining a place in grade 11.
He is continuing with his second year studies at the vocational school where he is studying to become an electrician.
It has been agreed to continue his support of 500 Birr per month with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 250 Birr each.
Mengistu Yaregal Dessale
2012 Aged 16 years
Mengistu is now in grade 12 at the preparatory school. Next year should see him at University.
He has done well in grade 11, scoring an average of 82.3%, and it has been agreed to continue his support of 500 Birr per month with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 250 Birr each.
Wubetu Biset Awoke
2012 Aged 18 Years
Wubetu is now in his final year at the vocational school studying tour guiding. As both his parents are dead, the money we give him helps to support the family in addition to keeping him at college.
He has great ambitions to run his own company in the future.
It has been agreed to continue his support of 500 Birr per month for a third year with 2 performance related bonuses, paying up to 250 Birr each.
New Students 2012
In addition to Almaz, funded by Bude Methodist Church, these 6 students take our 2012 intake up to 7 new students.
Abay Tesfaw Gesese
2012 Age 14 years
I met this young boy when he was carrying crates of beer, sacks of flour and sugar etc. for Ben Abeba.
He is from the countryside and both his parents are dead. He is now in Lalibela to continue his education, but has no family to support him. As school is only half a day, he works the other half day to earn money to pay for a rent house and to buy food.
He is now in grade 10 and has great ambitions for his future.
It has been agreed to give him 500 birr per month + 2 performance related bonuses of up to 250 birr each.
What really impressed me about him was his desire to work and earn money rather than beg on the streets, as many youngsters do. The money we give him every month will let him concentrate on his studies.
Adane Akanie
2012 Aged 24 years
Adane must win the prize for determination!
He was one of our very first students when the fund started in 2009. His mother died one month before the grade 10 national exams and he did not do well enough to get into grade 11. His funding from us stopped and he was our only ‘failure’ in the first year.
He resat his grade 10 exam in 2010 without success but, in 2011, at the third attempt, he succeeded and went into grade 11. He has just started studying natural resource and agriculture at North Wollo University.
It has been agreed to let him rejoin the scholarship fund. He will get 600 birr per month + 2 performance related bonuses of up to 400 birr each.
Birhan Habtamu Zerfu
2012 Age 19 years
Birhan is from a small village 20 Km. from Lalibela. His parents divorced and his father has left the area. His mother, while working as a daily labourer to earn money for the family, had an accident and is now unable to work.
Birhan scored an average of 80% in his grade 11 exams and is ranked number 3 in his class. He is now in grade 12 and hopes to be going to University next year.
It has been agreed to give him 500 birr per month + 2 performance related bonuses of up to 250 birr each.
This money will help the family to survive and will enable Birhan to stay in the school system.
Lemlem Shumeye
2012 Aged 14 years
As I said before, it is difficult to find young girls to support. It is still the case that many girls don’t access any education. Those who do are from families with a little money.
Lemlem was born in Yemerehan Kristos, 42 Km. from Lalibela. Her family live by subsistence farming. 6 years ago she moved to Lalibela to live with her grandmother. Her grandmother is very poor and they depend on sacks of grain being sent from the family when there is a good harvest.
Being in Lalibela has enabled Lemlem to access education. Last year, in grade 6, she scored an average of 83%. It has been agreed to give her a monthly payment of 500 birr + 2 performance related bonuses of up to 250 birr each.