2016 Aged 19
Birhan did very well in her first year exams at St. Paul’s hospital and is now in her second year of training.
She and another student were selected to represent the hospital on a television quiz programme. They won the prize of 2,000 birr.
She is very much enjoying her work.
2016 Aged 23
Kiberealem is now in her final year of nursing at Arbaminch University.
She will graduate as a nurse in July 2017.
12 of our continuing students are in the University system this year. 9 of them are scheduled to graduate in July 2016 and we wish them every success.
As all our students are from very poor backgrounds, often with illiterate parents, their success is amazing. They all have a thirst for education and will hopefully have a future very different from that of their parents.
It has been agreed that all these students will get a monthly payment of 600 birr with 2 performance related bonuses paying up to 400 birr each.
3 of our grade 10 students did not get a place in grade 11. This is the stage of a large cut off. There are approximately 3,000 students in grade 10 and 300 places in grade 11.
The 2 girls, Yeshimet Sete Zebegna and Desta Mengistu Tadie, have decided not to join the further education college and have left the fund. We are delighted to have supported them to the level of grade 10 education, a level that many young girls don’t attain.
So this year we have 4 continuing students still in the school system.
2015 Age 21
Mareg did not get enough marks to get into grade 11. He has joined the further education college and is studying Hotel Operations for a year. He is studying to resit the grade 10 national exam in May 2016.
It has been agreed to continue his support for this year. He will get 600 Birr every month.
12 of our continuing students are in the University system this year. 7 of them are scheduled to graduate in July 2015 and we wish them every success.
As all our students are from very poor backgrounds, often with illiterate parents, their success is amazing. They all have a thirst for education and will hopefully have a future very different from that of their parents.
It has been agreed that all these students will get a monthly payment of 600 birr with 2 performance related bonuses paying up to 400 birr each.
We have 5 continuing students still in the school system.
The Bude Methodist church in England are continuing their sponsorship of young people studying in the medical field. The Susan Aitchison scholarship fund is managing payments to the students on their behalf.
2015 will see all 3 of these students graduating and, hopefully, finding employment within the Ethiopian health service.
In January, we will display a notice in the local preparatory school inviting applications for support to start in September 2015. If the current currency exchange rate continues, we should be able to support 4 students studying in health related areas.
2014 Age 24 years
Yonas has now finished his fifth year of medicine at Gonder University. He is continuing to do exceptionally well in his studies.
This is his final year and he is scheduled to graduate in July 2015. He will continue to get his payment of 1,500 birr per month.
2014 Age 23 years
Almaz has now successfully completed year 3 of a BSc in Nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie.
As she has college fees to pay, she is given 2,000 birr per month, which covers her fees and her expenses. This payment will continue for this, her final year.
2014 Age 22 years
Adugna is from Lalibela and is one of 6 children. She is studying for a Bsc. in nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie and has also just completed her third year.
The Bude Methodist church agreed to give her 600 birr every month to help with her expenses. This will continue throughout her final year.
10 of our continuing students are in the University system this year. The main reason for this is that we are now in our 5th year and our students are working hard, succeeding and moving on.
As all our students are from very poor backgrounds, often with illiterate parents, their success is amazing. They all have a thirst for education and will hopefully have a future very different from that of their parents.
It has been agreed that all these students will get a monthly payment of 600 birr with 2 performance related bonuses paying up to 400 birr each.
We only have 2 continuing students still in the school system.
We have recruited an additional 3 this year and hope that they will have the same level of success as our other students.
The Bude Methodist church in England are continuing their sponsorship of young people studying in the medical field. The Susan Aitchison Scholarship Fund is managing payments to the students on their behalf.
2013 Age 23 years
Yonas has now finished his fourth 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.
He is now doing practical placements in the hospital in Gonder and is thoroughly enjoying the experience.
He will continue to get his payment of 1,500 birr per month.
2013 Age 22 years
Almaz has now successfully completed year 2 of a BSc in Nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie.
As she has college fees to pay, she is given 2,000 birr per month, which covers her fees and her expenses.
This payment will continue this year.
With 5 graduating there are 7 continuing students in the University system this year.
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.
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.
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.
