Category: Year 2015/16
Fund Report 2016
What a crowd! The photograph was taken at our annual meeting in September and shows our Ethiopian committee, Tefera, Habtamu and Teshale, with some of our existing and some of our new students.
In 2015/2016, we supported a total of 40 students and paid to them the equivalent of £11,342. 8 graduated from University, 3 with BSc degrees in Engineering, 1 with BSc in Chemistry, 1 with BSc in Animal Science, 2 with BA degrees in Management and 1 with a BA degree in Economics. One girl, unfortunately, did not complete her university course.
We supported Fiker Getnet last year to study Electrical Engineering at the Maritime Academy in Addis Ababa. He successfully completed his course and is now on the high seas, last heard of in China.
Destaw Temesgen graduated in 2015 with a BSc in Civil Engineering. He was working in Addis Ababa but competed, and won, a scholarship from the Ethiopian Roads Authority and is now back at University, studying for his Masters degree. Two of our students were unsuccessful in getting a place in grade 11. They have left the fund.
Two of our students, who were unsuccessful in gaining a place in grade 11, have joined the local FE College and we have agreed to support them throughout their programme. One girl from grade 12 did not get a place at University and we are continuing to support her at the Medical College in Dessie, where she is studying nursing.
28 of our students are continuing in the fund in session 2016/2017. We have taken on 16 new students and are therefore supporting 44 young people this year. 17 are at University, 4 are at college and 23 are in various stages of the school system.
Many thanks to our committees, June, Margaret and Morag in Scotland and Tefera, Habtamu and Teshale in Ethiopia. They all contribute their time to ensure the smooth operation of the fund.
The fund was started because of the generosity of the members of Hamilton Bridge Club. A Bridge tournament was again held this year and the proceeds were added to the fund. Thanks to everyone who has donated throughout the year. There are far too many to mention here but I hope that you have all had a personal thank you. Without your donations there would be no fund and these young people would not get the support they need to give them the chance of a life out of poverty.
Susan
You can download the full SASF Report 2015-2016 as a PDF for printing or offline viewing
Financial Accounts 2015-2016
Download SASF Accounts 2015-1016.
You can also find these details at OSCR, the Scottish Charity Register, by searching for our name or charity number – SC044015.
Alternatively use this direct link:
http://www.oscr.org.uk/charities/search-scottish-charity-register/charity-details?number=SC044015.
Eyerus Sisay
Eyerus was one of our first 10 students who joined the fund in 2009. We have supported her through grades 11 and 12 at school and through 5 years at Axum University. She now has a BSc in Engineering and a handsome husband. It is time for her to leave the fund and we wish her every success for her future. We hope she keeps her smile!
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Our Graduates 2016
THANK YOU
Without the support from the scholarship fund, we would never have seen this day.
We are very grateful to all who have contributed.
You have given us a chance of a future and we will do our best to grasp it with both hands.
EYERUS SISAY BSc Civil Engineering from Axum University 
MENGISTU YAREGAL BA in Economics from Bahir Dar University 
ABEBE SALEHU BSc Civil Engineering from Gondar University 
BIRHAN HABTAMU BA in Management from Adama University 
TSIGIMARIAM TAFETE BSc in Chemistry from Bahir Dar University 
TESHOME ANTACHEW BSc Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa University 
HABTAMU MESKER BSc. In Animal Science From Axum University 
BIRHAN TESFAY BSc. In Management from Jimma University
Continuing Undergraduates 2016
10 of our continuing students are in the University system this year.
Only Bikis is scheduled to graduate in July 2017.
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.
BIKIS SETEGN Aged 22 Years ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY Management 3rd. Year 
YENGUSIE MEKONEN Aged 22 years AXUM UNIVERSITY Engineering 4th. Year 
FIKER GETA BAYE Aged 21 years ADIGRAT UNIVERSITY Civil Engineering 3rd. Year 
ABAY TESFAW GESESE AGED 19 years MEDA WELABO UNIVERSITY Nursing 2nd. Year 
DAGNACHEW MELKNEW AGED 21 years HARMAYA UNIVERSITY Software Engineering 3rd. Year 
ESHETU TEGEGNE Aged 20 Years BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY Management 2nd. Year 
FRIHIWOT WOLDE Aged 20 Years DEBRE BIRHAN UNIVERSITY Geography and Environmental Studies 2nd. Year 
HZBALEM TEKEBA Aged 19 Years GONDAR UNIVERSITY Geography and Environmental Studies 2nd. Year 
GETNET ADANE Aged 21 Years DEBRE MARKOS UNIVERSITY Engineering 1st. Year 
TEWOLDE MELKAMU Aged 19 Years METU UNIVERSITY Agriculture & Natural Science 1st. Year
Sefi Kelemu
2016 Aged 21
Unfortunately Sefi didn’t get a place at University.
She has enrolled to study nursing at the
Medical college in Dessie.
It has been agreed to support her with 600 birr per month throughout her training.
Continuing Students 2016
We have 12 students still in the school system.
HABTEMARIAM EZRA BERHANIE Aged 16 years HIGH SCHOOL GRADE 9 
NURUHUSIAN UMER Aged 20 Years PREPARATORY SCHOOL GRADE 12 
LEMLEM SHUMEYE Aged 18 PREPARATORY SCHOOL GRADE 11 
TEDDY W/GABRIEL Aged 20 Years PREPARATORY SCHOOL GRADE 12 
YOHANNES SHAMBLE Aged 10 Years ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADE 2 
LIDIYA TADESSE Aged 10 Years ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADE 5 
BIMREW DEBASH Aged 14 Years ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADE 7 
BIZUYE TSEGAWU Aged 17 Years ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADE 8 
DINKU AYENU Aged 23 Years PREPARATORY SCHOOL Grade 12 
EZRA TSEGANEW Aged 22 Years PREPARATORY SCHOOL GRADE 12 
GETAYE BELAYE Aged 25 Years PREPARATORY SCHOOL GRADE 12 
MEKONNEN CHASE Aged 22 Years PREPARATORY SCHOOL GRADE 12
Gashaw Mekonen
2016 Age 17
Gashaw has enrolled in a Front Office course at the local FE college. It has been agreed to support him with 600 birr per month while he receives his training.
Ashenafi Yiman
2016 Age 18
Ashenafi has enrolled in a Front Office course at the local FE college. It has been agreed to support him with 600 birr per month while he receives his training.
Hiwot Mulugeta Yalew
2016 Aged 20
Hiwot has completed her first year at Axum University where she is studying Marketing Management.
Her parents were both soldiers in the Ethiopian/ Eritrean war, where her father was killed and her mother was disabled.
Her mother is unable to give her any support at University and she has struggled to manage during her first year.
She is now in her 2nd. Year of study.
It has been agreed to support her with 600 Birr per month.
Adna Habtu Amare
2016 Aged 20
Adna is the eldest of 8 children. Her parents live in the countryside, are very poor, but are committed to ensuring that their children are educated.
Adna is very clever and achieved an excellent mark in her grade 12 national exams.
She has started in her first year at Debere Markos University where she is studying Economics.
It has been agreed to support her with 600 Birr per month.
Anguach Fentie Wessen
2016 Aged 20
Anguach’s father died when she was a grade 5 student. Her mother lives in the countryside 45 Km. from Lalibela, is very poor and tries hard to support her 3 daughters.
Anguach moved to Lalibela to continue her studies into grade 9. She worked in a bar at night to earn money but was hassled by some of the men and changed to working as a labourer when it was not school time.
She scored well in her grade 12 national exams and has now started studying Engineering at Jijiga University.
It has been agreed to support her with 600 Birr per month.
Tadesse Birhanu Engidaw
2016 Aged 25
Tadesse has an ambition to be a lawyer.
He is from the countryside and it takes him 2 days to walk home from Lalibela. His mother recently died and his father is 81, very poor and unable to give Tadesse support.
Tadesse did well in his grade 12 national exams and is now in his first year at Semera University where he is studying accounting.
It has been agreed to support him with 600 Birr per month.
Tilaye Biset Hailu
2016 Aged 19
Tilaye is from Shimsha, 10 Km. from Lalibela. His parents are subsistence farmers and are very poor.
He did very well in his grade 12 national exams and is now in his first year studying Veterinary Medicine at Mekele University.
It has been agreed to support him with 600 Birr per month.
Getahun Fentaw Mequint
2016 Aged 23
Getahun is from Gelesot, 36 Km. from Lalibela. His parents are very poor subsistence farmers and there are 8 in the family.
Getahun lives in a rent home in Lalibela. In his free time he works as a labourer and does some teaching with other pupils in order to survive.
He was given an application form by Tefera, chairman of the Lalibela committee, and didn’t hand it in. When asked why not in, the school was wanting 50 birr to give him his results and he didn’t have 50 birr. Tefera gave him the money!
He passed grade 10 with great distinction and was first in his class in grade 11. He is now in grade 12.
It has been agreed to support him with 600 Birr per month.
Tibebu Amha Mengistu
2016 Aged 20
Tibebu is from a village called Shallo, 38 Km. from Lalibela.
His parents both don’t keep well and can’t give any help. He is the first of the 8 children to reach grade 11. He lived with his grandmother but she has recently died and he is struggling to manage at school.
He passed grade 10 with very great distinction and was first in his class in the grade 11 exam. He is now in grade 12.
His ambition is to be a politician and change the face of Ethiopia!
It has been agreed to support him with 600 Birr per month.
Saleamlak Bisetegn Adane
2016 Aged 18
The Lalibelan committee flagged Saleamlak as from a very poor family.
He is an only child, his father died 11 years ago and his mother tries to manage by working as a labourer when the work is available.
He passed grade 10 national exams with great distinction and was first in his class in the grade 11 exams. He is now in grade 12.
It has been agreed to support him with 600 Birr per month.
Mareg Abebe Fentie
2016 Aged 18
Mareg is from Erfa, 35 Km. from Lalibela. His parents are subsistence farmers and have no money to give him support.
He lives in a rent house in Lalibela and works as a labourer in his free time in order to survive.
He was third in his class in grade 11 and is now in grade 12.
It has been agreed to support him with 600 Birr per month.
Demeke Tesfaw Adera
2016 Aged 19
Demeke is from the countryside, 30 Km. from Lalibela.
His parents are subsistence farmers and have no money to support him. They are against him continuing at school and want him to return to work on the land. He has 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
He passed grade 10 with very great distinction and was second in his class in the grade 11 exams.
He is now in grade 12 and has ambition to be a doctor.
It has been agreed to support him with 600 Birr per month.