At the Entoto Community Center, men and women are earning a living creating beautiful jewelry. 105 people are now being trained in this job creation program. Many of the residents of Entoto Mountain, outside of Addis Ababa, live with HIV/AIDS. They have no real way to meet their daily needs, no access to clean water, no adequate shelter, no quality health care and little means of sustaining themselves and their families. But they do have the will to create and to build on opportunities presented to them.
Beza International, WOGA's Ethiopia partner, began this jewelry-making program just a year ago and is currently working on finding both international and national markets for this creative and unique jewelry.WOGA: LA's team to Ethiopia spent a day and a half at the Entoto Community Center and got to meet and spend time with these gifted men and women and their children.
If you are interested in the jewelry, some of which is made using coffee beans, contact Cheryl Lovejoy at lovejoyrc@aol.com
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