I do apologise for being a little slack of late in the blogging department, it may be a little cliche of me to say that I've been busy, but it's true! there is so much involved in the logistics of setting up an NGO and there just aren't enough hours in the day to get it all done. I will get there eventually though!
S tells me that the kids are all well, they had last week off from school as they just finished exams.
Other than that, not much else new to report. There are a million things to be done over there though, but they all seem
to be on hold until i get back- the mayor will not grant our license until he sees me back in ethiopia as they recently had a westerner open an orphanage then went back overseas never to be heard from again! I need to sit down and have another chat with him and prove I am very seriously committed to this project and it's longevity.
But i shall do this next week as I am making a very last minute trip back to sort out this issue with he mayor, as well as to hire more staff and keep things moving forward. I will be looking for land to build the permanent orphanage, as well as looking at ways to make the project sustainable. AT the moment I am considering opening some kind of training cafe/ restaurant similar to projects i visited in Asia. I need to investigate the viability of this option.
Most importantly, I will be taking needed clothes, books, shoes & learning materials & giving them all a massive big hug!!
We now have 6 full sponsors for the kids and only need 4 more to keep the orphanage running! Very exciting stuff.
Will update again soon with pics x
