COMPLETED PROJECTS

start date: September 2009
end date: January 2010

Laelay Weste Community School

The remote community of Weste holds all of the history and wonder that comes to mind when one imagines the rich cultural heritage of the ancient Kingdom of Ethiopia. Tucked deeply away in the mountainside, the name Weste literally means ‘hidden’. Just above the plot stands the current open air “dass” school that the community constructed on its own two years ago. While a noble effort with such limited resources, the structure falls desperately short of being conducive to quality learning. The side by side grade one and two classes are made from local stone, branches and straw. Together, we will replace Weste’s Grade 1-2 dass school with a Grade 1-4, fully furnished four room concrete and stone school complete with girls and boys latrines, clean water, fruit tree planting and sports equipment. Further training for Weste’s teachers will also be provided to strengthen gender equality and a student centered approach to teaching. The school will serve 400 school age children per year with the school day will be split into two sessions to ensure a classroom size of no more than 50 children.

The Laelay Weste Community School Project will be possible as a result of the joint efforts and generosity of five groups based in Vancouver's lower mainland, who are pouring countless hours of creative energy and hard work into reaching their fundraising goals. Click on the links below to learn more and support them in their goals:

UBS Wealth Management Vancouver - learn more
Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP - learn more
Lundin for Africa Foundation - learn more
Harold Bishop Elementary School and Kids Helping Kids Foundation - learn more

start date: January 2010
end date: April 2010

Atsemba Community School

Help imagine1day create a generation of future leaders in the community of Atsemba. Perched atop a remote Ethiopian mountain is a village of 3,200 inhabitants. Though over half of the village's population are children, and despite the community's commitment to education, Atsemba does not currently have a school. Together with imagine1day you can change that. With your investment imagine1day will build a fully furnished, four room stone and concrete school with an eight stall latrine to accommodate 400 Grade 1-4 students. The school you support will improve the health, environmental sustainability and long term economic viability of an entire community through the provision of books, teacher training, sports equipment, tree seedlings, agriculture tools and more. Imagine the possibilities.

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start date: October 2009
end date: December 2009

Quality Classrooms – 2009 School Year

Were you a sports day lover or a science fair fan? Was your recess spent in the library or with the creative writing club? With your investment, imagine1day's Quality Classroom Project will allow Ethiopian children to experience a full and diverse education that encourages and inspires their young minds.

Help enhance the quality of education for over 10,000 children in 27 schools by providing teacher training in active learning and sciences or by equipping a school with sports materials, teaching aids, reading and writing materials, and extra-curricular school club programs.

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start date: October 2008
end date: January 2009

Harnet Community School

Nestled in the remote, dry hills of Northern Ethiopia, Harnet is the perfect example of a resourceful, committed community. Together with imagine1day you can build a school that will improve the health, environmental sustainability and long term economic viability for the 375 primary school aged children and their entire community. This project addresses the many barriers that prevent children from fully participating and excelling at school. By supporting a fully furnished stone and concrete four room school, an eight stall latrine, a clean water well, fruit tree planting, health care workshops or teacher training, you will be ensuring every child of Harnet has a real chance for a bright future.

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start date: October 2008
end date: December 2008

Quality Classrooms - 2008 School Year

Were you a sports day lover or a science fair fan? Was your recess spent in the reading corner or with the soccer club? With your investment, imagine1day's Quality Classroom Project will allow Ethiopian children to experience a full and diverse education that encourages and inspires young minds.

With your support we will enhance the quality of education in 11 schools by providing teacher trainings and supplies such as sports materials, science kits, reading corners, and extra-curricular school programs.

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start date: May 2008
end date: November 2008

Adi-Ajero Community School

With your generous support and contributions, all the children of Adi-ajero will have access to quality primary education while the community will benefit from improved environmental sustainability and long term economic growth. The project consists of a four classroom, fully furnished, hollow cement block school for 378 children, an eight stall latrine and a clean water well. The school day will be split into a morning and afternoon session to ensure a classroom size of no more than 50 children. Two thousand fruit and shade trees will be planted and training in water and agricultural management will be provided. Health and disease prevention workshops will be taught to improve and maintain the ongoing well being of the community.

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start date: April 2008
end date: July 2008

Mobilizing - Planting - Maintaining

With your support, imagine1day provided 11 existing schools in the Hintalo Wejirat district of Northern Ethiopia with the building blocks for a self sustaining future. The members of the Parent Teacher Association of each community were mobilized and trained in leadership, financial management, ecology, gender equality and project sustainability. Parents and teachers planted fruit and shade trees and were oriented in environmental conservation and alternative income models. Schools have been equipped with tool kits that will be used to maintain the buildings and surrounding property. Your investment impacted 4,418 children, their families and their communities.

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start date: February 2008
end date: April 2008

Furniture for All in Hintalo Wejirat

It is hard to imagine that thousands of students in the Hintalo Wejirat district of Tigray, Ethiopia were sitting on dirt floors to learn because there weren't enough desks.

With your investment, each student and every teacher in 13 schools now have a desk top to write on and a seat to call their own and classrooms have shelving for books and storage. This project immediately increased the learning capacity of 2,847 boys and 2,732 girls, ages 7 to 14.

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start date: February 2008
end date: June 2008

Seffo Maialekti Community School

Thanks to your valued investment, the Seffo Maialekti community has been provided with the key components to achieve quality primary education and environmental sustainability. The project consists of a four classroom fully furnished Grade 1-4 school, an eight stall latrine and a clean water well. Two thousand fruit and shade trees were planted and training in water and agricultural management has been provided. Health and disease prevention workshops were taught to improve and maintain the ongoing well being of the community.

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Onameya Junior Primary School

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Oshana Junior Primary School

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Adventure Playground in Gobabis

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