Below are a few pictures from the most recent trip that the 
Three Roots Leadership Team took in Ethiopia in June 2015. 



This was the face that greeted us every morning, once we crossed the river into the community. Taddele proudly carried our bags on the long walk into the community each day.


*Taddele is waiting for a sponsor. Click here to sponsor him!







Team member and Health Program Manager, Abby, was never without a crowd of friends on the walk in!






The first two days were spent with community leaders discussing community challenges and solutions. In this picture, some of the leaders are drawing a map of the community to share with the group.  


Once we discussed maps of the community, we asked the participants to list the challenges in the community. They ranked the following challenges as the top four: education, health, income, water. The community had never done these activities before, and they embraced these conversations enthusiastically!





After spending two days evaluating challenges, the community leaders chose a Child Selection Community to begin a sponsorship project in the community.




Here, the Child Selection Committee is presenting the names of all 50 children to community leaders for review.





Helping to address a significant need, our team conducted several health trainings.  




Hand washing is critical to protecting families from preventable diseases.



Recently, we’ve added HIV/AIDS education to our health training initiative, in response to a request from the community.  





In one of our two focus communities, we trained 55 women in basic health education.




The team always loves spending time with the children, doing skits, songs, activities, and games.



All of our teams work with incredible translators who have also become our dear friends. We are so blessed trough their friendship, leadership, and translation!



“Dream Land” is always a favorite spot! One of several lakes in the region, we always reflect on the critical shortage of water in communities while here. It’s a beautiful spot.


This is Eliyas and his family. We were able to visit the homes of all 50 children in the sponsorship program, so that we could meet their families and learn critical information about their needs.

*Eliyas is waiting for a sponsor. Click here to sponsor him!





This is the view from the top of the community, while walking from home to home. Farming is critical to livelihood and creates a beautiful landscape!









We always have a small crowd of friends that follows us around the community. These are a few of our constant buddies!




Our Country Director gathers all families in the sponsorship program together to officially welcome them.  






Here the child sponsorship documents are becoming official!


We dare you to sit among these children and not love them! Here our Education Program Manager doubles as the music teacher!

Hirut, Lydia, and Tenaye, sitting in the front row, are still waiting for sponsors. Click here to sponsor one of them!




After meeting with the teachers at the primary school, we donated several bags of supplies for the school, though we couldn’t walk there because of the mud and rain.




The most joyful part of these trips is the friendships we make with our friends in Ethiopia. Here Nick, our Communications Project Manager, and Mamush, a young leader in the community, share some final laughs before saying goodbye.

A favorite spot for teams is the top of Entoto Mountain in Addis Ababa. Here we reflect on the trip and pray for Ethiopia. We also celebrate our drivers, like Goitome, shown here.

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