W.I.S.E. Training
This November we got to celebrate as more than 100 of our moms graduated from a micro-finance training program developed by an organization called Women in Self Employment (W.I.S.E.). W.I.S.E. is run by Ethiopians for Ethiopians. They have been in Addis for more than 20 years and have a vast understanding of business and what […]
Coming to America
The immigrant story – it’s written into the fabric of the American story, often a hot topic in the media, and fiercely contested among citizens and politicians. But what makes an immigrant? What turns a citizen into an emigrant and then an immigrant? In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia there are those who dream of coming to […]
You cannot change the world!
One woman recognized his need for help and true hope. Together, we can change the future for a single life, one individual at a time. It’s impossible for one person to change the world, but every individual can make an impact. That’s why The Adera Foundation extends an open invitation to everyone to visit its […]
Scholarship for Success
Cheryl Isom reflects: “My latest trip to Ethiopia with Adera Foundation in February introduced me to a young man that I couldn’t help but admire. I want to introduce you to Schefferew. Schefferew is a servant leader. I met him in our feeding program at Hiber Primary School, and observed him both in October 2017 […]
Adera makes an appearance on Local 8 CBS | Knoxville, TN
Feed your Passion!
Use your Voice! We invite you to challenge 10 friends to each give $5 to the Adera Foundation’s feeding program. By empowering your community to be a part of adera’s mission you are empowering a child to be able to learn with a full stomach! What can you do with $5? 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 Or you can […]
Elisa Addis, Turning Loss Into Love in Ethiopia
Elisa and her son Elnatan (2015) Anyone who knows Elisa will tell you that her beautiful smile is a perfect reflection of her heart. At the age of twenty-six, Elisa is celebrating three years of marriage and the proud mom of a three year old son. Elisa loves her job as a nurse and social […]
Love People, Not Projects
I had a very humbling conversation the other day with some of my Ethiopian friends. It started with me asking the question, “What do Ethiopians think about all of these white people who come here to serve?” (This is a question I have often wondered, because I always get a wide range of reactions to […]
Yabsera, in Ethiopia
Little Yabsera is just one of the many reasons I have returned to Ethiopia year after year to photograph for the Adera Foundation. Watching little Yabsera grow and blossom within the loving arms of her mom and the Adera of foundation is living proof that child sponsorship changes lives. Without Adera, children like Yabsera have […]
Searching with all of your heart….
From my time in Ethiopia – “We think that by protecting ourselves from suffering we are being kind to ourselves. The truth is, we only become more fearful, more hardened, and more alienated. We experience ourselves as being separate from the whole. This separateness becomes like a prison for us, a prison that restricts us […]
