Community Project

“The Community Project”

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Construction materials: terracing materials and labor 6700 blocks for toilet construction fuel and transport seedling trees herbs and ornamental trees and travel for purchasing them and labor for planting educational trips for leaders 1. research apple growing and 2. learn toilet design and maintenance Western Union charges long distance charges educational materials for 150 students and teachers mattresses handmade tools. Seedling trees and labor for greening the school site., $21883.00|”

“| Employee Name:, Description:| Fikeremariam Negash, Fikeremariam is a part time project manager working also as a university professor in structural engineering.| Dr Abiyou Tilahun, Dr. Abiyou oversees the academic offering at the school and directs and writes the curriculum for the STEM program. He manages the apple orchard and bamboo propagation nursery and is overseeing extensive landscape planting for shade and classroom vegetable gardens.| Mitiku Garedew, Professor Mitiku keeps the officials and community informed on all aspects of the project and promotes advancing efforts to move the project forward by mobile.|”

“| Activity Name:, Description:| Additional Kindergarten services, We have expanded our kindergarten to three classes with 104 students in three sections of full day classes.| Demonstration Apple Orchard, We have added a demonstration Apple Orchard to train local farmers in fruit production to add this high nutritional value fruit to the regional diet and as a high value crop to add economic benefit to the region.| Propagation Nursery Expansion, We have added new species to our bamboo propagation nursery from the national forest at Wofasha. With 3 viable varieties and much planning with the city for appropriate land use we are positioned to train young farmers in bamboo farming. Bamboo has not yet been commercially developed in the region. It is a renewable building material also used as a biofuel and food source.|”