Leaders of the PAC
imagine1day’s vision is to connect people to greatness. From May 13-15, 2011, our Development Director, Adam Millard, facilitated Leadership Training for 11 members of imagine1day’s Project Advisory Council (PAC) in Wukro, a small town in Northern Ethiopia. Adam leads a Leadership Training workshop for 11 members of imagine1day’s Project Advisory Council ...
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May 20, 2011
Bannock4Books
Macdonald School students were determined to make a difference to the lives of Ethiopian children at imagine1day schools. The student council made a commitment to take action, and the grades 6 and 7 students designed posters and sold bannock to raise money for books for students in Ethiopia. The Bannock4Books Sale ...
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May 12, 2011
The Road to Sustainability
Once upon a time imagine1day trained a small Parent Teacher Association (PTA) from the remote community of Abada. Over the course of their three-day training the members of the PTA learned how to mobilize their community to support project, how to manage their school’s finances and how to increase the ...
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May 11, 2011
Pads for Peers
Atsemba Grade 1-8 Community School is imagine1day’s first set of sibling schools (a Grade 1-4 and Grade 5-8). In March 2010, we built a Grade 1-4 School and in October 2010 opened an adjacent Grade 5-8 School. With basic education facilities and resources taken care of teachers and students at ...
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April 27, 2011
Peacing Ethiopia Back Together
Austin, Texas may seem worlds apart from Northern Ethiopia but students in Austin Trinity Episcopal School’s Grade 7 Advanced Algebra class are doing what they can to get connected to their brothers and sisters on the other side of the world. These 14 creative students and their teacher created their own ...
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April 11, 2011
Creative Classrooms Spark Imaginations
By Leigh Boyle (imagine1day's Communications Officer in Ethiopia) Two years ago, imagine1day implemented the Creative Classroom program in seven of its schools. Under the careful guidance of Desta, one of Mekelle’s top artists and art teachers, students in Northern Ethiopia are unlocking their imaginations and unleashing their creativity. Desta, helping students ...
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March 30, 2011
A New School, A New Future
On Thursday, March 10, the imagine1day team joined the Abada community to celebrate the opening of their very own Grade 5-8 School. After imagine1day's Executive Director, Sapna Dayal, and Country Representative, Seid Aman, cut the ribbon on the new school, hundreds of community members gathered together to reflect on the ...
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March 22, 2011
Imagine That
Women’s Adventure Magazine is the only sports, travel, fitness and lifestyle magazine published specifically for active women. Published quarterly, Women’s Adventure is for women who choose to thrive in the wild. Every edition inspires, informs and invigorates. In the Spring 2011 issue, Women's Adventure Magazine featured an article by James Edward ...
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March 8, 2011
The One Who Believed
"It seemed hopeless for a long time," remembers Adi-Ajero Grade 1-4 Community School Grade 1 teacher, Genet. "When there was no food and no water, it was a challenge to continue teaching because my students were not present. I had 50 students to begin with but only ...
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March 7, 2011
International Women’s Day
Today is the 100th aniversary of International Women's Day, which began in 1911. Each year, we celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present, and the possibility that the future holds. Here are four remarkable stories of incredible women and girls that we have encountered in ...
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March 7, 2011
