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
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day
Today we celebrate the teachers who have forever impacted our lives through the power of education. Let us introduce you to a few of our most dedicated teachers, impacting lives forever in rural Northern Ethiopia. These incredible individuals are pouring their hearts and souls into the ...
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April 29, 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
Stronger, Faster, Higher!
98 students from 8 schools met in Debub (in rural Northern Ethiopia) on April 9th, 2011 to compete in volleyball, soccer, running and Question and Answer competitions in an imagine1day-sponsored 2011 Sports and Art Competition. Under the hot Ethiopian sun, boys vied for ultimate soccer glory, girls faced off to see ...
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April 13, 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
Ella Batten’s OneNight for1Day
A “Creatribution™” organized by youth, featuring youth for youth in Ethiopia. By Sarah Porchetta North Vancouver -- On May 16th 2011, young performers from all over the lower mainland are coming together at Capilano University’s Birch Theatre to help raise money for children’s education in Ethiopia. This very special evening called OneNight for ...
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March 21, 2011
dish’ED at Docker’s Diner
For our guests, dish'ED is fine dining in an unexpected location. For me, dish'ED is creative momentum with an incredible team. It's also months of planning that culminates in an 18-hour day -- an 18-hour day I'd never miss. Creatributor(TM) Graham MacLennan in Action at dish'ED I love to cook. It's my ...
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March 16, 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
