Beautiful Music from Charity Event -- Seeds of Africa
Seeds of Africa --- Annual Benefit to help build communities in Ethiopia
https://seedsofafrica.org/
Mission
Seeds of Africa is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to educate and nurture children and their families by providing quality education and community development programs. We move beyond the traditional aid model by shifting from mere relief efforts, to providing students, families, and communities with the resources and skills they need to support themselves and find local solutions to fight poverty, increase civic participation, and enhance community re-investment.
We began in 2008 as an after-school program, and have since grown into a full-time school that serves pre-k to 6th grade students, and a community development program that serves their mothers and other female guardians.
Seeds Programs
Seeds of Africa operates two major programs: Seeding Education and Sowing Community. Seeding Education offers high-quality education to students, in addition to school meals, uniforms, school supplies and medical support. Sowing Community works with families to increase their household incomes and improve their quality of life through health education seminars, adult literacy and entrepreneurship courses, and access to credit.
Nutrition Program
Nutrition plays a significant role on physical and brain development. Today, more than 2 out of every 5 children in Ethiopia suffer from stunting as a result of malnutrition; 76% of malnourished children have problems in cognitive language, and behavioral development. Studies show that malnutrition in school aged children has a negative impact on their cognitive, academic and psychosocial development. Therefore, children who suffer from malnutrition struggle at school; they have lower arithmetic scores, they repeat grades and could have difficulty socializing with their peers. Many of the students we serve live at or below the poverty line and don’t have access to a consistent and dependable food supply, which makes them more susceptible to physical and mental underdevelopment. Our goal is to transition from our current snack program to a full breakfast and lunch program in order to combat malnutrition.
I AM A SEED
I am a Seed. You are a Seed. Together, We are Seeds of Africa.
I AM A SEED is a program that allows everyone to be involved in Seeds of Africa and build intentional relationships with our students in Ethiopia.
