Roots Ethiopia

Roots Ethiopia has some exciting campaigns happening now and on the way!



Our Income Generating Activity Campaign kicked off in October and we are only 6 more away from our goal of 30! We have such a fantastic community of supporters and I am continually amazed at how giving people can be. It's only $28 a month to support one full IGA. This means so much to the individuals we provide seed money to because they are able to sustain their families, put their children to school and have economic stability. Supporting an IGA really does support an entire family.




We have partnered to help promote and support the Amacho Wato School Learning Resource Project. This has been going on since September and the results have been tremendous. A board member of Roots is working with a friend in Ethiopia to provide materials to students in 9th and 10th grade. Money for phase one of the project has already been used to purchase textbooks and the second phase is almost complete, with a down payment made for the book shelves and desks.



When you shop AmazonSmile, Amazon will make a donation to Roots Ethiopia! You don't have to do anything but buy the gifts you were planning on getting anyway. Simply use this link to log onto Amazon and your donation will be made to us!




And on the horizon...



December 3rd is Giving Tuesday!




Consider Roots Ethiopia when making your end of the year donations! We can accommodate a one time gift or a reoccurring monthly donation.

The Way America Works

I just became inordinately emotional trying to explain menacing and threatening to my son.




I know some day it won't matter how sweet he is, he'll appear that way to someone.





"In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate."
Toni Morrison

Roots Ethiopia donation raffle

In honor of Timkat, Roots Ethiopia having a donation raffle today! Every $10 you donate you get one entry into the raffle to win one of these gorgeous, hand knit with plant-dyed wool from Wyoming, stockings!

But that's not all folks! Each stocking will be filled with Ethiopian coffee from one of the only all female millers in Ethiopia AND chocolate sourced and made in Madagascar.

Head on over to the Roots Ethiopia donation page and show us some love! You can choose where your money goes: the general fund, a school sponsorship or an income generating activity. But, trust me, wherever it goes, it will be used wisely and will be greatly appreciated!

Also this...

A community of women has gathered together from across the U.S. (from New Hampshire to Oregon) to sew on behalf of women in Ethiopia. Our ‘Upcyle for Ethiopia’ team is repurposing burlap coffee bags to support mothers in Gojjam Ethiopia. Women walk for days to deliver babies in crowded and ill equipped rooms. We aim to change that by supporting Clinic At A Time as they build a new labor, delivery, and recovery suite for women in Gojjam Ethiopia. Upcycling coffee bags makes perfect sense to us; coffee originates from the beautiful country of Ethiopia! Our coffee bags come from all over, but resonate with the essence of Ethiopia. Our hope is that ‘Upcycle for Ethiopia’ sells YOU an awesome product, and delivers improved medical care to mothers and babies in need. 

*We will be selling our burlap upcycle items beginning on November 1 through December 10 on etsy. Our shop is called "Upcycle for Ethiopia."

Clinic At A Time Etsy store

A community of women have gathered together from across the U.S. (from New Hampshire to Oregon!) to sew on behalf of women in Ethiopia. 

Our ‘Upcyle for Ethiopia’ team is repurposing burlap coffee bags to support mothers in Gojjam Ethiopia. Women walk for days to deliver babies in crowded and ill equipped rooms. We aim to change that by supporting Clinic At A Time (www.clinicatatime.org) as they build a new labor, delivery, and recovery suite for women in Gojjam Ethiopia. 

Upcycling coffee bags makes perfect sense to us; coffee originates from the beautiful country of Ethiopia! Our bags come from all over, but resonate with the essence of Ethiopia. Our hope is that ‘Upcycle for Ethiopia’ sells YOU an awesome product, and delivers improved medical care to mothers and babies in need.

*We will be selling our burlap upcycle items beginnning on November 1 through December 10 on etsy. Our shop is called "Upcycle for Ethiopia."