About the project
This initiative is delivered in partnership between the secondary school and the Create Impact NGO. It will cover one year’s learning and living expenses for six girls attending Grades 9–12.
The girls have strong academic potential, but are at immediate risk of dropping out. The hosted scholarship program is aimed at students living rurally whose families are unable to relocate or pay for transport to school, so without the scholarships, these girls would be unable to finish their education.
The school includes purpose-built accommodation called the Kidus Hostel, which provides a free, safe and supportive environment including dormitories, a library, dining room, kitchen, bathrooms and garden. The girls will be funded to live on campus during the year of the scholarship, with all meals supplied as well as caretaker services and mentoring.
Ethiopian communities are currently seeing particularly high rates of girls not in school. In addition to COVID, Ethiopia has seen war and civil conflicts that have closed many schools and ended young people’s studies.