Waiting Children

Habtamu, boy age 12, Grade 4

Attends HMCHA school, family of 6,

monthly income is $18.
Helps his disabled father farm

Gemechu, boy age 8, Grade 1
Attends HMCHA school, family of 7, his sister had to quit school to work in the city, father wants Gemechu to be educated.

Meskerem, girl age 10, Grade 3
Family of 6, monthly income is $12.
Lives with grandparents & mother
Mother is illiterate & wants her children to be educated.

Sabontu, girl age 10, Grade 3
Family of 7, monthly income is $15. Parents are illiterate, wish they had been able to go to school. Sabontu is #1 in her class of 38

Sifan, girl age 11, Grade 4
Family of 4, monthly income is $17. Father is alcoholic and violent, income comes from mother. Sifan is #3 in her class of 33

Adisu, boyl age 14, Grade 8
Family of 8, monthly income is $20, family rejected Adisu when he became a Protestant, but now have reconciled when the church helped Adisu get treatment when he was very ill