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Bethlehem Bruke: Grade 2

a 2nd grader at HMCHA School. Her younger sister is
Hasn’t started school yet. Her father earns about $5 as a day laborer when he can get work. It has been very difficult to feed a family as prices have sky-rocketed in the last few years and they often skip whole days of eating a meal.
Tokuma Teshome: Kindergarten

is in Kindergarten and loves school going to HMCHA
School. His family of 6 lives on about $7 a month. Dad is a day laborer and
step-mother sells cultural drinks that she makes a home. He would love to
have a sponsor!with his aunt, father disappeared
Gelane Ayano: Grade 2

is a bubbly 2nd grader at the HMCHA School.  
Since her family has no land to plant crops, her father works as
a day laborer to be able to feed their family of 4. He can earn about $5 a month
so  they often go hungry.