Children of Ethiopia Education Fund


		Meseret Defar (see below) takes Bronze in the women's 5K at the Beijing Olympics. She will be in Salt Lake City in September to support the Mesgana Dancers. 2008 COEEF Mesgana Dance Tour Schedule: September 7, Ethiopian New Yearʼs Festival @ Lake Merritt Park, Oakland, CA September 13 @ Rose Wagner Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT September 20 @ GW Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC September 27 @ South Orange Performing Arts Center, South Orange, NJ See the Calendar page for tickets and times; and the Mesgana Dancers page for updates. Profiles in Caring: Watch the shows entitled "Children of Ethiopia Education Fund" and "COEEF '07". (Click on the logo to go to the Profiles in Caring web site.) Children's Stories: Mia lived in Ethiopia before being adopted by a United States family. Recently, for an assignment in her English class she wrote about Mr. Norm, COEEF, and her desire to help other people. You may remember her picture from the cover our our first pamphlet. To find out a little more about Mia and her view of COEEF, read her report. Letter from girls at Lem Lem School, Addis Ababa.				Our Mission: The Children of Ethiopia Education Fund exists to improve the lives and futures of girls in Ethiopia; and to allow the opportunity for people in the United States and around the world, who have been more materially blessed, to give of themselves. To sponsor a student in our program, click here! Just Give To donate to our efforts (COEEF Mesgana Dance Tour and other educational efforts), you can use our page at JustGive.org. See our Sponsorship Levels page for more information. Donate to the Mesgana dance tour and other educational efforts.

		Meseret Defar, honorary director of the Mesgana Dancers and supporter of COEEF won the bronze medal in the Women's 5000 meter (8/22/08). We offer our congratulations and wish her well in her future competitions. Meseret, and her husband, Teddy, have been strong supporters of COEEF students and good friends. We appreciate all they do to support our efforts to educate the girls of Ethiopia. On our last trip to Ethiopia in January 2008 she spoke to our students over ‘speaker phone’ at the Phase Academy. Needless to say, the girls were thrilled! Thanks Meseret and Teddy!