 WHAT IS IT?
A registered Canadian charity, started in 2002.
WHO IS BEHIND PARTNERS?
Private citizens in Alberta and British Columbia.
WHERE?
Partners does aid work in Ethiopia – 17th largest country in the world with a population of about 75 million - per capita annual income of about $125.00 - presently 1.6 million HIV orphans.
UNIQUE FEATURES OF PARTNERS:
100% of donations go directly to projects in Ethiopia - all operating expenses are paid personally by Partners' directors and the Columbia Foundation.
All projects have an Ethiopian "partner" - usually a local volunteer group or village - who contribute 15-20% of the cost - usually in labour or materials.
TRACK RECORD:
Partners has completed over 40 projects and presently has more than two dozen in progress.
TYPES OF PROJECTS:
- Micro-financing & income generation projects for unemployed and underemployed women.
- School construction and supply of school materials.
- Community Education on malaria and HIV.
- Group Homes for HIV orphans.
- Building footbridges and making schools, hospitals, and markets accessible during the rainy season.
- Digging wells/ Protecting springs / Clean water supply.
- Trades training for older HIV orphans.
- Polio rehabilitation: manufacture of crutches and braces
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