The Power of Personality by Neil Jones
How did I end up in the middle of Africa? This was not even on my radar 3 months ago. Wasn't Ethiopia the place where they had that terrible famine when I was a kid? Surely it's better now but why would I want to go there? The answer:...
Tales From the Field by Trish Hack-Rubinstein
November 21, 2014 I arrived in Addis Ababa, very early on Thursday morning and after checking in to a very beautiful and cozy guest house, headed to the school. The children are thriving! The care and love they receive at school is overwhelming and is what keeps me...
Learning Lessons In Life At Fresh and Green by Angela Chukunzira
I was a volunteer at Fresh and Green and it ended up being a learning experience which transformed me beyond my imagination. The whole experience made me view the world from a whole new perspective. As a volunteer, you pass on various skills to the rest of the...
Chiropractor Helps Fresh and Green Academy Students
I would like to thank Fresh and Green Academy for an amazing life experience in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. My husband, a school teacher and myself a Chiropractor, set out the summer of 2011 to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. While in Africa, I wanted to utilize my...
Friends of Fresh and Green Academy Board Members and International Foodie Volunteer, Enjoy a Week in Addis Ababa at Fresh and Green Academy
Friends of Fresh and Green Academy board members Trish Hack-Rubinstein, Gregg Rubinstein, Lyuba Halkyn, and International Foodie and Writer, Elyse Pasquale spent the week of April 24, 2011 with the amazing children at Fresh and Green Academy. The group arrived in...
A Generation of Fatherless Children
In 2005, Ethiopia had 4,414,000 orphans, the second-highest number in Africa. You could easily double if not triple that number to determine the number of Ethiopian children being raised without a father or a significant male member of their household.Among our 90...