HOPEthiopia Photo Blog » Stories of our friends.

03 Aug

Seedlings waiting to be planted

New seedlings waiting to be planted

01 Aug

Education team 2011 arrives at Harbu Chulule high school

2011 Canadian Education team visits the Harbu Chulule high school

27 Jul

Melaku and the Bamboo hut

Melaku hangs out by a traditional Dorzu Bamboo hut

16 Jun

Extreme team in Ethiopia

Team members – Kathy, Gelebo, Brian, Glenda, Bobby, Andrea, Kelly, Derartu, Olivier, missings are: Vince (left for Ghana), Mersea, Shife, Ralph (taking picture)

14 Jun

Seedlings growing on South site

Cordia seedlings growing at the south site

30 Apr

Thumbs up

Thumbs up are given to the team as we visit the village streets

29 Apr

Smiles galore

The health care team brings joy and hope. This smiles tells all.

28 Apr

The crew hangs out

Rene and Kevin hang out with their local Ethiopian crew

21 Mar

Bamboo coverings for the nursery

Bamboo coverings have been built and are ready for protective grass coverings to be placed

20 Mar

South site reforestation nursery

This image shows one of our reforestation nurseries on the south site by the "Gong" river. This is just in the initial stages of development …

19 Mar

Family is ready for their new home

2 New homes have been completed

18 Mar

Mud walls being applied to new home

17 Mar

Construction underway for new home

Master’s Academy and College in Calgary, Canada teams up with Hopethiopia to provide new homes for people living in remote south eastern Ethiopia Construction of a …

16 Mar

A villagers home

A local villagers home

14 Feb

sharing the love…

Holding hands and taking a walk the health care team was able to share some love.

13 Feb

wisdom and experience

Some of the stories about what individuals experienced were astounding. Practical stories of wisdom were well received.

12 Feb

walking the dusty road

A fter a long day of treatment at the health centre, Glenda and Ralph – a husband and wife team, get to take a …

11 Feb

best friends

Kevin and Renee get a chance to make friends with some of the local Ethiopian youth. Denise and Renne, dental hygienists from canada and Switzerland did …

10 Feb

a man of character

The Hopethiopia team encountered people and faces that were full of character. This man was a fine example.

09 Feb

a good challenge

For some reason we encountered lots of children that would like to stick peas and other objects into their nose and ears! A real challenge …

08 Feb

beautiful colors!!

Many of the patients that we saw at the clinic came dressed in beautiul and vibrant colors

07 Feb

pick me…

Often we would encounter hundreds of people waiting at the health centre gates waiting for treatment.

06 Feb

Renee at work

Renee, one of our hygienists from Switzerland does a great job in treating the patients with dental hygiene.

05 Feb

waiting…

Life can be hard when one lives on the land and work is very challenging and weather dependant.

04 Feb

waiting my turn

Each patient waited patiently for their turn to see one of the professionals on the health care team. Sometimes they would wait all day.

03 Feb

just like new

Feeling rejuvenated after visiting the doctors and dentists at the Hopethiopia health care clinic.

02 Feb

a helping hand

Members of the local Ethiopian community came out to lend a hand in the health care centre painting project.

01 Feb

paint pans

The health care team was able to organize painting of the health centre,

31 Jan

hmmm!

Dr. Peter of Clagary, Canada reflects on the days activities at the health care centre.

30 Jan

end of the day

finally its the end of the day and this young girl will get her turn to see the health care team.

29 Jan

dr. ralph treats a patient

Dr. Ralph from Calgary, Canada provides dental treatment for the many people seen at the health centre.

28 Jan

toothbrush love

A young girl receives dental care and then receives her gift of a toothbrush.

27 Jan

woman waits

A woman waits for her turn to see the health care team.

26 Jan

proud papa

A proud papa looks on as medical attention is provided.

25 Jan

bandaged up

A young girl that had received some burns from a broken pot is bandaged and treated by the health team.

24 Jan

hanging out

The kids at the clinic just hang out and have fun together.

23 Jan

Sadness

A woman ponders what lies ahead.

22 Jan

peaceful

A woman is caried by stretcher from a distance and peacefully waits to see the team.

21 Jan

men at gates

Man waits at the gate to see the dental team.

20 Jan

the long wait

Often a long wait was required by patients as the health care team saw hundreds of people.

19 Jan

hauling water

Hauling water is a responsibility for all people no matter what the age.

18 Jan

Sunset on the highlands

A beautiful sunset behind a traditional home on the Ethiopian highland plateau.

17 Jan

Peter and the boys

Peter, one of the Canadian emerg docs, heads out of town with the boys.

16 Jan

Walking in town

Glenda walks the road in town with a group of local friends.

15 Jan

Fun on the road

Cracking a whip on the road is lots of fun and an important skill.

14 Jan

Valuable bottles

A young boy collects some water battles.

13 Jan

I wonder?

A young Ethiopia boy looks on at all the activity at the health centre.

12 Jan

All the angles are covered

Youth learn how to brush their teeth together in a group teaching session by Denise and Renee, dental hygienists from Canada and Switzerland.

11 Jan

Intensity

Young boy is eager to learn how to brush his teeth. Denise and Renee do a great job teaching oral hygiene.

10 Jan

Toothbrushes for free!

The "Tooth Fairy Foundation" of Calgary, Canada provides some toothbrushes to Hopethiopia

09 Jan

Medical testing

A woman gets some medical tests done

08 Jan

Satisfaction

A woman is satisfied that she will be seen for treatment

07 Jan

Fun at the gates

06 Jan

Hi there!

05 Jan

Who’s looking at me?

04 Jan

Anticipation at the gates

Youth wait eagerly at the health centre gates

03 Jan

Checking medical tests

Natalia from Calgary, Canada checks out som emedical tests

02 Jan

Remote Dental Hygiene

Denise from Calgary, Canada provides dental hygiene treatment to rural Ethiopians

01 Jan

Checking out the health care clinic

An elderly man arrives for treatment

30 Nov

A cup of water

Sometimes the only thing that was required form the Health care team was a clean cup of water and a hug.

29 Nov

Renee gets a work out

Here Renee, one of the Hopethiopia dental Hygieneists from Switzerland, gets a real work out cleaning teeth that have never received this kind of treatment …

28 Nov

Sitting around the centre

Here one of the cute kids hangs around the centre and gets to play with members of the health care team.

27 Nov

Smiling Dad

A smiling dad is thrilled that the health care team will be able to help treat the severe burns that his young daughter had sustained

26 Nov

Fevers galore

Fevers were a very common finding due to sanitation issues in the local and surrounding community

25 Nov

Dental Hygiene

A young girl receives dental hygiene from Denise, a hygienist from Calgary, Canada

24 Nov

Dental treatment

Dr. Scot Campbell gets ready to see some of the hundred's of patients that are waiting. No dentists have ever been to the project site …

23 Nov

Crowds wait for treatment

Every day that the health care team would arrive hundreds of locals would be waiting to be seen for treatment

22 Nov

The Dusty Road

Dry season at the Health Care site means lots of blowing dust as the bus arrives into town

21 Nov

New school building for Garbo

Hopethiopia is now making plans to build a new elementary school building in the community of Garbo.

20 Nov

Rolling

A scenic shot of clouds rolling in over the rolling hills that surround Harbu Chulule. The white rectangle to the left of the bottoms of the trees …

19 Nov

Knowledge

This is one of the walls of the elementary school in Harbu Chulule. As you can see, the wall is decorated with the periodic table of elements …

18 Nov

Vibrancy

That colourful building in the distance is the Orthodox Church of Harbu Chulule.

17 Nov

The ponderder

Sometimes team members needed some time to just sit and think about the day. Matt found the perfect place in Harbu Chulule to do that.

16 Nov

Beauty

This is just a glimpse of the beautiful land that surrounds all of Harbu Chulule. This photo was taken near their elementary school.

15 Nov

Field trip

During the rainy season the roads get quite washed out in Harbu Chulule. This meant that we got the opportunity to walk around the town …

14 Nov

Cutie

I could not resist taking a picture of this cute little girl in Harbu Chulule.

13 Nov

Follow me!

The kids would run behind, in front, and beside the truck as we entered into Harbu Chulule. They would follow us to wherever we were …

12 Nov

Arable land

This photo was taken on the land that was given to HOPEthiopia. This is where the team got an opportunity to do some reforestation. The …

11 Nov

Stoicism

The kids of Harbu Chulule really liked seeing their pictures on the screen of my digital camera. Many of them would strike three or four …

10 Nov

GOOSE!

Matt running as fast as he could after being selected as the goose during an absolutely massive game of duck duck goose with the elementary …

09 Nov

Duck duck duck…

This little girl and Kathy were eagerly awaiting the start of what was probably the world’s largest game of duck duck goose.

08 Nov

New hat

The kid in the front sure found an interesting use for a baseball glove. I think he started a fad because soon after there were …

07 Nov

Game Face

These kids really showed me how to get your game face on.

06 Nov

The crowd

These joyful elementary students were following around Dr. Ralph Dubienski just waiting for the next exciting event at the sports camp held by HOPEthiopia.

05 Nov