This is what some of our volunteers had to say about the time they spent at the EEF hostel in Addis Ababa.
Greg Climenhaga, Retired Social Worker from Ontario, Canada
I volunteered for EEF with my friend and colleague from a hospital in Ontario, Canada, where we had both recently retired. This was a wonderful experience volunteering in the Ethiopian Education Foundation hostel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The EEF staff made us feel so welcome and were very helpful in assisting with adapting to the culture...
Al Boogard, Ontario, Canada
"My visit to Ethiopia began as a dream several years ago, something to expand my life experience after retirement. I could not have begun to imagine how life changing my time at the Ethiopian Education Foundation (EEF) hostel would be. From the moment my friend Greg and I arrived at the Bole airport in Addis Ababa,...
Danyeh Gutema, 20, Engineering student at Cornell University, USA
My time with the Ethiopian Education Foundation has been a life-changing experience that words can barely begin to explain. The staff at Iko Poran and EEF worked diligently to ensure everything ran as smoothly as possible. The students of EEF are the most amazing part, all with golden hearts. They made me feel welcomed and part...
Yun, Geun, and Sangweon, South Korea
"It was a unique experience interacting with students from such different settings to where we are from. This part of the trip (around the world) we are sure will be the most memorable as we felt that we have been able to contribute something” “It was different to what I expected – I thought, being Africa,...
