Wow! Can you believe it’s been 20 years since For-Ethiopia began its journey? We’ve come a long way since 2004 and this July, a young woman we have supported since she was just seven years old graduated with an accounting degree! In fact, this summer, we celebrated five girls and one boy graduating from higher education.
To mark our 20th anniversary, and to help us celebrate throughout the year (September 2024 to August 2025), we want to inspire you to do something special with your friends and families. We know times are tough, but even small actions here in Bristol can create a positive ripple effect 4,000 miles away.
Here are 20 ideas to get you started. Let us know how you do by email or on social media using the tag #FEis20.
- Donate £20 per month towards girl’s education in Ethiopia.
- Invite 10 friends over for dinner for £20 and raise funds to help us stock up Toby’s House bookshelf.
- Run or walk 20 miles with friends and get sponsorship towards sport kits for the Underhill Scholarship awardees.
- Swim 20 laps and ask friends and family to sponsor you to help us build exercising areas at Prudence House.
- Email 20 friends and ask if they’ll donate from £2 per month to For-Ethiopia to cover a girls’ sanitary pad costs for a month.
- Hold a Coffee and Cake morning in your work, school, or home and raise money to build 20 vegetable beds at Prudence House.
- Hold a Fundraising event to help us continue our support of 20 disabled children at Ejere Primary school.
- Hold a Fundraising event to help us continue our support to 20 disadvantaged children in Ifa Berri school.
- Hold a fundraising event of your choice with the theme of 20 to help us continue our support to 43 disadvantaged children in Hawi Boru school.
- Hold a 20 day fast from something you love (coffee, chocolate, cheese) and donate £24 to cover a years’ worth of sanitary pads for a girl.
- Introduce For-Ethiopia to your school, workplace, church, clubs, Rotary, Trust and Foundations you have contact with.
- Encourage friends, family, colleagues to leave a small gift in their will to continue our small but significant impact and transforming lives through education.
- If you’re someone who prays, aim to pray a blessing for For Ethiopia every day for 20 days.
- Cook an Ethiopian dish from the recipe book and invite some friends over to share and donate towards For Ethiopia.
- Donate 20p a day for the year of celebration so that For-Ethiopia can thrive and grow.
- Visit 20 beautiful places throughout the year and make a small donation to For Ethiopia each time to celebrate the beautiful people of Ethiopia.
- Invite a group of friends for a time of creativity together, ask each one to donate £2 to cover girls’ sanitary pads for a month.
- Challenge yourself to read 20 books and make a donation towards books for Toby’s House.
- Sell unwanted items in your home and give £24 of the proceeds towards to cover girls’ sanitary pads for a year!
- If you are feeling fit, complete two 10km sponsored runs!
You can make a donation via our JustGiving page or scan the QR code:
