{"id":1604,"date":"2023-08-24T23:05:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T23:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?page_id=1604"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:00:21","slug":"sponsor-a-school-place-addis-ababa-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/sponsor-a-school-place-addis-ababa-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsor a School Place &#8211; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1604\" class=\"elementor elementor-1604\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d73bff9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"d73bff9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b94f83\" data-id=\"4b94f83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7a5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a7a5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sponsor a school place -<br> Addis Ababa, Ethiopia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0422dc 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Some\u00a0of you may have volunteered there. It was this school that inspired the founding of VLM, with our first volunteers being welcomed there in 2002. We now have this sad message to share from Sr Aster &#8211;<\/p><p>&#8220;Due to the governments new policy of developing land along rivers, houses are being demolished and we are sad to say we also had to say goodbye to Atse School. The school was officially closed in July and workers are labouring day after day destroying it. The students, teachers and parents were devastated. We also joined them in crying the sorrow in the goodbyes. Parents expressed their gratitude to the Daughters, to VLM donors, volunteers and founder Fr Michael McCullagh. Everything has its beginning and end. Please pray for our people, especially for the parents and students of Atse School. So many VLM volunteers have done marvellous work here.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9dd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b9dd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We would love to help give children who attended Atse school the chance to continue their education at St Mary&#8217;s School run by the Daughters of Charity in Addis Ababa. For <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u20ac30 per month or \u20ac360 for the year<\/span><\/strong> you can sponsor the school fees for a child from Atse. If you are interested in giving a child the gift of education please get in touch or donate using the button below. 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Some\u00a0of you may have volunteered there. It was this school that inspired the founding of VLM, with our first volunteers being welcomed there in 2002. We now have this sad message to share from Sr Aster &#8211; &#8220;Due to the governments new policy of developing land along rivers, houses are being demolished and we are sad to say we also had to say goodbye to Atse School. The school was officially closed in July and workers are labouring day after day destroying it. The students, teachers and parents were devastated. We also joined them in crying the sorrow in the goodbyes. Parents expressed their gratitude to the Daughters, to VLM donors, volunteers and founder Fr Michael McCullagh. Everything has its beginning and end. Please pray for our people, especially for the parents and students of Atse School. So many VLM volunteers have done marvellous work here.&#8221; We would love to help give children who attended Atse school the chance to continue their education at St Mary&#8217;s School run by the Daughters of Charity in Addis Ababa. For \u20ac30 per month or \u20ac360 for the year you can sponsor the school fees for a child from Atse. If you are interested in giving a child the gift of education please get in touch or donate using the button below. Thank you. Your sponsorship will provide &#8211; School place for a child for a year Daily lunch School books Bus transport to school (if needed)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1604","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sponsor a school place - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Many of our previous volunteers will fondly remember the school in Atse, Ethiopia. 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