Hello, friends!  I'm at a fantastic conference this weekend and we have been challenged to do a 24/hour fundraising contest!   Won't you please join me? You can read more about this below.  Tribe Conference + Help One Now fundraising challenge will focus its efforts on Keeping Families Together, specifically in Ethiopia. 

Strong families are the foundation of strong communities. Strong families can prevent poverty orphans. Strong families fight trafficking and abuse. Strong families promote physical, mental, and spiritual health. Strong families boost local economies. Strong families provide HOPE for a better tomorrow.

These local families are on the brink of disruption — not for lack of love, but because they lack resources. Our Family Empowerment program, lead and managed by Aschalew Abebe and his team, helps parents increase their capacity not just to provide for their families, but to thrive! Through situation-specific training, as well as the provision of resources ranging from a milking cow or other farm animals to equipment for small entrepreneurial opportunities like beauty salons or family bakeries, these families are taught how to succeed.

Our goal for this challenge is to raise awareness of the outstanding work done by our local leader, Aschalew and to empower families in Ethiopia. By raising $1,000, you can send 1 family through the 7-step family empowerment program. Just last year, 33 families (primarily led by single mothers) completed the program with a 94% sustainability success rate, and an average increase in income of 591%!

Are you ready to do Simple Good!?