ABC Children's Aid

Last weekend MCE in Kenya had their inaugural as a result of good academic and all round improvement of performance from the students. The goal is to continue motivating the students to work harder as they continue to demonstrate servant leadership in all aspects of their lives.

Áveitan finishes Waterproject in Burkina Faso.

Áveitan líkur vatnsverkefni í Búrkína Fasó - ABC barnahjálp Haraldur Pálsson og Jóhanna Sólrún Norðfjörð, eigendur Áveitunnar á Akureyri hafa á undanförnum árum, ásamt góðum hópi starfsmanna og vina, farið reglulega til Búrkína Fasó og hjálpað til við hin ýmsu verk – en þó aðallega mjög stórt vatnsverkefni fyrir skólann og ræ...

In all schools where ABC operates, for years, Christmas celebration has been held where the children receive gifts and something good to enjoy. All the children have received the same gift, as the idea is that one does not receive a better gift than the next. Due to the situation in the world, it has unfortunately not been possible to have a Christmas celebration for the children in all the schools, but they still received Christmas presents. Toys, school supplies and food are among the things the children received and as can be seen in the attached pictures, joy and gratitude shines from every face.

Growing trees in Bangladesh - "About 500 different types of trees have been planted on the school's land in this project, including Lemon trees, Bethel peanut trees, Rangan Flower and some forest trees."

https://www.abc.is/trjaraekt-i-bangladess/

The students at our dormitory in Kenya have been diligent in learning about the importance of growing your own vegetables in a garden prepared for them this spring, and here is a little of their harvest.

Education is important, but so is play! Here you can see our students in Kenya playing and studying.
Have a great weekend dear supporters 😃

Fræðsluþátturinn „Stóra myndin: COVID og heimsbyggðin“ verður sýndur á RÚV í kvöld kl 20:00. Þátturinn er hluti af sameiginlegu fræðsluátaki íslenskra félagasamtaka, þ.á.m ABC barnahjálpar, í mannúðarstarfi og alþjóðlegri þróunarsamvinnu sem nefnist „Þróunarsamvinna ber ávöxt”. https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/02/11/vandamal-vesturlandabua-ad-vilja-lifa-ad-eilifu

Our students in MCE Kenya received new school shoes at the beginning of this schoolyear 💕