New Hope News & Updates
April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023
Our New Hope kids celebrate Eid this year with Board Members, Nejah Abdulsamed and Dr. Abduselam Barre in their home in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
March 12, 2023
April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023
Most Sundays, Dr. Abduselam Barre and Nejah Abdulsamed spend their afternoons with the children learning about a new topic or playing educational games.
May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
Fuad (middle) has recently moved away to begin his first year of college at Gonder University where he will be studying Biomedical Engineering! We are very proud of him and wish him all the best!
May 2, 2022
May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
Celebrating Eid with our kids at the home of ejah Abdulsamed and Dr Abduselam Barre in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
May 13, 2021
May 12, 2022
November 10, 2019
Our New Hope kids celebrate Eid this year with Board Members, Nejah Abdulsamed and Dr. Abduselam Barre in their home in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
November 10, 2019
September 30, 2019
November 10, 2019
We are so happy that two of our Board members, Nejah Abdulsamed and Dr. Abduselam Barre, were able to spend the holiday of Mawlid with our children! For this special occasion, Nejah and Dr. Barre took all the children out for lunch and were able to spend the afternoon with them playing activities.
September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
Great news!
Three of our students have passed their 8th grade national exams! Two of our kids, Bethlehem and Amir have scored above a 90% on their exam. We are extremely proud of all of our kids and wish them all the best in their school work!
June 4, 2019
September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate! Today marks a joyous holiday where we celebrate with all of our kids by enjoying food, music, dance, and quality time together. Our children were able to celebrate with the New Hope founders, Nejah Abdulsamed and Abduselam Barre, in their home in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia as a family.
June 30, 2018
August 25, 2016
June 30, 2018
Big news! We have our very first high school graduate! Idris has graduated and is now attending university in Northern Ethiopia where he is studying Physical Therapy.
Our current census is now, sixteen children; 12 boys and 4 girls. We are proud to say that all our children are doing well in their studies and thriving in their daily lives.
August 9, 2017
August 25, 2016
June 30, 2018
Damon and Heidi Ramigalo continue to contribute to New Hope in many ways, most recently, they purchased clothing for the children. Their compassion and involvement with the kids is extremely appreciated.
August 25, 2016
August 25, 2016
August 25, 2016
New Hope is now home to seventeen children, ranging in age from 6-18 years old. Our youngest, Helen, is making progress in language development and her social growth is amazing. Our eldest, Idris, is now in private school and adapting to his new learning environment. The children are overall doing well in school, several of them ranking in the top 3 of their class.
June 8, 2016
August 19, 2012
August 25, 2016
See our newly brightened wall in our common room where our kids and volunteers have decorated the walls with their favorite colors and have placed their handprints to decorate their home!
August 9, 2014
August 19, 2012
August 19, 2012
New Hope is now home to fifteen children. Overall, the children have performed well in their academics and those who were previously struggling have shown significant improvement! School resumes in September.
August 19, 2012
August 19, 2012
August 19, 2012
This photo here captures Nejah Abdulsamed and Dr. Abduselam Barre celebrating Eid with all of our New Hope children. Eid is a holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.