This Saturday, 13 October, the Ethiopian Children's Appeal will hold its annual Fall Fundraising Bazaar in Geneva.
The bazaar, which will take place at 99 Espace de Quartier between 11am and 11pm, will feature lots of new items and jewelry made by many different designers, including ECA Founder, Jo Butler. Textiles, scarves, baskets, Christmas decorations and paintings will also feature amongst the wide range of products on sale.
For the children, there will be puppet shows, and beading classes, whilst Ethiopian dance classes will appeal to both young and old. A Chinese auction and tombola prizes should also prove popular with adults.
Jo told knowitall.ch, "All the proceeds from this event will go towards helping rural school children and HIV/AIDS orphans in Ethiopia. Our fundraising events have proved so helpful in the past, and have enabled us to deliver much-needed supplies such as school books, clothing and sports equipment to these children. We have now installed solar energy at one school, built two new quarters for teachers, installed vegetable gardens, and even taught the children how to grow their own vegetables! We have also refurbished the local health clinic, and installed solar power and a fridge for vaccinations. In addition, we have helped to support 16 HIV/AIDS orphans living in a home environment in Addis Ababa."
She added, "Our latest project is to provide scholarships for vocational training and tertiary studies to students graduating from rural schools. The money received at our Fall bazaar should go a long way to helping us achieve our goals."
To find out more and to see how you can help, head on down to this year's Fall Bazaar. Click here to see more details about the event on our Events Calendar.
Ethiopian Children's Appeal Fall Bazaar
99 Espace de Quartier
Charmilles
99 rue de Lyon
Geneva
www.ethiopianchildrensappeal.org
