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Last week, KEEN was able to make one HybridLife Community member’s donation dreams a reality. Throughout the month of August, KEEN collected over 1,500 pairs of shoes for Le Toukoul Orphanage, a group of orphanages in Ethiopia.
The shoes are being collected by volunteers of Ethiopian Orphan Relief (EOR). EOR is a non-profit made up of adoptive parents who work to improve the living conditions and lives of Ethiopian orphans by working with the orphanages and adoption agency care houses to provide supplies, infrastructure and experiences. EOR has partnered with established non-governmental organizations, such as Le Toukoul, as well as AHOPE for
Children (a home for HIV positive children), Children’s Heaven (a home for orphaned teenage girls) and Children’s Home Society and family services Hope for Hosanna Project (a project by an American adoption agency to build a school and medical facility in Ethiopia)
At present, 13.2% of the children in Ethiopia, 3.8million, are orphaned. International adoption touches only a tiny fraction of these orphans; in 2006, only 731 Ethiopian orphans were adopted by American parents. EOR exists to serve the needs of these orphans by improving their lives and living conditions.
EOR’s current projects are to provide a playground at Toukoul, a water filtration system for AHOPE for Children, a facility to house Children’s Heaven and a sanitation system for the Hope for Hosanna School.
If you would like to contribute to these projects, or receive more information, please contact EOR at info@ethiopianorphanrelief.org or visit the website at www.ethiopianorphanrelief.org.
Tags: donations, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orphan Relief, hybrid.care, Le Toukoul Orphanage, shoes
Thanks KEEN!! What a spectacular way to make a difference in so many lives. Your generosity is an example reminding all of us to do our part to help not just locally but globally. You rock.
As a prospective adoptive parent (from Ethiopia), I give you a HUGE pat on the back. No, I take that back. A HUGE hug. Thank you! I will continue to proudly support your company!
I have been a HUGE Keen fan for years! As an adoptive parent of twin boys from Ethiopia, this gives me even more of a reason to love Keen Footwear! Thank you for supporting such a great cause!!!!!!
Wow!! Thank you Keen for donating shoes to the children of Ethiopa! Those children will be thankful and it makes me like your company even more! I’m spreading the word! Keep up the good work and generous spirit!
Yay, KEEN! Am already a KEEN fan and am so grateful for your contribution! My niece has 3 precious kiddos from Ethiopia, so we are always interested in the work being done by Ethiopian Orphan Relief.
Thank you for your generosity, KEEN! What an incredible gift to those kids! We need more companies like you guys out there!
Your amazing Keen!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this amazing donation! As a founding board member of EOR and Mom to a daughter from Ethiopia we say thank you! Your generosity will help so many children in Ethiopia! Like Sunshine, we’ve been fans of Keen in our house for years! We love you even more know!! Thanks again! We will take lots of photos in Ethiopia and send to you!
What an amazing donation! Keen makes a great product and I am sure the children will LOVE their shoes. Our daughter, born in Ethiopia, is on her second pair at 20 months and will need a new pair soon. I cannot wait to go out and buy her next pair. Thank you for your generosity.
GO KEEN! What an incredible donation that will make such a difference in so many lives. Our family, including a great little boy from Ethiopia say THANK YOU for your donation and for making a great shoe, we are huge fans!
Jim, Thank you so much for your wonderful contribution. This is the orphanage that our son and daughter are at. We leave the 12 to pick them up. You have done an amazing thing that will make such a difference in so many children’s lives. Thank you!
Becky and Naing Zaw-Tun
[...] KEEN donates over 1,500 pairs of shoes to orphanages in Ethiopia [...]
KEEN, Words cannot express the gratitude for this wonderful donation. We will continue buying your shoes because we can see that our money is well spent on not only a great product, but that you truly care about others.
Having been to Ethiopia and the Le Toukoul orphanage to bring home our precious Ruby and Roman, I have seen first hand that the children will benefit greatly by these shoes.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Keep up the GREAT JOB!
Thanks Keen for your generous donations! You will have made many Ethiopian children’s faces light up with joy. Thank you for stepping up to make a difference in the lives of others, not just locally but globally. I am and will always sport my keens with pride.
Thank you for your kindness and generous donation.You are making a DIFFERENCE!!
Awesome shoes! + Amazing gift! + Great people! = HAPPY KIDS!
We have three grandchildren from Le Toukoul orphanage. I’ve seen pictures and heard of the excellent care provided by the staff there. Those little toes still at Le Toukoul appreciate the comfort and support from your most generous gift of 1500 shoes. Thank you so much.
Thanks so much for the donation of so many shoes to the Ethiopian orphanage. All of us need to be aware of other peoples needs, not just those close to us that we see either daily or often but globally as well. Kudos to you!
I just want to say “thank you” for being an example to all of us. Your generosity hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Matthew 25:38-40
When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’
What a gift. You all are amazing! Thank you from a family that has been through the Toukoul orphanage, what a bunch of amazing smiles you are personally responcible for. Powerful! Thank you!
This is amazing to see! I have good freinds that, they’re children came from Le Toukoul orphanage. I love to see the support in a “bad economic time!” Thanks so much!
What a donation to Le Toukoul orphanage, what a GREAT example. If other companies would do the same especially in today’s climate that would be something else.
A million thanks to KEEN for the generous gift to Ethiopia’s children. As a founding board member of EOR and the mother of an amazing Ethiopian tot, I thank you from the bottom of my orange Barcelonas. My first Barcelonas cushioned my feet all the way to Ethiopia and back. How nice to know that Ethiopian children will enjoy the same comfort and support.
It is really a great job. May heavenly God bless u for what u did for those kids in Ethiopia. Actually I am from Hosanna town where I was brought up and when I hear good news about my people I rejoice a lot.
In Ethiopia many childern could not realize their potentials due to lack of opportunities and access to resources. keep doing the good job.
I have been a HUGE Keen fan for years! As an adoptive parent of twin boys from Ethiopia, this gives me even more of a reason to love Keen Footwear! Thank you for supporting such a great cause!!!!!!
And thanks for being a KEEN fan!
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