During my trip to Ethiopia in November 2011, I had the honour of meeting and spending time with the women involved in Mission Ethiopia. These are the women that suffer from Leprosy, HIV and severe poverty, these are the women that we are start ing a life long partnership with! I was able to interview 5 women that represent the majority of the group. The first woman's name is SINKNISH
1. Question: What do you like best about being a part of Mission Ethiopa?
Answer: The link with people, the feeling of unity , the church and the offering of hope
2. What do you love and value about your country Ethiopa?
Answer: I love the right to be equal, even suffering from Leprosy
3. What do you hope to accomplish/goals about working together with the group of women?
Answer : M y goal is to help others
4. What are your thoughts about us (Canadian adoptive mothers of Ethiopian born-children, coming here to start a partnership with you? Do you have any questions or concerns?
Answer: Excited!!!
5. Do you have any dreams for your life?
Answer: more education, currently have grade 6, would love to be a Doctor for humans
6 If you could purchase one thing for your child what would it be?
Answer: a home for shelter and then a car to drive my child around
7. Do you have an important symbol in your possession?
Answer; Bible
#2 Name: TSEGANESHI
1. What do you like best about Mission Ethiopa?
Answer: having a job through the support of the church
2. What do you love and value about your country Ethiopia?
Answer: women's rights improved
3. What do you hope to accomplish /goals about working together with this group of women?
Answer: work hard within the community and within this house
4. What are your thoughts about us (Canadian adoptive mothers of children from Ethiopia) coming here to start a partnership with you?
Answer: excited!!!
5. Do you have any dreams for your life?
Answer: I would love to be a Teacher
6. If you could purchase one thing for your child what would it be?
Answer: essential clothing item
7. Do you have an important symbol in your possession?
Answer: Bible
#3 name: MEDHANIT
1. What do you like best about Mission Ethiopia?
Answer : unity and assistance with physical needs
2. What do you love about your country Ethiopia ?
Answer: love the country in general, government improving acceptance of leprosy survivors
3. What do you hope to accomplish/goals about working together with this group of women?
Answer; working and learning something new
4. What are your thoughts about us ( Canadian adoptive mothers of children born in Ethiopia) coming here to start a partnership with you ?
Answer: We appreciate what you are doing to share the burden of our children that need loving families , we sometimes feel overwhelmed and helpless with this profound situation, . Excited to work with you
(This response brought me to tears)
5. Do you have any dreams for your life?
Answer: many dreams: teacher , secretary (skills for this now), singer , writer, author of fiction book of family ( would like to have it published)
6. If you could purchase one thing for your child what would it be?\
Answer: computer
7. Do you have an important symbol in your possession'
Answer: No I do not have anything ''
#4 Name: ALEM
1. What do you like best about Mission Ethiopia
Answer: Unity with my sisters
2 What do you love and value about Ethiopia?
Answer:
land is good and green, hope for the future
3. What do you hope to accomplish with Mission Ethiopia?
Answer: complete more business, possibly a green house
4. What are your thoughts about working with Mothers with a heart for Ethiopia?
Answer: Excited
5. Do you have any dreams for your life?
Answer: To become a doctor to help street children
6.If you could purchase one thing for your child what would it be ?
Answer: house, car, opportunity to see the country
7. Do you have an important symbol in your possession?
Answer: Hope
#5 Name: AMSALE
1. What do you like best about Mission Ethiopia?
Answer: opportunity to have physical needs met and spiritual needs
2. What do you love about Ethiopia?
Answer: leprosy rights integrated into society
3, What do you hope to accomplish?
Answer: creative, grow together
4. What are your thoughts about working with Mothers with a heart for Ethiopia
Answer: you are helping our children, we can do more together!
5. Do you have any dreams for your life?
Answer education- to become a nurse
6. if you could purchase one item for your child what would it be?
Answer: currently renting a home- would like to buy a house
7Do you have an important symbol in your possession?
Answer: Positive attitude
* I would like to formally thank Bissrat who is a wonderful citizen of Addis, who was the official translator for these interviews
* The live interviews were videotaped and will be available for viewing very soon on our website, so please look for this.