Third stop of the day.. The Mother and Children Rehab Center, also in Addis. This center houses nearly 80 children who would otherwise be on the streets. It was created by a woman named Jutta (unsure of proper spelling) who is from Germany and she provides schooling, art, dance, music, and other types of training for women and children. Her philosophy is that she can't help everyone, but those who she can support will live well. While we were there the children performed dances and songs for us. It was so beautiful that it brought a lot of us to tears- yup, most of us lost it when the kids starting singing "Lean on Me" in English!!
By the end of the day we were all pretty overwhelmed. I felt like my life is so insignificant compared to what these "heroes" are doing! These people have given up their entire lives to creating better lives for children and adults in need. Absolutely amazing.
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