Attending class with full confidence!

Sosina Efirem is one of the young women receiving support from Hiwot Ethiopia and is visually impaired. She’s 24 years old and was born in Deneba, the woreda town. Her parents got divorced when she was very young. Her father abandoned her and her mother and even they don’t know where he is living. When Sosina was three years old, they moved to a neighboring town where she attended school until 10^th grade, when she moved back to Deneba. Her mother does not have the ability to afford expenses for educational materials and even Sosina’s basic needs including house rent. When she heard that Hiwot Ethiopia offered help to girls like herself, Sosina presented her case to the safe home committee. Ever since 2016, she has been one of the beneficiaries. The support she receives allows her to attend school just like other girls about which she said: ‘If I didn’t have the monthly financial support from Hiwot Ethiopia, I wouldn’t be able to attend school.’  Furthermore, she has received a cane, stationary materials, schoolbooks and financial support, which has helped to attend her class confidently. This has resulted in her recent completion of grade 10, and she is currently awaiting the national exam result. In the future she wants to be a journalist.