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		<title>Addis Ababa, ET &#8211; Tailoring training helps young man support his family &#8211; 6 Nov 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/11/06/addis-ababa-et-tailoring-training-helps-young-man-support-his-family-6-nov-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a difficult start to life, a young man from Ethiopia is using vocational training to support his mother and three younger siblings. He is multiplying the impact of his training by enabling his younger siblings to continue attending school. Ermias comes from a small village in rural Ethiopia. After &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa, ET &#8211; Vocational training helps youth move towards self-reliance &#8211; 15 July 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/07/15/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-helps-youth-move-towards-self-reliance-15-july-2015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 15:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tamirat is 17yrs old. He came to the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a year and a half ago due to a conflict with his stepfather. He is originally from Oromya, one of the biggest regional states of Ethiopia. He was also the 1,000th registered child in Retrak’s history. Tamirat &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa &#8211; Retrak helping boys move off the streets &#8211; 11 Apr 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/04/11/addis-ababa-retrak-helping-boys-be-independent-after-homelessness-11-april-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/04/11/addis-ababa-retrak-helping-boys-be-independent-after-homelessness-11-april-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2015 22:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between April 2014 and March 2015 Retrak served 13 boys in its Vocational Training Program in Addis Ababa. This was two more than their original goal of 11 boys. As of January 2015 eleven of them are still enrolled in the program. Five boys found jobs in different garment companies after &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa, ET &#8211; Garment Industry comes to Ethiopia &#8211; 30 Oct 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/10/31/addis-ababa-et-garment-industry-comes-to-ethiopia-30-oct-2014/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/10/31/addis-ababa-et-garment-industry-comes-to-ethiopia-30-oct-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of 2014, six boys were enrolled and attending vocational training (VOT) in tailoring; three of these boys were funded by the grant from Better Lives. These boys have finished their training and have begun apprenticeships as tailors. A further two boys (who are also funded by Better &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa, ET – Bereket enjoys teacher role – 1 Aug 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/08/29/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-1-aug-2014/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/08/29/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-1-aug-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retrak’s Vocational Training Program for street children in Ethiopia has the ultimate goal to reduce the prevalence of street children in Addis Ababa, by helping them make the transition from street life back to their families and communities through long term resettlement programs. Six boys are currently enrolled and attending &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa, ET – Vocational Training – Aug to Oct 2013</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/11/21/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-aug-oct-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/11/21/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-aug-oct-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ultimate goal of Retrak’s Vocational Training Program for street children in Ethiopia continues to be to reduce the prevalence of street children in Addis Ababa, by helping them make the transition from street life back to their home families and communities through long term resettlement programs. Our successes this &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa, ET – Vocational Training – May to Jul 2013</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/09/05/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-may-to-jul-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/09/05/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-may-to-jul-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retrak’s Vocational Training Program in Ethiopia has the ultimate goal of reducing the prevalence of street children in Addis Ababa, by helping them make the transition from street life back to their home families and communities through long term resettlement programs.  Programs that include helping the children qualify for jobs. Six boys &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa, ET – Vocational Training – Jan to Mar 2013</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/05/31/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-jan-to-mar-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/05/31/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-jan-to-mar-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 19:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The goal of Retrak’s Vocational Training Program in Ethiopia is to prepare children, who have been living on the streets of Addis Ababa, to make the transition back to their home families and communities through long term resettlement programs. In the first quarter of 2013 six boys have been enrolled in Vocational Training &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Addis Ababa ET &#8211; Vocational training &#8211; 31 Dec 2012</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/03/05/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-31-dec-2013/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2013/03/05/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-31-dec-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, the private foundation that supports Better Lives administrative costs also helped support Retrak’s vocational training program for older street boys in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Retrak’s program supported 23 street children in vocational training over 12 months.  We are delighted to report that all 23 boys have graduated and &#8230;]]></description>
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