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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>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethiopia (ET)]]></category>
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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>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/07/15/addis-ababa-et-vocational-training-helps-youth-move-towards-self-reliance-15-july-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 15:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
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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>Caba, PH – Waves Scholar looks to the future– 31 Jan 2015</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/01/31/caba-ph-waves-scholar-looks-to-the-future-31-jan-2015/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2015/01/31/caba-ph-waves-scholar-looks-to-the-future-31-jan-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2015 00:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Oliver]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GA is a Waves of Love Assistance Fund education scholar.  The scholarship has helped very much, because before GA was awarded it her family struggled to send the children to school. Her mother and father’s income barely covered the family’s basic needs, and the family of five survived on what &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Caba, PH &#8211; Waves Learning Center is operating – 29 Nov 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/11/29/caba-ph-waves-of-love-training-center-nov-29-2014/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/11/29/caba-ph-waves-of-love-training-center-nov-29-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2014 23:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edita Rimando, the former President of Waves of Love Assistance Fund (Waves of Love), once dreamed of building a training center dedicated to helping disadvantaged families in her community. Edita’s town, Caba, is a coastal town in the province of La Union that is mainly dependent on farming and fishing. &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Dar es Salaam, TZ &#8211; Molly&#8217;s Network provides valuable training &#8211; 22 Oct 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/11/03/5620/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/11/03/5620/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 01:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main focus of this quarter has been capacity building for Molly’s Network partners. We have designed and started implementing tailored plans with six partners, and held our first members’ meeting since we conducted their assessments.At the end of Quarter 2 we met with the six local partners that needed &#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>Los Alamitos, USA – Mark benefits from leadership training – 29 Aug 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/08/29/los-alamitos-usa-leadership-academy-29-aug-2014/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/08/29/los-alamitos-usa-leadership-academy-29-aug-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 04:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chris.wade@wfcf.org]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark’s experiences are a strong testimony to how a supportive environment, a desire to help others, and leadership training can help a person succeed. It was late May in 2004 when 7 year old Mark first walked into the Youth Center accompanied by his mother. His family had just moved &#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>Educate! UG &#8211; Leadership and Entrepreneurship Fellowship Recipients &#8211; 18 Mar 2014</title>
		<link>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/03/18/educate-uganda-fellowship-recipients-18-mar-2014/</link>
		<comments>https://betterlives.org/archive/blog/2014/03/18/educate-uganda-fellowship-recipients-18-mar-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sam barns]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2011 Better Lives has supported Educate! in its mission to empower the next generation of socially responsible leaders in Africa. This year Better Lives provided funding for two young leaders to receive leadership and entrepreneur training. Educate! selected Patrick Luzze, from Kampala, and Pauline Madudu, from Jinja. Patrick first &#8230;]]></description>
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