Since the beginning of humanity, Ethiopia was the origin of some of the most remarkable and important people in history.
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Open Hearts Big Dreams Fund (OHBD) is a 501(3)(c) not for profit organization that believes the chance to dream big dreams should not depend on where in the world you are born.
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Since late 2017, OHBD has published over 100 unique #ReadySetGo dual language titles in three Ethiopian languages plus English and has plans to publish another 100 titles and add more languages in the coming years.
But sayings and idioms and proverbs help people express truths and beliefs in unusual ways.
Sometimes it has to be puzzled out and argued over.
Sometimes the meaning of these sayings is clear.
If an adult says the first half, many children can chant the second half.
Our books are based on wise Ethiopian sayings that often rhyme in Amharic.
Only 5.5% of children attend pre-school or kindergarten, and the adult literacy rate is 49%.
Ethiopia\'s population is 44% children, ages 0-14 (43 million out of 97 million total).
Profits from book sales are used to create, print, and distribute more Ready Set Go Books to kids in Ethiopia, Africa\'s second most populous country.
Ready Set Go Books, an Open Hearts Big Dreams Project, is focused on increasing the literacy rate in Ethiopia through giving readers books with stories in their heart languages, full of colorful illustrations with Ethiopian settings and details.
Side-by-side translations support developing readers in building vocabulary and fluency.
Filled with gorgeous illustrations by Ethiopian artist Daniel Getahun and printed in English as well as Ethiopian languages including Amharic, Tigrinya and Afaan Oromo.
Their story of love and hardship was immortalized as constellations which are still visible in Ethiopian night skies.
But her plight inspired the Greek hero Perseus to intervene in her rescue, and then to marry her.
Andromeda\'s beauty was so renowned that it ignited the jealousy of Poseidon, who sent a great sea monster to devour her.
One of these is the story of the daughter of ancient Ethiopian King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia: Princess Andromeda.
Some of these legends were so famous that they were recorded in ancient Greek Mythology.
The bones of one of the first hominids, Lucy, were found in Ethiopia, and stories of legendary Ethiopians stretch back into ancient history.
Since the beginning of humanity, Ethiopia was the origin of some of the most remarkable and important people in history
