Description In this story based on an Ethiopian proverb, a turtle that loves to Talk goes on an adventure with an eagle.
Our focus is to support nonprofit organizations and their programs that provide literacy, K-12 education, and leadership as well as that support the parents and communities where the kids live, in Ethiopia.
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.
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. 5% of children attend pre-school or kindergarten, and the adult literacy rate is 49%.
Only 5.
Ethiopia\'s population is 44% children, ages 0-14 (43 million out of 97 million total).
Profits from Books sales will be used to create, print, and distribute more Ready Set Go Books to kids in Ethiopia, Africa\'s second most populous country.
She is also the founder of the nonprofit organization, uCode Girl.
Betty\'s passion for literacy and for Ethiopia inspired her to write and publish a picture book, The Alphabet Takes a Journey: Destination Ethiopia.
Author Jane Kurtz heard this story from Betty Gronnenberg, an American born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This book is for practice in reading Amharic and English.
Description In this story based on an Ethiopian proverb, a turtle that loves to Talk goes on an adventure with an eagle
