08/28/2017
The First Day of School
Little
tables,
short
colorful
chairs,
games
and
flashcards
decorate
the
inside
of
Ms.
Genet’s
classroom.
Soon,
the
seats
will
be
filled
by
five
and
...
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08/10/2017
A New Day For Wereqet
Wereqet
struggled
to
to
find
a
job
in
Ethiopia,
where
most
opportunities
are
typically
reserved
for
men.
A
loan
from
Glimmer
set
her
on
...
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07/05/2017
Global Changemakers
This
summer
students
at
the
Austin
Tennis
Academy
are
launching
a
$100,000
campaign
to
bring
education
and
clean
water
to
children
in
rural
Ethiopia.
...
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10/05/2016
Big Change for Little Birchiko
In
the
early
morning
before
school,
10-year-old
Birchiko
grabbed
her
yellow
jerry
can
and
joined
her
friends
on
the
short
walk
to
the
new
...
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01/19/2016
Growing and Thriving in the New Year
We’ve
completed
our
first
year
of
work
as
part
of
our
five-year
commitment
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar.
In
partnership
with
the
community,
we
...
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08/05/2015
Excitement at the New Minzero Library
When
Glimmer
first
arrived
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar,
one
of
the
most
striking
areas
of
need
was
in
education.
Today,
thanks
to
the
...
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04/01/2015
Revolutionizing Rural Community Development
Glimmer
led
an
exciting
workshop
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar—bringing
together
our
local
construction
partners,
local
government
representatives,
and
community
members
from
each
of
...
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03/22/2015
World Water Day 2015
In
our
first
year
of
work
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar,
we
will
start
building
wells
that
will
bring
clean
water
to
this
community.
...
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11/12/2014
Celebrate the Season & Give Hope
Glimmer
is
raising
$1.4
million
for
the
first
year
of
work
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar.
As
we
gear
up
to
launch
projects
in
...
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09/17/2014
Glimmer's Approach in Gondar
With
the
rainy
season
drawing
to
a
close,
the
Glimmer
team
is
preparing
to
go
back
on
the
ground
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar
...
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06/01/2014
A Desire to Learn
Glimmer's
assessment
team
recently
visited
the
existing
schools
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar.
We
found
them
in
varying
states
of
disrepair,
some
leaning
dangerously
...
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05/03/2014
Our Assessment Begins
Today
our
work
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar
begins!
Over
the
next
two
weeks,
our
staff
will
visit
dozens
of
proposed
project
sites
—
...
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