Dera is a small town in Africa.  They need our help!  Disease, general living conditions, war, and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia threaten to destroy the traditional family structure. Young children often fore go education and lose hope for a better future in order to provide immediate care for younger siblings. Those children cared for by extended family members strain limited resources and often end up in servitude to the family hosting them. Children whose parents die from HIV/AIDS are stigmatized and too often ostracized because of simple ignorance and fear.​

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Through our non-profit organization, Hope Arising, we have been able to help bring fresh water to Dera, supply computers and educational supplies, build gardens and teach sanitation and health.  But we wouldn't have been able to do all of this without the help of amazing people like you.  All of the proceeds of this event will be going directly to benefit the children and families in Dera.  

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To learn more about Hope Arising and Dera, click here.