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Our 2017 HFK Christmas Catalogue

Here is our HFK Christmas Catalogue! These are no ordinary gifts - these gifts are about changing lives! Please consider looking through these pages to discover the many unique ways that you can inspire, support, and give tangible gifts to the children, families and those living with leprosy in Korah. Give the best gift of all this season - HOPE to those who need it most!   CLICK HERE TO ORDER ONLINE BE SURE TO WRITE IN THE MESSAGE  EACH ITEM # & AMOUNT, THEN TOTAL DONATION

A Student Success Story - Guest Post by Berhanu Dawa, HFK Project Manager

FIKERTE TODAY!  PRIOR TO SPONSORSHIP Fikerete is one of the  children  supported by Hope for Korah since the beginning of the project. Her mother was among the first beneficiaries of  HFK's Income Generating and Family Empowerment Programs. Fikerte’s father (who died two years back) was totally dependent on his wife’s meager income due to his severe health problems. At completion of her grade 10, Fikerte couldn’t score high enough to continue her education and complete her high school. Even so, she dreamed of going to go some college and be graduated at a diploma level. Nevertheless, her family couldn’t afford to pay her school fee. She is the oldest among the siblings and she was forced to share the heavy burden of generating income with her mother. There was no hope for her to pursue further education. Since her family became beneficiaries of the Hope for Korah project, however, their history started to change. Fikerte got a sponsor who supported her to