September 10. 2019 Dear Friends, A brand-new year is once again upon us. This coming Thursday, on September 12, 2019, Ethiopians from around the world will celebrate the start of their New Year, 2012, which, according to the Ethiopian...
September 3, 2019 Dear Friends and Supporters, On Saturday October 19th, we will be celebrating a milestone, one that seemed impossible at the beginning – FKL, the Fregenet School is 15 years and going strong! With friends and supporters...
August 19, 2019 Dear Friends and Supporters, On August 10, we were privileged to attend Empower the Community Weekend in Washington D.C. The event which attracts attendees from surrounding areas and beyond was filled with activities, vendors, prominent speakers...
July 30, 2019 Dear Friends and Supporters, “Thankfulness brings you to the place where the Beloved lives” Rumi. This quote is a gentle reminder of how we have arrived here in a spirit of thankfulness, at our 15th year anniversary...
May 1st , 2019 Dear Friends and Supporters, As you may remember, on May 22, 2018, the Fregent Foundation issued a press release about the Bishoftu Project whose aim is to expand educational access to children living outside of...
April 1, 2019 Dear Friends and Supporters, On the 23rd of February 2019, a group of 7 young physicians held an annual health screening for the students of Fregenet Kidan Lehitsanat (FKL). Although similar screenings have been held yearly...
February 25, 2019 Dear Friends and Supporters, We are thrilled to announce to you that seasoned runners, Iyob Tessema, Amanda Rutendo and Tina Hidreth are running the LA Marathon on March 24, 2019, to support and raise money for...
December 26, 2018 Dear Friends and Supporters, It is that time of the year when we conclude another exciting school year and bid farewell to the students who have aged out of our school. We say goodbye to our...
November 5, 2018 Dear Friends and Supporters, On the foundation’s first quarter meeting of the 2018/19 fiscal year that was held this past September, the board of directors had the pleasure of adding to the Fregenet Board of Directors...
October 15, 2018 When I first started working with the Fregenet school I was very excited and eager to make a change in the children’s lives. I felt the need to help those that were less fortunate than I...