The Fregenet Foundation 2024 Honoree of Pagume Ethiopian Entertainment and Cultural Center
September 20, 2024
Dear Friends and Supporters,
On September 7, 2024, Mr. Tafesse Woubshet and Mrs. Elizabeth Asrat, founders of the Fregenet Foundation, were honored with an achievement award by the Pagume Ethiopian Entertainment and Cultural Center, an organization dedicated in giving recognition to people who make life changing contributions to various aspects of the Ethiopian society. It is an organization based in Los Angeles, USA. This is the 6th annual award ceremony for the organization.
The event, which took place at the Hilton Garden Inn in El Segundo, California, featured five other distinguished honorees from various walks of life. These included, people from academia, entertainment, journalism, and nonprofit organizations to include FKL. It was an enjoyable and successful event attended by members of the Ethiopian community as well as friends and supporters of the Fregenet Foundation. This, well-deserved recognition, highlighted 20 years of dedicated community service by the Foundation which runs its operation from the Los Angeles office and The Fregenet Kidan Lehitsanat School in Addis Ababa. FKL prides itself as being one of the few in the country committed to providing free education for children who come from underprivileged backgrounds. As such, the Foundation has successfully educated hundreds of children and fully covered the cost for education, food, clothing, and stationery.
With the plan to expand its operation to other parts of Ethiopia, The FKL built a state-of-the-art elementary school in Bishoftu which is now fully operational. The organization is currently, in the process of upgrading the facility in Addis Ababa. This modern, state of the art, facility is expected to be completed in the coming few years.
The Fregenet Foundation is honored to have been recognized with this award. It is not just a recognition of its years of dedicated service, but also serves as an encouragement and moral boost in its commitment to expand and deepen its operations and continue to help this underserved community.
We sincerely thank the Pagume Association for their recognition. We take this auspicious moment to extend our thanks to all our esteemed supporters in Ethiopia, the USA, and around the world. This award and recognition belong to them as well, as it would not have been possible without their unreserved support over the last two decades.
We thank all of you and kindly ask that you continue your association with us and support the Foundation and the school in any way you can.
The Fregenet Foundation