February 21, 2008
Greetings from eLIFE to all our friends and supporters:

The Ethiopian Library & Information Foundation For Education (eLIFE) commitment to the idea of ending illiteracy in Ethiopia, page by page, continues. Thanks to the generosity of our many friends, our supporters, and the dedicated service of the volunteers, we were successful in securing and shipping over 33,000 new books, 15 computers and 5 printers to the children of Ethiopia. This shipment of materiel represents the logistical aspect of the goal of establishing the initial round of libraries and learning centers under the banner of our organization, eLIFE. The books and computers have now arrived to the port city of Djibuti.  We are now faced with unexpected additional cost of clearing port as well as customs and storage fee totaling $12,000 .

As always in a time of desperate need we have no alternative other than to appeal to you our friends and supporters to bring us home to victory, calling on you to help us fill the breach once again. Success is within our grasp. For the forgotten and neglected ones of
Ethiopia, your gift of the present that always gives is so close, so palpable, help us help them grasp this tangible expression of care and compassion. Let us seize the time and help change the life of one girl, Debritu, one boy, Gutama, an elder whose hourglass is fast ebbing and the shepherd whose cup is full of wisdom if only the world had a chance
to share in it. Imagine, you have the ability to expose one, two or potentially millions to the magic and enlightening power of books and reading and the transforming power of the pen.

 

The impact your donation makes in the life of each Ethiopian is immeasurable. To make your donation of any amount to eLIFE, please go to HTTP://www.ethiopianlife.org/donate.htm , click on the Pay Pal logo and follow the directions.