Esther Project
Teaching young women the skills that lead to self-determined lives through educational funding, while also providing essential support in housing and nutrition, as well as access to medical services for overall well-being.
welcome to Making the Grade: Hope for African youth
Enjoy your visit to our site. Take your time to learn about our incredible students and our many projects, including educational funding initiatives (Yeneta), female empowerment and autonomy programs (Esther), hygiene and fresh water access (Nitsu), housing and nutrition support (Gojjo), and essential medical services (medical intervention).
Perhaps you see yourself partnering with us. We are always looking for volunteers, connections, and donations to help our students help themselves.
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Providing Heart Surgery for Babies with Down syndrome
MTG, The Deborah Foundation, and Ethiopian Airlines
Making the Grade, the Deborah Foundation, Rotary, and Ethiopian Airlines have partnered to provide essential medical services for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, sending them for life-saving surgery. We have 7 patients ready to travel to Amrita Hospital in winter 2024. This initiative also supports educational funding, female empowerment, and ensures housing and nutrition for families in need. Let's save lives! Please donate today.
What we do: our current projects
Yeneta- Education
Yeneta- Education
Yeneta- Education
We are committed to providing educational funding and opportunities for our students, which includes support for tuition, mentorship, tutoring, educational supplies, Braille supplies, and transportation. Our services also focus on female empowerment, housing and nutrition, and access to essential medical services.
Medical Services
Yeneta- Education
Yeneta- Education
We are committed to providing life-sustaining and life-saving medical services for our students, their families, and African youth, while also focusing on educational funding, female empowerment, housing and nutrition.
Le'lswa Project
Yeneta- Education
Le'lswa Project
The Le’Iswa (For Her) Project is a transformative initiative dedicated to empowering vulnerable, high-achieving young women in Ethiopia. It represents the combination and evolution of Making the Grade's landmark programs — Gojjo, Yeneta, and Esther — united into one powerful initiative.
Nitsu- WASH
Gojjo- Housing and Nutrition
Esther- Female Empowerment
We are committed to providing educational funding and opportunities for our students, which includes support for tuition, mentorship, tutoring, educational supplies, Braille supplies, and transportation. Our services also focus on female empowerment, housing and nutrition, and access to essential medical services.
Esther- Female Empowerment
Gojjo- Housing and Nutrition
Esther- Female Empowerment
We are committed to providing life-sustaining and life-saving medical services for our students, their families, and African youth, while also focusing on educational funding, female empowerment, housing and nutrition.
Gojjo- Housing and Nutrition
Gojjo- Housing and Nutrition
Gojjo- Housing and Nutrition
Proving housing and nutrition to African youth is essential for their growth, alongside initiatives focused on educational funding and female empowerment, as well as access to vital medical services.
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We are committed to providing educational funding and opportunities for our students, which includes support for tuition, mentorship, tutoring, educational supplies, Braille supplies, and transportation. Our services also focus on female empowerment, housing and nutrition, and access to essential medical services.