Outreach
At Rise Up Lijoch, we partner with schools, individuals, and businesses to send school supplies and other materials to Ethiopian schools in an effort to support the education of disadvantaged students.
The journey starts here at our local events and leads to crucial resources reaching students in Ethiopia. Let us take you through the process of our outreach program!
Fundraising
At our locally-hosted fundraisers, our supporters attend, purchase items, or participate in any activities available. 100% of our profits, including website and other digital donations, are used to purchase school supplies and fund future events.
Contact
After collecting profits from our fundraising events, we contact our trusted partners in Ethiopia. Before purchasing and delivering supplies, we communicate with schools to guarantee that we address the students' needs by giving precedence to the most essential materials. The supplies are then purchased from a manufacturer located in Ethiopia.
Delivery
During delivery, the materials are hand-delivered to the schools to guarantee an efficient and orderly transaction. The supplies we currently provide range from workbooks to textbooks, but we are excited to expand our outreach in the near future to offer other items such as backpacks and whiteboards to make learning more interactive and effective for the students.
In January 2024, we began coordinating with the administrators of Limat Minch School, located in Addis Ababa. Through virtual meetings and communicating with our partners in Ethiopia, we were able to successfully accomplish the first segment of our very first outreach program and send several hundred textbooks and workbooks to the school.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our supporters and donors for attending our fundraisers and helping make our vision come true. We are thrilled to continue working with and donating to Limat Minch in the months to come!
Our 2024 Project
Future Outreach
We will continue to host our outreach programs primarily in the summer, with fundraisers throughout the year. In the future, we plan to diversify the demographic of the schools we work with, including the location; the Rise Up Lijoch team is eager to address the economic disparities overwhelmingly present in schools located on the Ethiopian countryside.
With the help of our volunteers and supporters, we plan to increase the amount of funding we provide to the schools we partner with in order to provide more supplies. We are also excited to continue hosting fundraisers and maintaining a close connection with our local community who made our success possible!