2015 Age 25 years
Yonas has now graduated as a doctor from Gonder University.
Bude Methodist Church
Adugna Kefyalew and Almaz Melese
2015 Age 23 & 24
Adunga and Almaz have both graduated with a BSc in Nursing Studies
Bude Methodist Church 2015
The Bude Methodist church in England are continuing their sponsorship of young people studying in the medical field.
The Susan Aitchison scholarship fund is managing payments to the students on their behalf.
This year three new students have been taken on.
Samrawit Misgan
2015 Age 19
Samrawit is from a poor family in Lalibela.
She wanted to study nursing but was not accepted for university.
In September 2014, she joined the Kae-Med College of Nursing in Addis Ababa. She was finding it very difficult to pay the college fees and the Bude Methodist church agreed to give her support from February 2015.
She is now in her second year of study.
Birhan Melese Belete
2015 Age 17
Birhan was born in Lalibela. Her father died when she was young. This has meant her living, and going to school, in a number of towns in Ethiopia as her mother was looking for family to support them. Recently they have been living in Kombolcha with an uncle of Birhan.
Birhan sat her grade 12 National exams in Kombolcha and scored an incredibly high mark of 569 out of a possible 700.
She made application to St. Paul’s teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, sat their exam, was interviewed and was one of the lucky 100 students accepted for medical training.
She has now settled into her 1st. year of training.
Kiberealem Biset
2015 Aged 22
Kiberealem has completed 2 years as a medical nursing student at Arbaminch University. Her goal is to become a retinal specialist.
Her family are very poor and can give her no support. She has been struggling to stay at University and applied for some help from the scholarship fund.
Once accepted for University, accommodation and food is provided but she has no money for things like photocopying.
Bude Methodist Church 2014
The Bude Methodist church in England are continuing their sponsorship of young people studying in the medical field. The Susan Aitchison scholarship fund is managing payments to the students on their behalf.
2015 will see all 3 of these students graduating and, hopefully, finding employment within the Ethiopian health service.
In January, we will display a notice in the local preparatory school inviting applications for support to start in September 2015. If the current currency exchange rate continues, we should be able to support 4 students studying in health related areas.
Yonas Geamu
2014 Age 24 years
Yonas has now finished his fifth year of medicine at Gonder University. He is continuing to do exceptionally well in his studies.
This is his final year and he is scheduled to graduate in July 2015. He will continue to get his payment of 1,500 birr per month.
Almaz Melese
2014 Age 23 years
Almaz has now successfully completed year 3 of a BSc in Nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie.
As she has college fees to pay, she is given 2,000 birr per month, which covers her fees and her expenses. This payment will continue for this, her final year.
Adunga Kefyalew Eridie
2014 Age 22 years
Adugna is from Lalibela and is one of 6 children. She is studying for a Bsc. in nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie and has also just completed her third year.
The Bude Methodist church agreed to give her 600 birr every month to help with her expenses. This will continue throughout her final year.
Bude Methodist Church 2013
The Bude Methodist church in England are continuing their sponsorship of young people studying in the medical field. The Susan Aitchison Scholarship Fund is managing payments to the students on their behalf.
Yonas Gedamu Tesfaye
2013 Age 23 years
Yonas has now finished his fourth year of medicine at Gonder University. He is continuing to do exceptionally well in his studies and scored an average of 3.43 out of a possible 4.
He is now doing practical placements in the hospital in Gonder and is thoroughly enjoying the experience.
He will continue to get his payment of 1,500 birr per month.
Almaz Melse
2013 Age 22 years
Almaz has now successfully completed year 2 of a BSc in Nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie.
As she has college fees to pay, she is given 2,000 birr per month, which covers her fees and her expenses.
This payment will continue this year.
Adunga Kefyalew Eridie
2013 Age 21 years
Adugna is from Lalibela and is one of 6 children. She is studying for a Bsc. in nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie and has also just completed her second year.
As the fees are expensive, she asked if we could give some support. The Bude Methodist church agreed to this and she is given 600 birr every month to help with her expenses.
Bude Methodist Church 2012
The Bude Methodist church in England asked to sponsor young people in the medical field, using our support structure. Both committees have agreed to this request.
The church has taken over sponsorship of Yonas Gedamu and has an additional new student, Almaz Melese.
Yonas Gedamu Tesfaye
2012 Aged 22 years
Yonas has now finished his third year of medicine at Gonder University. He is continuing to do exceptionally well in his studies and scored an average of 3.43 out of a possible 4.
The Bude Methodist Church has upped his payment to 1,500 birr every month and he is absolutely delighted.
Almaz Melese
2012 Age 20 years
Almaz has just completed year 1 of a BSc in Nursing at the Tropical College of Medicine in Dessie. She has to pay fees for this course and was having to give up as her family have no money to pay.
The chairman of the Lalibelan committee met her mother in Lalibela trying to sell her land in the countryside to enable Almaz to stay at College. She is now given 2,000 birr per month, which covers her fees and her expenses.