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Who: Selam Children's Village School

Where: Addis Ababa , Ethiopia

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David & Marie-Luise Röschli lived with their four children in Ethiopia from 1962 to 1975 during which time they adopted six Ethiopian children. In Feb 1975 they returned to Switzerland with the enlarged family.

In 1984 the eldest of the adopted children, W/ro Tsehay, made a visit to Ethiopia which was then affected by severe famine. Moved by the ill situation of her native country, She returned to Switzerland and started to work to establish a small home for 28 orphans.

The foundation stone for the village was laid on January 16, 1986 and 19 boys and 13 girls moved in. At the end of the same year the Selam family grew to 69 children between the ages of 3 to 16.

At present, more than 100 children are able to leave the village after graduating from educational institutions and training centers predominantly from Selam Technical & Vocational Center. Others have also graduated from Selam Girls Vocational Center. Selam is raising now more than 350 children who are between the ages of 3 months and 18 years

The Selam Children's Village now offers a progressive and extensive academic program and now serves both orphans and non-orphans.

To visit the website of the Selam Children's Village, click here.

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	Project Sites Ethiopia Who: Selam Children's Village School Where: Addis Ababa , Ethiopia David & Marie-Luise Röschli lived with their four children in Ethiopia from 1962 to 1975 during which time they adopted six Ethiopian children. In Feb 1975 they returned to Switzerland with the enlarged family. In 1984 the eldest of the adopted children, W/ro Tsehay, made a visit to Ethiopia which was then affected by severe famine. Moved by the ill situation of her native country, She returned to Switzerland and started to work to establish a small home for 28 orphans. The foundation stone for the village was laid on January 16, 1986 and 19 boys and 13 girls moved in. At the end of the same year the Selam family grew to 69 children between the ages of 3 to 16. At present, more than 100 children are able to leave the village after graduating from educational institutions and training centers predominantly from Selam Technical & Vocational Center. Others have also graduated from Selam Girls Vocational Center. Selam is raising now more than 350 children who are between the ages of 3 months and 18 years The Selam Children's Village now offers a progressive and extensive academic program and now serves both orphans and non-orphans. To visit the website of the Selam Children's Village, click here. Learn More About Ethiopia... BBC Country Profile BBC Timeline of Ethiopian History Lonely Planet-Ethiopian Culture Lonely Planet-Ethiopian History One World Youth Project is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.