One day last week, I sat under an ancient baobab tree with the leader and the elders of the Weyto tribe in Ethiopia.

I have seen poverty in my lifetime but nothing prepared me for what I saw the day we walked through their village on the outskirts of Bahir Dar.  I was met with poverty so immense that it was hard for me to accept that what I was seeing was real.

I will never, nor can I ever, forget it.  I was a witness that day to the indignity and despair that these people face each and every day.  This is the face of poverty that we at Alchemy World are trying to change. And so I ask you to be a part of this journey. Please join me in helping this tribe gain some semblance of dignity in their lives.

Their most urgent need is to live in stable and secure houses. We propose the building of a mud house village which will cost £67,000 ($100,000 USD).  But so that we are not overwhelmed by that amount, let me break it down to a more manageable number:
2000 people contributing £34 each ($50 USD).

Please donate today.

You might wonder why we would be engaged with this project when our flagship is social entrepreneurship schools.  We have taken on this project because right now the children in this village have no hope of breaking out of the poverty trap: they have no hope of getting an education, and they have no hope of becoming students at our entrepreneurship schools.

We can change that with a few simple clicks...

During this very special season with all that it encompasses, we invite you to be part of the solution to help the men, women, and children of Weyto village.

Please help us fund the building of a mudhouse village for the Weyto Tribe. Donate today at http://www.justgiving.com/alchemyworld.

Sincerely,

Carlo

Carlo Tortora-Brayda di Belvedere
Chairman and Founder
Alchemy World
www.alchemyworld.org
nesibu@alchemyworld.org

P.S. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours the most peaceful of holidays. I also want to thank you for the support you have shown to Alchemy World, and I look forward to all the possibilities that a new year can bring.