IDENTITY & COMMUNITY

Parents As Allies, Guides, And Nurturers Of Ethiopian American Children As first-generation Ethiopians growing up in the United States, our children are faced

RAISING OUR CHILDREN

In An “Inclusive” Not “Diverse” World
In this workshop, we will discuss concrete tools to use for parents to support their children as they navigate through the world around them

ADVISE TO PARENTS AND KIDS

Reaching A Child’s Heart
As children, they talked to you about everything. But as they grow up, communication becomes more and more difficult. We will discuss common roadblocks to communication between parents and children, and explore ways to break down those barriers.

ENGAGE & INSPIRE

We are pleased to welcome ELIZABETH (Liz) DENEKE, a certified Life Coach, who inspires and motivates children in her community.

LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR ALL – MESSAGE IN AMHARIC

Our camp has a special focus on language, as we strongly believe language is key in connecting our kids to their heritage and culture. As such, we continue to offer both children’s and adult’s language classes. This year we have language session with a bit of a twist

Growing up in America

DELLIL MOHAMMEDis a young Ethiopian-American artist who is a senior attending Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

CELEBRATING ETHIOPIAN STREET FOOD, Delicious With Plenty Of Variety

Street food vendors are increasingly gaining popularity in Addis and many of the larger cities of Ethiopia. Street food vending creates job opportunities in the city, especially for women.

INTENSIVE DANCE WORKSHOP

An Intensive Dance Workshop and a performance by our own Heritage and Culture Camp Dance Group has become a unique feature of the camp. We have kids 9 years and

NATURAL HAIR CARE

The Natural Hair Care for Children is an instructive and informative discussion that will explain how to care for both girl and boys natural hair. This fun and easy workshop will take the guess work out of prod-uct selection, braiding and twisting techniques,

EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST

Every year we look forward to enjoying Ethiopian coffee – roasted, ground and brewed under the big Wil-low Tree in the traditional manner and evoking the wonderful ritual that is centuries old. Every year with all the music being played throughout the entire event,

ETHIOPIAN COFFEE CEREMONY

GENET ASTATKE – We are pleased to welcome GENET ASTATKE-FAISON as our resident educational specialist. She has taught in Fairfax county school system for 7 years and in Washington, DC for 6 years.

EXPERIENCE TRADITIONAL ETHIOPIAN MUSIC

The best Masinko player and multi talented, Gezachew T/Mariam, will join us in playing and demonstrating different Ethiopian musical instruments (Masinko, and Washint) for our enjoyment and education. His talent takes center stage at the Ethiopian Banquet as he is joined by his band to entertain us.