Yerusalem is a 4 year old little girl who lives in the Kazanchis neighborhood of Addis Ababa with her mother, 23 year old, Kidist. Yerusalem and her mother live in a small room that costs 250Birr ($14) a month that Kidist pays for by taking in laundry and doing housekeeping in the neighborhood. Yerusalem's father does not support her or her mother in any way. Yerusalem's mother, a child of poor farmers from a town called Menagesha, came to the capital city at the age of 8 to live with her grandmother, who passed away a few years later leaving Kidist to live on her own ever since. Yerusalem's mother tried entering her into Nursery school last year at a cost of 100Birr ($6) a month but had to withdraw her after nine months due to the financial strain. Yerusalem's mother is a hardworking young woman that wants the best for her little girl and she believes she can only get it through a good education.EBS Inc. will enroll Yerusalem in Pre-K at St. Gabriel Elementary School at a cost of 210Birr ($12) a month, beginning in September 2012. EBS will also cover the costs of Yerusalems's healthcare, transportation and school supply costs.
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