THANK YOU!

I would just like to personally thank and welcome all the supporters of the New Hope Children’s Center.   I believe that our partners and contributors can be confident that all of our resources will go directly towards making the lives of lost and needy children in the Dire Dawa region of Eastern Ethiopia better.  I have known Dr Abdul Barre for 18 years, from the time we worked together at the County Hospital in Bakersfield, California and through his term as a Chief of Family Medicine at Kaiser Permanente.  He has impressed me as a man of noble and pure vision, as evidenced by his continuing willingness to provide hospital healthcare to people on an ability to pay basis.  Fortunately, there is local support for his hospital project in Dire Dawa, which has helped the hospital to remain a viable resource in this troubled region.  And now, with the help of Dr Barre’s wife, Nejah, the New Hope Children's Centre is being developed on land that was donated by her father.  I have seen myself that there is already a group of sturdy structures, actually a former warehouse and outbuildings, which will require only modest refurbishment to become a busy home and school for children from kindergarten age to their mid-teens.  I feel privileged to be a part of such a worthwhile endeavor, and I thank you all for also volunteering your critically important support.  Thank you!

Dr. David L. Harmon
Founding Board Member
New Hope