Tsion Mariam Sponsorship

As you may be aware, Saint Stephen’s College has a ‘sister school’ relationship with the Tsion Mariam School in Ethiopia. For many years, our College community has supported the Addis Foundation to Educate Tsion Mariam, ensuring that Tsion Mariam is licensed by the Ethiopian government as an educational institution, and helped to provide facilities that keep it “to code”. We have helped to construct and replace buildings, lunch facilities and plumbed toilets, and assisted with the operational costs. Our students have travelled on missions to Tsion Mariam, giving generously of their time to provide a loving hand and some old-fashioned “elbow grease”.

In the past 6 months, the Addis Foundation to Educate Tsion Mariam has provided for cooling slings to be installed in the classrooms, which provides a more comfortable climate for the students of the school. We were also able to meet the costs to purchase a photocopier for the school. Our heart-felt thanks go to all in our College community who helped to reach these goals.

But now we need your help!!!

Apart from keeping the school operating under licence, our other major initiative is to sponsor the tuition fees of individual Tsion Mariam students. With their school year beginning in September, we aim to raise 50 sponsorships by the end of August.

To sponsor a student at Tsion Mariam for an entire year is only $95.00!!

Not only will this ensure each child has a place at the school, it will also provide them with a uniform and use of textbooks. Even better, all donations are fully tax-deductible.

If you are able to help us reach the goal of 50 sponsorships, select one of the following 2 options:

1. Log onto the Global Development website, www. globaldevelopment.org.au From here you can make a donation by credit card, cheque or direct deposit. You MUST enter our Project Number which is J539. After doing this, please e-mail us, so that we can match you with a sponsor child.

2. You may complete the credit authority form (also available from the Accounts Department or any of the Department Offices) and return in a sealed envelope to the Accounts Department, clearly marked with “Tsion Mariam Sponsorship”.

After the beginning of the Ethiopian school year in September, we will forward you photos and individual details of your sponsored student/s.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me at if you have any questions or queries.

Thanking you in advance for all of your support!

Katrina Riley
Foundation Director