Connection + Communication | basic needs for the soul while isolating

Through a pandemic, civil unrest, and weeks of nationwide internet shutdown, Studio Samuel staff never paused with any student or each other.
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Classes for students continued, now given in small groups by phone, which is working well. In addition to teaching, staff members conducted their weekly healthcare check-ins to monitor 300+ program participants for Covid-related symptoms, any instability in their households, and/or other situations that may require their immediate assistance.

During these unprecedented times, communication and connection with each other are essential for our mental, physical, and emotional strength.

Shown: Studio Samuel Deputy Director, Ms. Alemayehu, speaks with her class.

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Thank you to everyone who donated to our Covid-relief fund!
​There's still time to give if you have the room.

​Your impact is a lifeline to women in our community who, only four months ago, thrived as they ran their businesses and supported their families.

And to those who wrote, 'I can only give $20 today.'  We say to you, THANK YOU! Your $20 just put food on the table for a family who may have gone without tonight.

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Launching in August
Covid in Ethiopia Coverage with Guest Blogger, Meron M. Shawul

Meron is a longtime Studio Samuel supporter, graduate of UNLV School of Public Health, and was born not far from our training center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Reporting will include data from reliable healthcare industry sources on the ground in Ethiopia and will feature interviews with Studio Samuel students, offering a glimpse of the pandemic through their eyes.

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