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Our History and Progress
The MAKSAM program in Hadera began in 1996 when young Ethiopian activists identified the need for programs run by Ethiopians for Ethiopians. In its ten years of operation, MAKSAM has grown from a homework help program operating in a derelict bomb shelter to a network of four centers offering professional educational programing with a core after-school program catering to 420 children. MAKSAM's all-volunteer Ethiopian Management Committee is closely accompanied by a volunteer management mentor. The MAKSAM centers provide an environment where the community can develop in ways it feels are appropriate and offer empowerment and responsibility, allowing the community to change from a passive group dependent upon the establishment to a proactive group working cohesively to better their lives and the future of their children.
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