When Christine Ieronimo returned from Gimbichu, Ethiopia with her newly adopted daughter, she saw her drinking from a puddle that had formed in the driveway of their home. This heartbreaking scene led her to take up the cause for safe drinking water and education of women and girls in Ethiopia. To raise awareness, Christine wrote a children's book on this subject entitled "A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World," nationally recognized as a notable social studies book. Christine and her family have since returned to their daughter's birth village and created the Gimbichu Project, dedicated to improving access to healthcare and education. "Anybody can do it, really. Anybody can make a difference in anybody's life. It can be here, it can be halfway across the world" says Christine's husband, Michael.
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