Looking back as we look ahead

This will be my first trip to Ethiopia. But Iris has been before and painted Happy Rooms at the Learning Village in Kalaa'la, our first stop just outside Addis Ababa. Here are a few pictures from the first Happy Room project in Ethiopia: these are from a school in Kelkecha.
 
Ready to help? Iris cheerfully puts a paintbrush in any willing hand.
 
No ladder, no problem! Iris uses a table to get the height needed to paint vines, monkeys, and a peacock.
 
Iris with some of the school children in their newly "happied" room. Everyone is delighted with the lively space.

Since Iris's last Happy Rooms project in Ethiopia a few years ago, an exciting addition has been added to the existing first through eighth grade classroom complex at the Learning Village. After school ends each day, we will paint the three new rooms built for kindergarten classes.