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The Tale of Two Dreams secondary education. The hard- a non-governmental organization
working Abiy has successfully working on environmental protection
Abiy Alem, an Ethiopian visionary passed his matriculation and got in Addis Ababa. But Valerie was not
was born at a small rural village the opportunity to join Mekelle very happy working in this NGO due
called Ta’eme kebele in West Gojam University, and received his BSc to various reasons.
Zone of the Amhara Regional State. degree in Computer Science in
After having studied only for a year 2011. Two dreamers, a German and an
at his birth place, he has moved to Ethiopian met few years ago in the
the nation’s capital, Addis Ababa Valerie Seitz was born and grown Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa when
with his brothers, joining Lazarist up in Munich, Germany. After both Valerie and Abiy were living at
Catholic Mission School until he having completed her education, the residential area called “Gotera
has completed 10th grade. she has made attempts to realize Condominium”.
her dream of visiting Africa by
He then joined School of Tomorrow applying to an organization to do “I was living in Gotera condos with
where he had completed his volunteering work. She then joined some other volunteers. Abiy also had

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