More photos and the story of Bonnie's meeting with the girls
The Girls Gotta Run Foundation is proud to be able to provide support for Running Across Borders' first five female athletes: Seada Nura Bati, Dunkane Keba Desso, Dikinish Mekasha Tefera, Halima Hadji Hayicho, and Hana Megersa Abo
More photos and the story of Bonnie's meeting with the girls
Gaby, Coordinator of the new GGRF pen pal program, delivered letters from the Sidwell Friends Girls Track
Team and talked with them about the program, which is meant to help them in their study of English and help
all the girls make friends "across borders."
Video by Neb Osman
Coach Melaku examines Dunkane's achilles
Dinkinesh and Eshetu prepare for the traditional Sunday coffee ceremony
Seada, Yared, EdaO, Endila, Eshetu, Mesfin, Dunkane, Dinkinesh, and Gudisa
sorting stones out of the flour
Girls' Dormitory
Seada and EdaO prepare breakfast
Dinkinesh, Dunkane, Eshetu, Gudisa, Mesfin, and Endila leave the camp for morning training
Yared, Haptamu, Dunkane, Dinkinesh, Junior, Fabian, Seada, EdaO, Gudisa, and Endila
Haptamu, Dunkane, Dinkinesh, and visitor Fabian Downs
Morning training run
6:00am: Wake up
6:30am: Athletes gather and begin first training session.
8:30am: finish session. Breakfast cooks prepare breakfast.
9:00am: Breakfast
9:30am: Shoppers rest, cleaners follow cleaning program, others wash shoes and clothes.
10:30am: Shoppers go shopping, others rest.
12:00pm: Lunch cooks prepare lunch.
1:00pm: Lunch.
2:00pm: English Lessons
4:00pm: Rest
5:30pm: Second training session
6:30pm: Dinner cooks make final dinner preparations
7:30pm: Dinner
9:00pm: Washing or using lavatory
9:30pm: Bedtime
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