When African SuperModels Give Back to Africa....

Ethiopian supermodel Anna Getaneh walked the runways of Paris and Milan, She was face of the 1990s . Now she is more determined to give back to her country and help the needy in her home country.
I was working in an industry where I felt that there were very few Africans that were represented,Africa's presence was sort of very vague or reduced to being different
In 1995 Getaneh visited a refugee camp on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya with Pharmacists Without Borders. She returned to New York "moved" and inspired to make a difference.
After the trip Getaneh set up ECF -- the Ethiopian Children's Fund.
My life I think completely changed from then onwards
ECF has set up a school, health clinic, feeding program, and environmental programs for 600 poor and vulnerable children around Aleltu, 55 kilometers north of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.

The school has just produced its first batch of graduates. From 21 students sponsored by ECF who took their national exams in 2010, 18 passed, two of them with distinction.In 2004 Getaneh founded African Mosaique, a Johannesburg-based fashion house promoting high-end African-inspired clothing and accessories.
Anna says it never ever really occurred to her, despite her international success, to use her own name for her house, as the aim was to feature established, emerging and cutting edge designers.The company also works with Fashion Outreach, a US-based non-profit organization encouraging minority participation in the American fashion industry.She uses her Fashion Shows to raise funds for her ECF projects.
I never really thought that I would really end up designing my own collection or having my own design house,I sort of became a designer by default.This (my humanitarian work) remains one of the most important things in my life and the great thing is there's the fashion to balance it off

Another Ethiopian SuperModel that I always applaud, Liya Kebede... 

in Lem Lem. 

Lem Lem Is her own Brande..how she came about with it

Liya, the Supermodel / actress and World Health Organisation's Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, discovered that traditional weavers in her native country of Ethiopia were losing their jobs due to a decline in local demand for their goods and wanted to do something about it. Recognizing the beauty, quality and historic significance of their work, Liya started Lemlem in 2007 as a way to inspire economic independence in her native country and to preserve the art of weaving...Today, Lem Lem's handmade goodness has made its way all over the world and is stocked in several stores and online

You might wonder why I'm going on and on about this...I always have a special place in my heart for Great Africans who give back...