Workeabeba Asfaw is feeling thrilled these days: the Ethiopian emigrant is officially a homeowner. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Workeabeba Asfaw is feeling thrilled these days: the Ethiopian emigrant is officially a homeowner. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Workeabeba Asfaw is feeling thrilled these days: the Ethiopian emigrant is officially a homeowner.
Asfaw, husband Addis Aboye and their two young sons were among the 15 families who received keys for their newly built homes from Habitat for Humanity Manitoba during a ceremony Wednesday. The families are the first to move into the Pandora Avenue West development in Transcona, Habitat Manitoba’s largest and most ambitious project to date. MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Workeabeba Asfaw and Addis Aboye with their son, Eyoab, 5, inside their almost completed home.
‘Having a home means everything,’ says Asfaw. “I’m excited — excited and happy,” said Asfaw, who grew up in Addis Ababa before moving to Winnipeg in 2015. “Having a home means everything.
You can find hope and you can watch your kids grow up somewhere safe and secure.” Edith Esubok agrees. The 47-year-old moved to Winnipeg from Calabar, Nigeria, in 2016 to create a better life for herself and her daughter.
Esubok has long wanted to own her own home, but as a single parent with one income, accomplishing that was difficult. She cried tears of joy when Habitat Ma.