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School Support 2010 15
School Support 2010 27
School Support 2010 37
Meskel Celebrarions 21
School Support 2010 51 (Eran Yardeni)
Meskel Celebrarions 30

What we do

In addition to the children we are giving a home, we are also supporting the local community in many ways; giving them a brighter future and tackling the causes of child homelessness.

  • Childrens’ Homes - We currently have three shelters housing over 50 children. Most children come from living on the street or have been recently orphaned. We help them grow in every way we can. Read more
  • Education - Education is vital. We are providing the uniforms and materials for over 300 children to attend school each year. The cost is less than €8 per child per year. Sponsor here.
  • Education Support - For older students we provide very small levels of financial support to allow them to continue their education. Just enough to keep them motivated and their dependants fed.
  • Healthcare Vouchers - We are running a successful healthcare voucher scheme, giving hundreds of sick children in Gondar free access to clinics and pays for their medicine.
  • Life Skills Training - We are giving HIV/AIDS, hygiene, psychosocial and life skills training that gives street children the awareness and confidence to deal with bad influences, and develop into productive, responsible citizens.
  • Income Generating Activity Training - We are providing training that can provide a family with low or no income to set up their own small venture. Helping people to provide for themsevles.
  • Reunification - Many orphaned or homeless children have extended families. Our reunification programme works with local police to find and reunite children with their families.

Boys Shelter

The home for boys has been running for 8 years. We currently have 17 boys, one ‘big brother’, and a mother and father all living at the shelter. We are very proud of the progress they are making; 14 of the boys finished in the top three of their school class last year. Three of the boys who recently left the shelter have now gone on to study engineering at University in Addis Ababa; great examples of what we try to achieve.

We must thank the Nosissa foundation for sponsoring the shelter and Mintwab and Abegaz for providing the home free of charge (shelter owned by Dr. Mulat Abegaz).

Thomas
Sourafil
Melese
Worku
Yallaw
Gebremikel
Kendo
Johannes
Getachaw
Atrsaw
Desaligne
Sinqe
Esuyeowkal
Efrem
Getachaw

Girls Shelter

The home for girls celebrated its first birthday on 8th September 2010. We currently have 17 girls living at the shelter as well as their ‘mother’ and ‘father’. The change we have seen in the girls is quite incredible; from being uncertain and quiet in the early days they are now a positive ball of energy and fun with a great sense of sisterhood between them. The future now looks so much brighter for them.

Tegist
Selamoit
Mastawal
Tesfanish
Tsahay
Ayale
Leilt
Fere
Chekula
Abeba
Aggerselam
Rahel
Asmera
Akelile
Enana

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Latest Reports

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Record Year

We had a great 2010-11, continuing all of our programmes and helping to improve the lives of hundreds of local children.

ProgrammeNumber of beneficiaries
Boys & Girls Shelters34
Educational support232
Medical support326
Bread coupons1334
Psychosocial training45
HIV/Hygiene training44
Life skills training45
Reunification17
Total cost€21,798

509,132 Birr

Office & Visitors Address
Kebele 03, Gondar
How to find us
+251 (0)918 77 47 45

Postal Address
PO Box 1015
Gondar- Ethiopia

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