Orphan Care
3 ways to get involved:
Abandoned Baby Care
Babies are abandoned at alarming rates in Ethiopia, for reasons including poverty and pregnancy out of wedlock. We have partnered with local NGOs to support babies that are abandoned with no family ties, with the hopes of placing them in a local foster family.
Street Children Intervention
Thousands of children live on the streets of Ethiopia’s capital city. These children are often addicted to drugs and street life. Our partner organization, Mission 10:10, houses street children ages 8-12, and rehabilitates them with the love of family and the love of Christ.
Aging Out Youth
Children that grow up in an orphanage often lack the resources needed for life in society. Our ‘Aging Out Youth Program’ allows those that age out of their orphanage to be supported with housing, education, and food, in order to begin adulthood with confidence.
Baby Moses’ Story
Moses was left at a local hospital at just a day old, and later brought to the Talita Orphanage by police (pictured left). Since then, he has been raised by the nannies and loving staff of our partner ministry - his clothes, formula, and medical care all funded by generous donors.
Today Moses is an energetic, healthy boy and is being raised by a foster family in the local village. Though the beginning of his life was one of hardship, his future will be one of love, support, and family.
Purchase A Baby Bundle
Baby bundles provide much needed baby supplies to orphanages that we support. All supplies are purchased in Ethiopia to support the local economy.
Tinges’ Story
“I was born and raised in Southern Ethiopia, where I lived with my mother and siblings. My father was an awful person and used to hit my mom and I. He eventually passed away from addiction, and my mother became very poor.
She couldn’t afford for me to go to school so the two of us worked during the day. But once my aunt died, my siblings that had been living with her came back to live with us. This was too much of a burden on my mother, so she released me to an orphanage when I was 11 years old.
I’m 19 years old now and I’m glad I came to the orphanage because I found God. I still have a relationship with my family, their life is still the same. But I believe one day, God will change it.” - Tinges, Age Out Program