Our Work: Helping Orphans

The first of two orphanages brings hope to Tigrai's 32,000 orphans

The Ethiopian government gave us 8 acres of land to start the orphanage. American kids gave their Bat-Mitzvah gifts, birthday gifts, fundraised by selling baked goods in their schools, saved their pocket money and donated it for orphans in Africa. Their parents, moved by the generosity of their kids, also contributed funds graciously which enabled us to start the orphanage.

Construction of the first orphanage is complete! These are the first 4 children to move in to their new home.

The dormitory of 3 floors will be home to 75 orphans. We have water and a generator installed. The only thing remaining is the electrical connection. The necessary poles and wires have been connected, but now we just need the city to turn it on! We're so close!

A second orphanage for HIV positive children

Construction of the second orphanage is underway. It will be larger (6 stories) and house orphans, volunteers, and staff.

Hope Community Services has requested additional 10 acres of land to build a separate orphanage for HIV positive orphans. We intended to have the healthy kids and the HIV positive to be cared for in the same compound but the ministry of social affairs advised that we should have separate compounds.

The HIV positive are the most disadvantaged and doubly victimized. They have no chance of being adopted. Local adoption is a rarity since even relatives are shunning them for fear of the virus transmitted to their kids or themselves. Besides, the costly nutritional and medical needs of such kids also prohibits local people from opening their homes. Hope Community Services will provide the love and care to such orphans who through no fault of their own found themselves orphaned and infected with the deadly disease.

Seeds of hope

In Tigrai State of Ethiopia there are 32,000 registered orphans most of whom are living with HIV passed to them from their parents. The need is overwhelming but our cooperative efforts will rescue many. Please, join us to make a difference in the shattered lives of helpless children.

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