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Bethel Orphans and Elder Support
Addis Ababa-Ethiopia
People who live here are thought of as being the poorest of the poor. Today it is known as the place of those who are forgotten, forsaken and cursed. It has become home for orphans, disabled, elderly and the diseased. Years ago, under Hailie Selasie this area was designated as a leper colony. At that time it was a place outside of the city where people suffering from leprosy could live without interacting with the rest of the city. It became known as a cursed and forsaken place.
Today, the city has grown around this area and is called "Korah". It is home to 120,000 people, many of them orphans or vulnerable children. The children end up in the trash dump, searching every day for food. They often choose to be silent and feel worthless. Many are orphans and HIV positive.
The living conditions are beyond description with as many as 27 families crowded together under one roof with no sanitation, water or minimal basic necesities.
Tsegaye Eshete, a Canadian citizen with Ethiopian origin, grew up in this area and experienced the horrific conditons first hand. Now, together with his local partner in Ethiopia, Bethel, he wants to do something about the situation.
Tsegaye Eshete
Project Lead Member
Project Lead Member
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Cheques can be mailed to Devxchange
PO Box 224 Barrie, ON L4M 4T2
US donations for tax deductible receipts.
Checks should be made out and mailed to
Cornerstone Fellowship Church
66 Waverley Drive, Suite 630
Fredrick, MD 21702
Designate- "Devxchange- Bethel Orphans and Elders Support"
Checks should be made out and mailed to
Cornerstone Fellowship Church
66 Waverley Drive, Suite 630
Fredrick, MD 21702
Designate- "Devxchange- Bethel Orphans and Elders Support"
Surviving at Addis Ababa Dump
Join Tsegaye and his local partner Bethel as they
target to assisst 200 orphans, elderly and
disabled victims.
Their planned interventions include:
Their planned interventions include:
• A day care centre for vulnerable chidlren
• Improve basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, income, education, safety and health.
• Small business and income generation initiatives
• Educational opportunities
• Family environment for orphans
• Non formal health and education centres
• Sanitation and Water
• Life skills and income generation for the elderly
• Improve basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, income, education, safety and health.
• Small business and income generation initiatives
• Educational opportunities
• Family environment for orphans
• Non formal health and education centres
• Sanitation and Water
• Life skills and income generation for the elderly
Tsegaye is hoping to raise $27,000 for this
project. You can participate through the links
below.