With over 3 million orphans in Ethiopia, thousands of families take in nieces, nephews, cousins and grandchildren. The financial pressure on these extended families often leads to children going to work instead of going to school.
This project, which is run by Adoption Advocates International, provides orphans with scholarships to keep them in school and with their extended family. The initial project started in the Ethiopian town of Nazret (about two hours south of Addis Ababa) and has recently expanded to also sponsor students in the cities of Mukatore and Sheshamone. Currently, a total of 190 children receive monthly sponsorship support, HIV/AIDS is a very serious problem in this area and over 1000 orphans have been identified who are at risk of dropping out of school without sponsorship assistance.
Contributions to this project pay for school fees, school uniforms as well as basic necessities (food, clothing and shoes).
