COUNTRY / PROBLEM
Ethiopia is a country in East Africa, whose inhabitants are among the poorest people in the world.
Despite the constitutional provisions that prohibit, among other things, marrying minors, tradition and material considerations are stronger, and girls only seven years old are often forced by their parents to marry much older men.
ORGANISATION
Yenege Tesfa is an organisation established by Nigitsi Gebreselassie in 2001 out of the philospphy that homeless and parentless children deserve abetter life. Yenege Tesfa aims at providing homes for at least 400 children, making education accessible to 100% of children in Gondar, offering free healthcare to all children unable to afford medical assistance, and tackling the causes of child homelessness through social education and vocational training.
Employees and volunteers of the organisation teach children various skills and organise activities for them so that they do not spend time only on the street. The organisation currently has seven shelters housing almost 80 children, providing them with a home, a family, love, care and education to give them a bright future.
PROJECTS
Kulczyk Foundation’s support allowed Yenege Tesfa to:
- create an additional Mobile Library,
- equip a Mobile Library and a Mobile School.
