WHERE WE WORK: ETHIOPIA

There are six million orphans in Ethiopia. Many of these children have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS. Millions more are in danger of being abandoned by their families due to extreme poverty and lack of a social safety net.

In 2007, WACAP opened an office in Addis Ababa and hired an Ethiopia Country Director to provide humanitarian aid and adoption services to these vulnerable children. WACAP is finding families for babies to children up to age 15, including siblings and those with special needs.

WACAP’s work in Ethiopia includes:

WACAP PROMISE FUND

Many children waiting to be adopted are older, have specific medical or developmental needs, or are siblings. Because of this, they have been left behind.  WACAP has made a promise to these special children - to do our best to find families for them. WACAP’s Promise Fund supports our ability to identify waiting children around the globe, create materials to promote their adoption, and provide grants to families when finances are a barrier to bringing them home. With your donation, you can help WACAP find families for these specially-identified children.

WACAP HOUSE

WACAP House is a transitional home for children where orphans receive high quality care and nutrition prior to meeting their adoptive families. At WACAP House, children are provided proper nutrition, medical care and a safe haven where they can feel loved while they wait for a family of their own.

PARTNER FOR CHILDREN IN ETHIOPIA

WACAP’s monthly giving program, Partner for Children, provides funding for WACAP’s work for the children left behind - children who are older, sibling, and/or have medical issues such as HIV.  For as little as $25 per month, you can help to ensure that these children are not forgotten and that we have funding available for WACAP’s ongoing work for Ethiopian children, as well as for new initiatives.

Visit the Partner for Children Monthly Giving page  

STAY-IN-SCHOOL Child Sponsorships

Throughout Ethiopia there are orphaned children who live with relatives or in foster homes, but who still must work to help support their family’s basic needs. This prevents them from attending school and gaining the education necessary to break the cycle of poverty. Although school is free in Ethiopia, these children are so impoverished that they must work instead of experiencing a childhood focused on building a brighter future. For as little as $30 a month, your family can help a child receive a Stay-in-School Grant: a sponsorship which provides basic necessities to their family, freeing the child to obtain an education. 

Visit the Ethiopia Child Sponsorship page