Our desire is to see vulnerable children and their families embrace hope in all of life. This means that we will need to serve the poorest of the poor families in Kore’ on a variety of levels, all of which flow out of relationship. To see this happen, we believe that Family Sponsorships play a key role. Sponsorship not only means that financial resources are available for a family, but it
also means that a relationship is built which can empower families through loving support, prayer and encouragement that makes them feel human again…as they are remembered by God and by others.
Here is what your monthly partnership will help provide:
- 2 Nutritious meals per day for a child at our Day Care Center.
- A clean, safe environment for children to be cared for during the day by loving, caring caregivers.
- Early Childhood Education tailored for each child.
- Medical visits for each child and medication.
- Special care for children who are malnourished or undernourished.
- Clothing for each child.
- Hygiene materials for each child.
- Social Worker visits to each child and his or her family on a consistent basis.
- Relational sharing of Jesus and His love demonstrated on a daily basis.
- Supplemental food to help provide better nutrition at home.
- School supplies and uniforms for siblings of children in our program.
- Housing repair to create a safer, more sanitary setting at home.
- Freedom for parents to work to help promote sustainability while their children are cared for in a safe place.
- Healthcare for other family members.
- Job Training or Education and in some cases employment creation for family members and the community.
- A safety net for parents who are terminally ill to make sure their children are cared for.
- Opportunities for parents to invest in the project themselves, thereby using the assets that God has given them, which in turn empowers them.
- Community based micro-enterprise and micro-savings groups
- Community education in parenting, HIV/AIDS and sanitation
- Community development projects in literacy, children’s reading room and micro-enterprise
- The movement towards sustainability for families.
We estimate the cost to be approximately $136 per family. It could be that your family has the means to fully sponsor a family. In other cases, there may be a small group or a church or a Sunday School class or an office willing to do so.
Or, for $34 / month we will do a shared sponsorship. This means that 4 individuals/groups will together sponsor a family. You will all still get updates and have an opportunity to share with the family and build relationship with them.
03/26/2012 – We now have posted all of the new families whom it is possible to friend through sponsorship. You can click on the link for a PDF profile with more information or click on the Sponsor link below each picture to sign up to friend this family. We now have 62 families in this project and below are those whom we still are looking for sponsorship for. Thank you!
Below are the families in our sponsorship program. You can click below each picture and sign up to sponsor a family.
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Boy’s Name: Yared
Mom’s Name: Aster
Date of Birth: 10-June, 2011
7 Months Old
1 sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Yared & Aster
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Adonyes
Mom’s Name: Kasanesh
Date of Birth: 24-June, 2011
7 Months Old
4 sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Adonyes & Kasanesh
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Yurdanos
Mom’s Name: Yeshi Amebate
Date of Birth: 17-February, 2011
13 Months Old
4 sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Yurdanos & Yeshi Amebate
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Yetbaruk
Mom’s Name: Silenat
Date of Birth: 23-January, 2011
14 Months Old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!!
click for more info on Yetbaruk & Silenat
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Eyob
Mom’s Name: Etenesh
Date of Birth: 11 – August 2011
6 months old
3 Sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Eyob & Etenesh
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Selam
Mom’s Name: Melash
Date of Birth: 11 – December, 2010
14 Months Old
4 Sponsorship slots remain
click for more info on Selam and Melash
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Axum
Mom’s Name: Zenebech
Date of Birth: 13 – November 2011
5 months old
4 Sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Axum & Zenebech
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Yeabsera
Mom’s Name: Yeshi Werke
Date of Birth: 22- November 2011
5 months old
4 Sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Yeabsera & Yeshi Werke
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Yurdanos
Mom’s Name: Serikalem
Date of Birth: 11 – February 2011
just turned 1 year old
3 Sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Yurdanos & Serikalem
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Blane
Mom’s Name: Alemnesh
Date of Birth: 18 – August 2011
6 months old
4 Sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Blane & Alemnesh
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Semira
Mom’s Name: Merama
Date of Birth: 18 – August 2011
6 months old
4 Sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Semira & Merama
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Girl’s Name: Nejat
Mom’s Name: Merama
Date of Birth: 7 – November 2009
2 years old
3 Sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Nejat & Merama
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Girl’s Name: Betlehem
Mom’s Name: Etenesh
Date of Birth: 20 – November 2008
3 1/2 years old
3 Sponsorship slots remaining
click for more info on Betlehem & Etenesh
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Abigiya
Grandmother’s Name: Gudaye
Date of Birth: 10 – June 2009
2 1/2 years old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Abigiya & Gudaye
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Hanna
Mom’s Name: Yetayesh
Date of Birth: 13 – September, 2008
3 years old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!!
click for more info on Hanna & Yetayesh
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Bereket
Mom’s Name: Tigist
Date of Birth: 05-November, 2010
1 Year Old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Bereket & Tigist
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Redayt
Mom’s Name: Tigist
Date of Birth: 05-November, 2010
1 Year Old
FULLY SPONSORED!!
click for more info on Redayt & Tigist
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Hiwet
Mom’s Name: Semegne
Date of Birth: 19 – June 2010
20 months old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!!
click for more info on Hiwet & Semegne
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Bisrat
Mom’s Name: Fantayu
Date of Birth: 18 – September, 2010
17 months old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Bisrat and Fantayu
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Wassihun
Mom’s Name: Birtukan
Date of Birth: 5/18/2010
20 months
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Wassihun & Birtukan
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Betlehem
Mom’s Name: Belaynesh
Date of Birth: 16 – April 2009
almost 3 years old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Betlehem & Belaynesh
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Telehun
Mom’s Name: Yelemsat
Date of Birth: October 2011
4 months old
FULLY SPONSORED!!
click for more info on Telehun & Yelemsat
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Beruktawit
Mom’s Name: Medina
Date of Birth: 13-November, 2009
2 Years Old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Beruktawit & Medina
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Betanya
Mom’s Name: Tsehawe
Date of Birth: 27-January, 2011
1 Year Old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Betanya & Tsehawe
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Chayn
Mom’s Name: Meseret
Date of Birth: 12-April, 2010
Almost 2 Years old.
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
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Boy’s Name: Brook
Mom’s Name: Belaynesh
Date of Birth 06-November, 2009
2 years old
FULLY SPONSORED!!
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Girl’s Name: Nardos
Mom’s Name: Tigist
Date of Birth: 24-September, 2009
2 Years Old.
FULLY SPONSORED!!!!
click for more info Nardos & Tigist
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Leah
Mom’s Name: Frahawit
Date of Birth: October 10, 2010
15 months old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Leah and Frahawit
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Betlehem
Mom’s Name: Ankwach
Date of Birth: 01- February, 2009
3 years old
FULLY SPONSORED!!
click for more info on Betlehem & Ankwach
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Mekeyas
Mom’s Name: Tsehaye
Date of Birth: 20 -January 2011
1 year old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Mekeyas & Tsehaye
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Samrawete
Mom’s Name: Tsehaye
Date of Birth: 20 -January 2011
1 year old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Samrawete & Tsehaye
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Boy’s Name: Abraham
Mom’s Name: Medhanete
Date of Birth: 27 – March 2011
almost 1 year old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Abraham & Medhanete
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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Girl’s Name: Tseganesh
Mom’s Name: Amebate
Date of Birth: 9 – December 2010
1 year old
FULLY SPONSORED!!!
click for more info on Tseganesh & Amebate
click here to sign up to sponsor this family
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FAQs
How much of the support will go toward administration and salaries?
First, more than 95% of the money you provide for sponsorship will come to Ethiopia directly to the project. Less than 5% is what the credit card company charges us for administrating the credit card…but if you give by check we get 100% of your donation to put it to use.
Our costs in the US as well as for the Shannons living in Ethiopia are covered by other generous donors as well as volunteers who give of their time, money and energy, so that your sponsorship dollars can go directly to the project itself.
The monthly sponsorship income will provide what is necessary for the daily operations of the Day Care Center and Family Support. This includes facility rental, 14 employees, all supplies, utilities, food, education, clothing, etc…and administration. We estimate our 3 year administration costs to be a mere 20% of our total budget.
Will this work like other sponsorship programs where I get updates and can send letters?
Absolutely! At first we will be committing to send you a photo, at least 2 updates per year, and the ability to send 3 letters per year to your family. We will have guidelines for you to follow. The reason for the limit on the number of correspondence is because all of these documents will need to be translated from English to Amharic and vice versa. Many may also need to be read to the families, since many may be illiterate.
Will I be able to visit the family?
Our plan is to make it possible for you to visit the family should you want to. Of course there may be situations in which the family does not feel comfortable with this for one reason or another. We do have to work a family visit around a Mom’s work schedule, so please be flexible if you hope to meet her. We also ask that you remember that this is an intact family. Your sponsorship is helping this family to stay together, so in many ways we downplay the role of sponsor so that we can focus on the vital relationship between a mom and her child.
Will you communicate with me?
We believe it to be very important to have open lines of communication. Now, this is Ethiopia, so sometimes culture and technology can hamper the quality and quantity of communication. However, if there is something going on in the life of the family or the child whom you are sponsoring, and they feel comfortable with it being shared, then we will contact you. We see it as vital to share special needs that arise as well as prayer requests. We want you to be involved in the life of a family…and involved in seeing them embrace hope in all of life.
