ጥቂት ስለ Ajuuja Children’s Home እና The FIG program (Family In the Gap)

Ajuuja Children Home Association Profile

Ajuuja Children Home Association (ACHA) established with the initiative of seven people who have a keen interest to help and mobilize children’s peers toward the protection of their basic needs as stipulated in international convention from SNNPR Bureau of Justice in September 2008 in Hawassa as local NGOs.

But after the charities and societies legislation takes place at federal level in Ethiopia, the Association registered as local CSOs with the registration number 1493 on February 2010 from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Ajuuja Children Home Association (ACHA) established with the initiative of seven people who have a keen interest to help and mobilize children’s peers toward the protection of their basic needs as stipulated in international convention from SNNPR Bureau of Justice in September 2008 in Hawassa as local NGOs.

Vision

To see orphans and vulnerable children’s problems are solved and, to see socially, economically and psychologically strong and productive citizen in the country at large.

Mission

To enable orphans and vulnerable children’s out of the school students the poor and the need community groups jointly over come social economical and psychological problems they face and to create problem solving citizen of tomorrow.

Objective

To contribute for ensuring health growth and development for children —  To provide encourage and nurtured home for the mist at risk orphaned and virtually children. —  To Protect the orphans and vulnerable children form psychological, physical and mental violence.. —  To establish community core groups to enhance community based care and support in targeting areas.  —  To establish community grips and provide training. —  To build dormitory for institutional care and adopted children with necessary equipments and materials. —  To improve the live hoods of orphans and abandoned children through adoption. To provide access to pre primary education.

Culture and Values

Commitment for work —  Accountability —  Transparency —  Believing in membership —  Partnership —  Respect  for OVCs —  Gender sensitivity.

Governance

ACHA is governed by supreme body called General Assembly. The executive board who are selected by General Assembly are mainly responsible to over see the policy and procedural issues and executive director who is responsible to BODs and seeing the day to day activities with his management and other staff of the Association.

ምንጭ፦ http://www.ajuuja.org/contents.php?catagory=about

Our FIG Awassa Initiative’s goal is to (i) keep families together, (ii) educate their children and (iii) strive for independence through income generation projects and animal husbandry programs.  We work in Awassa and the surrounding areas in the Sidama region of Ethiopia to provide for the basic needs of children and families. Some of the children live at the Ajuuja Children’s Home while others live alone or with their families.

We want our families to know that they are loved and prayed for and that they are loved by a God who sacrificed everything for them and loves them more than we can comprehend.

The FIG program (Family In the Gap) is the program that connects families in the U.S. to families in Awassa, Ethiopia. Letters, care packages, and trips to meet FIG families are encouraged.  Depending on where a family lives, assistance is tailored to their specific needs but may include food, education, clothing, and spiritual support. $30 per month is all it takes to literally change lives!  The FIG Awassa program delivers HOPE!!

Enabling Independence is Project HOPEFUL Awassa’s income generation program.  The ladies in our program are “active poor” and have the physical and mental capability to run a business or work.  They are arranged in groups of ten ladies who are trained together and participate in a support group where they are accountable to one another.  The women are required to save money and are overseen by an Ajuuja Children’s Home Association staff member who provides instruction and encouragement. Your one-time gift of $250 will provide a woman the funds and tools to begin a business that will enable her to keep her family together while providing for their needs.

Animals!  In the last fiscal year, Project HOPEFUL Awassa purchased over $4,000 in goats for families in and around Awassa!  We are ready to provide to families a young cow for breeding for just $120. This cow can provide milk and the possibility for calves.

Education is a key component of our Awassa program.  Malaria, HIV, hygiene and other educational workshops are provided to families in the program. Pretreated mosquito nets provide lifesaving protection from malaria carrying mosquitoes and can be donated for $12 each.

 The staff at Ajuuja Children’s Home is committed to the physical and spiritual well-being of the poorest people of Awassa and the Sidama region.  Project HOPEFUL’s FIG Awassa Initiative provides them with the means to complete and expand this commitment through generous donors just like you. You can give one time donations to our general fund to help fund special needs.  We have several children that need extra food supply and others that require additional medical care.

 You can be a monthly donor of any amount to help fund projects and children who do not have a FIG yet.

Every single dollar helps deliver hope.

ምንጭ፦ http://projecthopeful.org/awassa/