Our Mission
Children’s Home, a 501(c)3 U.S. non-profit was established in 2018 to support the children at Numan Orphanage, in Assela, Ethiopia. Following the January 9, 2018 Ethiopian Parliament legislation which banned all intercountry adoptions by foreigners, children residing at many orphanages in Ethiopia were affected. While local adoptions are encouraged, sadly there are not enough adoptive families for the country’s estimated 4.6 million orphans.
Many U.S. adoptive families have roots to Numan via their child(ren) adopted from Ethiopia. We are actively reaching out to this community to ask for help in creating a sustainable environment for the vulnerable children Numan continues to care for following the closure of intercountry adoption.
Our immediate goal is to increase the number of sponsors to secure the financial stability of the orphanage. We are blessed to work with a dedicated staff including Endale Wami who has committed his life to care for these children, and for Mesa the lead nanny who has never left the children’s side — even after not being paid for years.
Our long-term goals include creating a self-sustaining orphanage that can also give back to its community through outreach programs such as daycare and employment opportunities. We are also working towards orphan prevention via family preservation to the community in Assela, Ethiopia.
Many U.S. adoptive families have roots to Numan via their child(ren) adopted from Ethiopia. We are actively reaching out to this community to ask for help in creating a sustainable environment for the vulnerable children Numan continues to care for following the closure of intercountry adoption.
Our immediate goal is to increase the number of sponsors to secure the financial stability of the orphanage. We are blessed to work with a dedicated staff including Endale Wami who has committed his life to care for these children, and for Mesa the lead nanny who has never left the children’s side — even after not being paid for years.
Our long-term goals include creating a self-sustaining orphanage that can also give back to its community through outreach programs such as daycare and employment opportunities. We are also working towards orphan prevention via family preservation to the community in Assela, Ethiopia.