We are currently supporting the following projects
Orphans in Ethiopia
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Through the kind assistance of Welella Negussie, we were put in touch with a daycare center for infants run by the hospital in Debre Markos, Ethiopia. Several years ago, staff members at the hospital began caring for infants left behind at the hospital after delivery, looking after them on a volunteer basis alongside their regular work in a house provided by the city. In December 2021, this volunteer group obtained a “Certificate of Registration and License” under the name “Enat Debre Markos Orphanage Center,” thereby gaining a legal status comparable to that of an association in Germany with corresponding reporting obligations. Since then, the center has been staffed not only by volunteers but also by paid employees. The association’s goal is to care for abandoned infants, as well as children living on the streets or in precarious conditions, in a protected environment and to provide them with a home. The number of children between the ages of 40 days and 9 years has since increased to 55. We were able to follow the growth of some children from infancy to toddlerhood through photos.
Since the house originally provided had become too small and lacked the necessary basics for caring for infants and toddlers, the city administration provided a larger plot of land in 2022. A children’s village is to be built there with sufficient grounds for outdoor activities, as well as a school that will also be attended by children from outside the village. Thanks to donations, we were able to finance two water tanks for this new property, which now ensure the water supply. To our great delight, construction of the buildings has moved forward because a major donor is providing most of the necessary funds.
Despite some donations, the foundation is only marginally able to help finance the buildings. The foundation’s funds are used to operate the children’s village, i.e., primarily for food, clothing, and medical care for the children living there, partly for the procurement of necessary furnishings, and, as far as possible, also to cover a portion of the employees’ salaries.
Once the school in the children’s village is built, the Orphanage Center will need a school bus to transport students living outside the children’s village. Donations for this purpose are welcome.
Street children in India
Christiane Gey founded the nonprofit organization CHILDSRIGHTS 12 years ago. CHILDSRIGHTS is an international, non-denominational, and apolitical nonprofit organization based in Valencia, Spain. Its mission is to offer a dignified future to children living on the streets or in undignified conditions, such as in slums. The children taken in by the children’s home receive shelter, food, medical care, education, a good school education, attention, and affection. Like in a large family, they live together with Christiane Gey, who is from Germany, cares for the children like a mother, and is called “Mama” by them. The founders have come to know this incredibly dedicated woman personally and hold her in high regard.
Childsrights began its work back in 2007. All the children taken in at that time and in the years since, who have now reached adulthood, have been released into independent living. Some of them are studying, while others have learned a viable trade.
In the meantime, Childsrights has developed a new project. On a 16,000-square-meter plot, 5 km outside the previous location in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, a new home is currently being built, surrounded by mountains and green fields. The children from Nane Home, the previous children’s home, will move there shortly. A baby home for up to 40 orphans aged 0 to 4 is also to be built on the property. The need for this is great. Many mothers do not survive the birth of their children. Other infants are abandoned on the streets and run the risk of falling into the hands of the mafia. The plan is for the “children’s village” to be largely self-sufficient by growing vegetables and fruit on the large property and raising livestock. In addition, a hostel is to be built where volunteers and guests can be accommodated without disturbing the children’s privacy. The scale of this project is enormous. In addition to a great deal of idealism, its realization requires significant financial support. For this reason, Childsrights relies on donations.
With its limited resources, the foundation cannot contribute significantly to the project’s implementation, but it does provide for daily meals, medical care, clothing, and school fees. In addition, the foundation arranges sponsorships for individual children at Nane Home. Sponsors can build a personal relationship with their sponsored child and participate in their life from afa
For more information, please visit our website: www.childsrights.es/de/
Family help in Addis Ababa
The foundation had supported this project until the end of 2025. As of the beginning of 2026, the association Addis Hiwot Kinderhilfe
e.V., Berlin, has been dissolved.
As a reminder: The project was founded in 2005 by the aforementioned association in cooperation with a local association in Addis Ababa. The goal was primarily to support single mothers, but also young families. They receive financial assistance for one of their children, including a school uniform and school supplies. First, a local social worker assesses whether the mothers—possibly after participating in a free seminar—are capable of taking the initiative in projects of their choice in addition to receiving support (helping people help themselves). To this end, they receive interest-free microloans, which they must repay within two years through monitored monthly deposits into a savings account, thereby also learning to save money.
The foundation will attempt to contact the local association in Addis Ababa and explore ways to continue supporting this important project.