Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Working, but it is not enough...

*Some of the families below have monthly sponsors. Please check out the "Families Needing Sponsorship" tab on the home page, if you feel led to help a family.*

Some people that live in Korah do have work. Some clean clothes for other families, cook for other families, work as a laborer, sell recycled material that they find in the dump, or sell different things along side the road (like spices, injera, tea, fruits and vegetables). The thing is... it is not enough. Most make less than $1 per day. They work very hard, but still aren't able to provide the necessities for their family. I am talking about the basics... food, rent, medicine, school supplies...  $40 a month can help them immensely. It will give them food and rent for the month and allow them to focus on the other needs in their family.

Here is a market place right outside of Korah...


The following families are ones that are working daily, but still need sponsorship to help them in their day to day lives.


This is Kalkidan...
She has two children named Danawit Wendwosen (3 years old) and Eyerusalem Wondwosen (9 years old and in grade two). Mom has teeth problems and dermatitis on her face. She sells spices and makes less than a dollar a day. Their greatest needs are house rent and food. Sponsorship is $40 a month.

Meet Mamitu Hailu...
She has a child named Haymanot Yared (3 years old). Mom is HIV positive and has TB. Haymanot is negative. Mom sells fruits and makes less than a dollar a day. Her needs are house rent and food. It is $40 a month to sponsor this family.

Demeku Azezew...

She has a child named Mikiyas Walelgn (2 years old). She is healthy. She makes tea and sells around and makes less than a dollar a day. Her needs are house rent and food. It is $40 a month to sponsor this family.
 
 
 Esubdink Temesgen and her children...
 The children's names are, Meskerem Adugna (8 years old and in grade three) and Abraham Melese (4 years old and in kindergarten). Mom is HIV positive but the children are not. She makes coffee and sells it along side the road. Her needs are house rent and food. It is $40 a month to sponsor this family.
 
Meet Zewde Aynalem...  
 She has a child named Abel Chilot (1 year old). She is healthy. Her husband is a day laborer. She sells onions and potatoes. Needs are house rent and food. It is $40 a month to sponsor this family.

Mura Worku...
Mom's name is Mura Worku. She has two children named Mekdes Fekede (7 years old) and Habtamu Fekede (4 years old). She can't afford to send them to school. She is healthy. She sometimes sells fruit and wash clothes for other families. Needs are house rent, food and school fee. It is $40 a month to sponsor this family.

Aynaddis Yibeyin...
 She has no child. She and her husband are HIV positive. Her husband sometimes work as a daily laborer. She is in so much pain. Needs are house rent, food and health. It is $40 a month to help this couple.

Yeshi Demeke...
She has two children named Mulugeta Ayalew (5 years old) and Shimels Ayalew (4 years old). She can't afford to send them to school. She has swelling on her legs and doesn't know the reason. She is a daily laborer (carrying stone at construction site, she begs when she can't do that). She lives in somebody's house (dependent). Biggest needs are food, school fee and educational materials. It is $40 a month to sponsor this family.

This is Meaza Anteneh...
She has two children named Biniyam Abreham (3 years old, in picture) and Ashenafi Eshetu (8 years old). Neither of the kids go to school, because she can't afford to send them. Mom is HIV positive and has kidney problem. She is a daily laborer and make less than a dollar a day. Needs are house rent, educational materials and school fee. It is $40 a month to sponsor this family.

Meet Asseged Mesfin...
 Here baby's name is Sisay Yizengaw (one year old). She is healthy. She lives with her husband. Her husband is a guard and she is a house wife. Needs are house rent and food. It is $40 a month to sponsor this family.

This is Ayelech Hassen...
She has four children. Their names are, Samuel Getachew (12 years old and in grade 5), Abel Getachew (9 years old and in grade 3), Lina Getachew (4 years old and in Kindergarten, in the picture) and Netsanet Getachew (15 months old). Mom has high blood pressure and cardiac problem. She raises the children by herself by washing clothes and making injera (a traditional pancake-like bread) for other families. Her greatest needs are house rent and food.

This is Zehara Tenkir...
She has four children. Their names are Semira Hairu (15 years old and in grade eight, she has TB), Fayiza Hairu (14 years old and in grade seven),  Anwar Hairu (8 years old and in grade two), and Ismael Hairu (four years old and in kindergarten, he is in picture). Her husband doesn't work and it is stressful on him. Mom sells onions and potatoes on the side of the road. Their needs are house rent, food and educational materials.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Details on sponsorship


The whole family is sponsored through our program.

It is $40/month for each family. On occasion a family that is needing sponsorship will need more because of their situation. If this is the case it will be noted in the family's profile. 
Of the $40, $35 goes directly to the families.
This money covers their food and rent for one month.
The other $5 goes to the pastors of the church in Korah.
They actually buy the food for the family and pay their rent.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.

You are more than welcome to let me know what family you would like to sponsor. You will receive pictures and updates from the families on a regular basis.

Families needing sponsorship

Please meet Kibnesh and two of her four children...


She is a widow with four children. Their names are Shewangizaw Melkamu (20 years old, he dropped out school in grade 8 because he had to go out to search food for the family), Kelemwork Melkamu (17 years old and in grade 11), Aregawi Melkamu (15 years old and in grade 9, he is in the picture) and Abel Wubshet (6 years old and in kindergarten, he is in the picture too). Her husband passed away from Tuberculosis. Mom has diabetes, high blood pressure and elephantiasis. They rent a house for $20 each month. Their biggest needs are house rent, food and educational materials. Their sponsorship is $40 per month.

  This is Gedamu...
Gedamu Bahiru is blind. He has been blind for 12 years.  He has two children,  Simegn Gedamu (10 years old and in grade 1) and Minalachew Gedamu (6 months old). His wife's name is Serkalem Shumetu, she washes clothes for another family. He begs to help the family financially. The house they rent is $20 per month. Their biggest needs are house rent, food and school fees. It is $40 a month to sponsor his family.