Sponsorship
Make a monthly, tax-deductible donation to help specific families in Korah.
GIVE so that another might LIVE! Our sponsorship program provides for a child’s basic needs to be met such as food, shelter, and education. You will feel a connection with your sponsored child through letters and pictures. It will bless your life and soften your heart, and most importantly change the world for a child in need.
Our sponsorship program entails:
Sponsored kids have food distributed each month to them from our on ground partner ministry in Korah. Nutrition is vital to a child’s growth and development and sponsorship ensures that they do not have to go hungry.
We believe that education is the answer to a better future of the children of Korah. Sponsorship allows kids the opportunity to attend school instead of spending their days begging for food on the streets or searching through the trash dump.
Sponsorship helps the community of Korah by empowering kids! It gives them hope for a better future and therefore brings hope to the entire community.
Sponsorship changes lives! We believe that sponsorship not only changes the life of a child in need, but it will change the sponsors life too. Winston Churchill said it best, “we make a living by what we get,we make a life by what we GIVE.”
Lia - Girls Home
Lia is an energetic and loving 8-year-old girl who has already endured more than most children her age. She was born in the Ethiopian countryside to a young mother and father who separated when she was just a toddler. Unable to provide the care Lia needed on her own, Lia’s mother sent her to live with her grandmother when she was 5 years old. Tragically, just a year later, her grandmother passed away.
Lia was then sent to live with her father and stepmother, but it was a deeply unsafe environment where she faced rejection and severe abuse. After two painful years, Lia ran away and began surviving on her own in the streets. Eventually, she was found by local police and taken to a government-run orphanage, where she remained until being welcomed into our BeMore Girls Home.
Despite everything she has been through, Lia is incredibly bright, warm-hearted, and full of potential. She is now in a safe and nurturing space where she can rest, learn, and begin to thrive. Please consider sponsoring Lia, allowing her to receive the consistent care, education, and love she deserves as she builds a brighter future.
Ruhama - Girls Home
Ruhama is one of three biological sisters living at the BeMore Girls Home. She came to us from a rural part of Ethiopia after experiencing unimaginable loss and hardship at a young age, witnessing things no child should ever have to witness. Ruhama can be quiet but her warmth is unmistakable. She’s bright, kind, and always eager to lend a hand or join in on something fun.
Ruhama loves going to school and learning. She finds a lot of joy in learning and being with others and does everything with a gentle heart and sweet spirit. She is deeply grateful for every bit of kindness shown to her — always quick to smile, say thank you, and express genuine appreciation.
Ruhama is such a special part of our BeMore Girls Home. By sponsoring her, you help cover her basic needs, such as food, shelter, education, emotional support, and more! Join her on her new journey in our girls home!
Bemnet - Girls Home
Bemnet is a bright and resilient 12-year-old girl who recently joined our BeMore Girls Home. She was born to a teenage mother who gave Bemnet to her own mother in hopes of giving her daughter a better life. Bemnet spent her early childhood in the Ethiopian countryside with her grandmother, who loved her dearly but struggled to provide for their basic needs. They rarely had enough food and Bemnet was unable to attend school.
About a year ago, Bemnet’s grandmother made the difficult decision to bring her back to her mother in Addis Ababa, believing the city might offer more opportunities. Unfortunately, Bemnet faced months of hardship and abuse before being helped by a local organization that provided temporary shelter and care. She was later referred to a government-run orphanage, where she spent the next nine months before finally being welcomed into our Girls Home.
Now, with the safety and stability of the BeMore Girls Home, Bemnet is beginning to heal and dream again. She has immediately fit in with the other girls and is always first to help and play with others. With the support of a sponsor, Bemnet will have everything she needs to grow in a safe, nurturing environment. Please consider joining Bemnet on her new journey toward a bright future!
Nazrawit - Girls Home
Nazrawit is a darling 7-year-old girl who recently joined our BeMore Girls Home. She came to us after experiencing heartbreaking loss and many challenges in her young life.
As a baby, Nazrawit was adopted from a government-run orphanage, but in recent months her adoptive parents became very ill and could no longer care for her. She stayed at the BeMore Girls Home temporarily while they sought treatment, and tragically, her father passed away just a few weeks ago. Her mother continues to face serious mental and physical health struggles, making it impossible for her to raise Nazrawit on her own.
Despite these difficult circumstances, Nazrawit remains happy and eager to connect and play with everyone around her. She has quickly become a beloved little sister in the home. She is incredibly bright, loves school, and especially enjoys practicing her English. Math is her favorite subject and she already dreams of becoming a pilot one day.
Nazrawit is deeply grateful to be part of the BeMore Girls Home, where she has found safety, stability, and the warmth of a new family. With support from a sponsor, she can continue to grow, heal, and pursue the education that will help her reach her dreams. Please consider joining her on her new path!
Woreka
Woreka has been hired to work at our BeMore Girls Home to help with the new girls that have recently entered our home. She helps cook, clean, and care for the girls on a daily basis. She is incredibly caring and hardworking and the girls love her. Woreka came to Addis Ababa from the Oromia region of Ethiopia just over a year ago. She came due to ongoing conflict in the region that made her life very unstable. She came with virtually nothing and is currently living in a very small, unstable home with limited basic necessities. We are looking for a sponsorship to supplement Woreka's income so that she can better provide for herself and move into secure housing. Please consider sponsoring Woreka and helping us care for her better as she helps us care for the special girls in our BeMore Girls Home.
Ayelech Sugebo
Ayelech is an older mother in Korah who just moved to Addis Ababa to live with her son after surgery on her eyes. Ayelech has been blind for most of her life and had surgery to help improve her vision. The surgery was not completely effective and she will likely have another soon, but because of this she is not able to work or live on her own. She lives with her son Tamiru, who is one of our social workers through Tesfaye's sponsorship program. He and his wife care for Ayelech but with their own family to care for and their own set of struggles living in Korah, they are in need of further assistance for Ayelech. Please consider sponsoring Ayelech and supporting this family that is such an integral part of our sponsorship program!
Ruhama
Ruhama is a sweet 6-year-old girl who lives in Korah with her mother, Benalf. As a single parent facing serious health challenges with HIV, Benalf is unable to work and has little family or community support to rely on.
Although her own education ended after 10th grade, Benalf dreams of one day learning hairstyling so she can provide for her daughter in the future. For now, sponsorship is a lifeline — helping cover food, rent, and basic needs, and giving them hope where otherwise there would be none.
Tazelew
Tazelew is a happy 7-year-old boy who lives in Korah with his mother, Meseret, and his little sister, Tatoo. Born with a disability, he is in need of a prosthetic leg, but otherwise remains healthy and full of hope.
Meseret moved from the Goja countryside to Addis Ababa to seek better medical care for her son. Without education or steady work, she survives by begging, yet continues to dream of a brighter future for her children. Sponsorship helps provide stability, cover rent, and bring hope to their family — support that Meseret is deeply grateful for
Tinsae Tirunew
Tinsae is a dedicated single mother raising her 10-year-old son, Besufikadu, in Korah. She came to Addis Ababa from Wolega after losing her mother and facing challenges within her family. Since then, she has worked hard to care for her son on her own, washing clothes whenever work is available.
Even with limited opportunities, Tinsae dreams of building a brighter future by starting a coffee and tea business. Sponsorship provides her and her 10-year-old son, Besufikadu, with the support they need to stay healthy and hopeful as they take steps toward that dream.
Hiwot and Koket
Hiwot and Koket are sisters, ages 21 and 19, who have spent most of their lives in Addis Ababa after losing both of their parents at a young age. They were brought to the city by extended family members but eventually lost contact and now have no known relatives. After years of instability, moving house to house with neighbors or strangers that would take them in, as well as living on the streets, they’ve now been living together in Korah for about three years.
Hiwot has found work selling televisions, though she makes very little. She dreams of becoming a makeup artist and hairstylist. Koket, who will turn 19 next month, works as a waitress, also making very little. She hopes to join a culinary program where she can learn to make food and cakes.
Both sisters are determined, resilient, and eager to continue their education through vocational training, creating stability and independence for their future. We are looking for a sponsor who can support the girls through rent, food, and vocational school assistance. By sponsoring Hiwot and Koket, you will help champion them on their new journey — helping them break an intergenerational cycle of poverty and pioneer a new path. You can choose to support one, two, or all three areas.
Food support ensures they can eat consistently and stay healthy while working and studying. Rent support keeps Hiwot and Koket in a safe and stable home, giving them the security they’ve fought hard to find. Vocational school support opens doors to long-term independence by helping them gain the skills they need to earn sustainable income.
Whether you choose to help with one need or all three, your sponsorship creates real, lasting change in their lives. Every contribution helps these sisters move closer to stability, self-sufficiency, and a brighter future.