Why this work
Orphaned children near Gondar face overlapping barriers: gaps in primary care, food insecurity, and interrupted schooling. Any one of these challenges, on its own, is hard. Together they compound . a child who misses a vaccine and falls ill misses school, and a child who falls behind in school is less likely to escape the conditions that made them vulnerable in the first place.
The Ethiopian Orphan Health Foundation was built on a simple insight: solving one problem at a time, in isolation, does not work. So our programs run in parallel, and they are designed by the people who know these children best.
How we work
Every program is co-designed with local caregivers, teachers, and clinicians. They decide what the children need most; our role is to make sure those needs are met.
We measure success not by the volume of services delivered, but by the trajectories of the children themselves: do they stay healthy, stay in school, stay connected to a community that knows them?
Where we work
Our work is anchored in Gondar, in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia. From this base, the foundation supports partner activities across northern and central Ethiopia. Bahir Dar (Lake Tana), Addis Ababa, Mekele, and Dire Dawa.