Establishment and Progress of the Organization 

 

Abebech Gobena Yehtsnant kebekabena Limatt Dirijit (AGOHELD), is a registered an indigenous non-governmental and non-political humanitarian organization founded by a Lady  Called W/ro Abebech Gobena during a severe  draught caused famine in 1980 in the northern part of Ethiopia. 

           Abebech Gobena, founder and General Manager of AGOHELD, started her humanitarian work after she found a baby sucking her dead mother’s breast.  She took two babies from the famine affected areas to Addis Ababa and gradually increased the number to 21, but her humanitarian activities put her in conflict with her family. Finally Abebech abandoned her decent marriage and moved to a small poultry house, where she continued her humanitarian activities for six challenging years. From the very beginning, Abebech stressed self reliance to finance her projects   to the  extent of selling her jewelry and other possessions  and also run small businesses acumen to raise finance.         

 


Agoheld  Home of Founding

Besides institutional care and support of orphans, the organization has started different developmental activities in rural and urban areas. Thus in the process of expansion, the name of the organization has been changed to incorporate it’s  developmental aspect and now the official name of organization is Abebech Gobena Yehesanat Kebekabena Limat Dirjit (AGOHELD)  which means Abebech Gobena Children’s Care and Development OrganizationOver the past two and half decades, with the relentless efforts of the founder, dedicated staff and genuine supports of humanitarian organization and individuals, the organization has made a tremendous progress. 

            

 
Abebech’s self-sacrificing venture attracted the attention and support of individuals and several humanitarian organizations and her individual effort has been transferred in to a big institution providing improved and better services to 160 resident children as well as to nearly 12,000 non - resident  children in the operational areas. In addition to child care program, AGOHELD has largely involved in rural and urban integrated developmental activities and supporting directly and indirectly about 600,000 marginalized segments of the communities both from urban and rural settings.

 


Vision

 

To make children productive and responsible Citizens by satisfying their needs and protecting their rights, so that they can become self-supportive and contribute their share in the society.

 

 
Mission 

  •  Bringing up needy children by providing them with basic needs

  • Reunifying children whose parents / relatives are identified

  • Make the grown up children of AGOHELD, destitute women and youth to be self-supportive by providing them with various skills training.

  • Undertake urban and rural integrated development programs taking into account that the basic problems of children emanate from poverty.

 


Objectives

    

  • Providing full boarding services to orphans

  • Sponsoring children of destitute from the surrounding communities  in different programs

  • Providing both curative and preventive health services to children and extending it to the community

  • Providing vocational skill training to children, destitute women, youth and others

  • Contribute its part in the fight against HIV/AIDS

  • Supporting community development endeavors

  •  Empowering women in the community & encouraging self-relianc

 


Future Strategic Directions

    

  • Provision of Institutional care for the orphans.

  • Provision of home based support for orphans and destitute children.

  • To undertake skill training program for self reliance.

  • Contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

  • Support community development initiatives.

 


Message

    

The organization has been receiving support from different donors, partners and interested individuals to finance projects and carry out activities. The assistances rendered are vital to save life of children. So the organization extends its gratitude and appreciation to institutions, groups, individuals and associations who forward their unreserved support. This humanitarian and developmental activity would not be realized without your continual help. 

 

 

 

 

 
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