In September 2021, 17 of our 20 Betasab children transitioned from our Origins Homes to join our partner community, Hope for the Fatherless in the Gurd Shola - Kotebe area of Addis Ababa. Hope for the Fatherless is a small, local NGO deeply connected with the Ethiopian diaspora community and supported by a home base in Colorado Springs. HFTF’s mission is the same as ours: support and care for orphaned and vulnerable children in group homes.
As part of our partnership, GFI will continue to support these 17 children as well as our 3 older children (now over 18) as they complete their education, transition to independent living, and look ahead to college.