Education/other services - Special Needs Children

by Medhen Orphan Relief Effort

Project Report | May 30, 2017
Update as of April 30, 2017

By Anthony Zecca | Member of Board of Trustees - MORE

The work with the Special Needs children in Addis Ababa continues to progress although we still have a long way to go in fundraising to properly fund this program for 2 years. The Special Needs class and extra help these children need and are getting continues to be a ray of sunshine in their otherwise difficult world. Our goal is to increase the number of children that this program serves and that is why the funding goal of $50,000 is so critical.

The entire program for orphans and vulnerable chidren that MORE supports has been impacted by the terrible tragedy that occured several weeks ago when a sink hole developed in the garbage dump and people were swallowed up in the sink hole. Hundreds of men, woman and children were killed or injured including members of the community we serve. Dealing with this has taken a great emotional and time toll on all who serve this program.

Our goal by the end of this year is to increase the number of Special Needs children that are part of oru program. There is no shortage of orphans and vulberable children that suffer from the additional burden of learning and other disabilities. The staff continues to evaluate children that are presented to determine how best to serve their needs. That will continue, albeit with a more limited menu of options given the funding that we can currently provide.

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Feb 13, 2017
Update on Special Needs Children project in Ethiop

By Aanthony Zecca | Board Member (Medhen Orphan Relief Effort)

Some of the children in the special needs program.

First of all thank you to all who have contributed for this very much needed program that addresses the needs of a totally forgotten population in Ethiopia - children with Special Needs and learning disabled. Although we are still a long way from our total funding goal of $50,000, which is the total needed to fund this program for 2 years, we are making headway.

The children in our program are receiving educational services geared to their learning disabilities and special needs. This population of children have NO educational services provided by the government and largely off the radar of other NGOs in Ethiopia.

Due to limited funding, we can only address the needs of very few children while the population of children with this need is huge. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive program for a limited number of special needs children, a program that is like those in the United States and other developed countries. After the initial two years, our hope is to expand this program to a much larger population of special needs children in Ethiopia based on our ability to develop the funding needed for such an expansion. This initial project of $50,000 is more a developmental project allowing the staff to fully develop a comprehensive program that meets the needs of a very challented population in Ethiopa. The $50,000 goal will fund the entire project for two years and will provide the foundation for a much needed expansion to include more children with Special Needs.

With the funds raised thus far, we have been able to purchase supplies and materials plus patially cover other costs of this unique project for Special Needs children. The children in this program are flourishing and for the first time, receiving the educational and other support services they so desparately need. See the photos attached to this report.

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Oct 26, 2016
Update on Special Needs Children project in Ethiop

By Anthony Zecca | Board Member (Medhen Orphan Relief Effort)

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