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BETESEB is one of the few organizations in Ethiopia focused on street children and youths without parents.
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Learn About Us
It’s all began in 2007 with three boys that were living on the
street moved-in to the private residence of Wro. Aynalem Weldeamanuel, the
founding mother of Beteseb Charity Association.
Thereafter, with the help of family members and friends as well
as people that support Aynalem’s vision, the initiative gradually grew, year by
year adding more unfortunate children that were in desperate need of basic living
support in the City of Hawassa, Sidama Region, Ethiopia.
At the moment Beteseb is a full-fledged local NGO officially
registered with the federal Civil Society Organizations Authority (Reg.No 6101)
and engaged in various humanitarian works that are aimed at elevating the life
standards of orphaned children and vulnerable elderly individuals living in
impoverished conditions.
In the past eighteen years Beteseb has managed to transform the
life of more than 100 vulnerable and orphaned children that were exposed to
street life due to absence of their parents and lack of any family members to
support them. Â
All essential amenities and support are provided within a
peaceful and family-like living environment with the aim of creating a suitable
platform for nurturing children to become physically, mentally and economically
productive members of society.
- To support street and vulnerable children by offering holistic
care in a loving, family-style environment; providing safe shelter, nutritious meals, healthcare, education, vocational
training, and essential life skills to help them grow with dignity,
resilience, and the opportunity for a brighter future. [Institutional
Care]
- Preventing children from harsh street life through
economically empowering their families. [Family Empowerment]
To see street children, orphans, and highly vulnerable children get
help and turn into physically, socially, and economically productive members of
the community.
- Integrity
- Empathy
- Transparency
- Collaboration
What we Do?
Vocational TrainingÂ
Based on the interest of our children and youths we provide short-term and long-term vocational training.Â
Read MoreShelter SupportÂ
The starting point for all of our care and support services for children is a family-like home environment. In our four-children home, we have created a family home environment that helps the children feel loved and protected.Â
Read MoreTeaching street children and street-connected individuals using mobile school.Â
Read MoreWe provide Formal Education for children under our institutional care and very poor families unable to send their children to school.Â
Read MoreFood and Nutrition SupportÂ
Children’s physical health and mental development are improved
through the provision of adequate and balanced nutrition.
Health Care
We cover all medical expenses including examination, drugs, treatment, and transportation as well as accommodation costs.
Psychosocial Support
Individual counseling, group counseling, and life skills training have been provided by trained caregivers.Â
Read MoreFamily EmpowermentÂ
​These initiatives include business skills training, provision of startup capital, and ongoing mentorship. During mentorship sessions, families also receive training on health and parenting skills, fostering holistic development.Â
Read MoreBeneficiaries
Volunteers
Our Goal
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Street children are vulnerable to a variety of problems including physical, psychological and sexual exploitations as well as social isolation. Lack of basic needs: Food, Shelter, Cloths, health care Safety and security: Sexual abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse Social Discrimination: Lack of affection Being out of school: Support BCO to tackle forementioned problems of children. For the next five years BCO, committed to support street children and highly vulnerable children through the provision of basic needs, care and support
Meet Our Team
Finance and Admin
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General Manager
Project Coordinator
Parteners
Training and Research
Hawassa University partners with BETESEB to offer technical assistance, training support, internships, and collaborative research opportunities. (https://www.hu.edu.et/)
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Child and Family
Empower Ethiopia is a nonprofit organization based in Albany, NY, dedicated to supporting the programs of Beteseb in Hawassa, Ethiopia. In partnership with Beteseb, Empower Ethiopia is committed to improving the lives of vulnerable children by ensuring access to quality health care, nutrition, education, and a safe, nurturing home environment.
Family Empowerment
​BETESEB Charity Association has partnered with the Fullife Foundation to empower destitute women-led families in Ethiopia by providing business skills development and startup capital. This initiative aims to equip women with the necessary tools and resources to establish sustainable livelihoods, thereby improving the well-being of their children and contributing to the economic development of their communities.
Income Generating Activity
Increasing Peoples Opportunities (IPO) is an Italian based humanitarian organization that is in collaboration with Beteseb since 2018.
IPO has provided Beteseb the equipment and machinery to launch and operate a bakery and pastry business for generation own income and gradually become self sufficient,
Become A Volunteer
All BCA members and staffs are responsible for the organizational structure and institutional culture of the association. Basic guidelines such as HR and Fanatical guidelines should be properly followed by permanent and volunteers staffs for effective governance of the plan. All necessary legal and regulatory frameworks of government and donors shall be in place. There is also arrangement for capacity building and enhancing the leadership skills of the BCO management at all levels. Some of the basic leadership and governance arrangements are listed below:
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