Meet Natinael Desalegn Indalem
Ethiopia
| Natinael is an only child. Sadly he is now living alone. His mother died of HIV when he was still a young baby. His father brought him up until he was 5 years old but soon after, his father also passed away. Being abandoned, Natinael was left on the street. He was living on the street for about two years after his fathers death. While living on the street, Natinael was earning a little money by cleaning shoes. Currently he is living with a family paying them 5birr each night for sleeping on a mat in their house. He doesn't get any food there. Natinael usually eats left over food from restaurants that are thrown out. Sometimes he doesn't eat at all. Natinael has no bed to sleep on. He walks bare foot and does not have good quality clothes to wear. He was therefore accepted into our programme. |
Natinael is a little shy. He is enjoying school and likes to study English. After finishing his school, he wants to be a Doctor. He enjoys playing football with his school friends. He supports Man United. His favourite colour is green. Natinael likes cows because he loves drinking milk! He attends Church and goes sometimes after school.
Your sponsorship will provide Natinael Desalegn Indalem with a quality education, daily meals and will resource our care programmes to meet their individual needs.
Where Natinael Desalegn Indalem lives
Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Famine, HIV/Aids and extreme poverty have resulted in millions of orphans and a life of hardship for the majority of its population. Nearly one million children are orphaned as a result of HIV/Aids. A lack of investment in education and a high dependency on child labour has left five million children without access to an education. Educational opportunities for girls are lower than boys as they are expected to do domestic work or marry at an early age.
Our two schools, the Bethany School and the Abdi Academy are today providing the poorest children with a quality education, daily food, health care and family support. Our Children’s Village has two family homes which care for orphaned and at risk children.
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What you receive
When you sponsor Natinael Desalegn Indalem you will receive a pack in the post with her story and photo. Every year you will receive an update about her progress, a new photo and at least one communication from her.
Real relationship
We know our kids love to receive your emails and write back so we encourage you to write as many emails as you like, along with photos and birthday gifts to develop a genuine relationship.
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