CHURCH PARTNERSHIP
Bero Kale Heywet ChurchThrough the Home Based Care program, this church will help meet the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of 20 families caring for orphaned and vulnerable children.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bero Kale Heywet CHURCH
AbOUT THE CHURCH
Bero Kale Heywet Church was founded on June 12, 2004 by pastor Getu and ten others. At the time of its founding, the area was mostly undeveloped forest with very few homes, just seven miles outside of Addis Ababa. Pastor Getu envisioned the need for a church in that area and planted a church on land that belonged to one of the founding members. Most of the community is made up of Muslims who came to the area illegally to build houses because life is too expensive inside the city. During the first few years, the church had a hard time gaining acceptance because the community was Muslim. Pastor Getu even suffered beatings for preaching the Gospel. However, through many good works the church now has great respect in the community. They saw the need for a school in the community and opened one. Children used to travel more than an hour to get to a nearby school, but when the church school opened, the community began to see that the church is for the people. Now most of the Muslims are on the parental committee for the school. They prefer to send their children to the church school rather than a nearby Islamic school. There are 140 students from nursery to age six, nine of whom are children from the community who have been given full scholarships. The children have their own worship time every Saturday morning. Additionally, when the community was struggling to have convenient road access to the main road, one Sunday afternoon the church members spent hours fixing a road to make it available. The church now owns a big compound and large hall, with 300 members.
Leadership
Pastor Dender serves as lead pastor.
Home Based Care
Program Overview
The Goal
The goal of the Home Based Care (HBC) program is to equip, inspire, and mobilize churches to build relationships with at-risk families within their communities. Relationships grow through frequent visits to families in their homes to offer prayer, biblical training, counseling, and overall encouragement. To empower this wholistic approach to orphan care, World Orphans and US churches connect with Ethiopian churches to provide Gospel-centered training and funding.
Funding
Funding for the HBC program comes from a combination of church partnerships and fundraising campaigns. This funding ensures that these children receive the following:
Food
Meals served with the families and at school on a daily basis
Medical Care
Access to medical services and monitoring for specific health needs
Education
Assistance with school fees, school supplies, and tutoring
Emotional Care
Counseling and mentoring through relationships with church members
Spiritual Care
Fellowship, prayer, discipleship, and encouragment
How it Works
Vulnerable Children Identified
ChilD Selection Process
The HBC committee works to identify 20 orphaned or vulnerable children in the community who are in the greatest need. From there, they meet with the caregivers to determine if the family is a good fit for the program. The due diligence process includes completing a Child Intake Form, informing World Orphans about each child in the selection process, discovering the family/caregiver history, and providing reasons for the program selection.
Home VisitS Per Family Each YEAR
Home Visits
Each family in the program receives at least one monthly home visit from the HBC committee. These visits ensure each child is receiving proper care and meeting pre-determined milestones in his/her development. Families and children receive encouragement, discipleship, life skills training, financial support, and prayer during these visits.
Impact reports each year on church, child, and community
Program Accountability
With long-term care of each child as our goal, World Orphans is serious about ongoing accountability. World Orphans staff members frequently communicate with the Ethiopian pastors and HBC committee to monitor and assess each child and the overall structure of the program. The pastors are required to provide monthly financial reports on how funds were apportioned, as well as quarterly reports assessing the overall HBC program as it relates to the impact on the church, the children, and the community.
Economic Empowerment
Savings Groups
All of our caregivers from our churches are participating in savings groups that give them the ability to save money monthly, despite their inability to access formal financial institutions as individuals.
Microloans
Eligible caregivers receive rounds of small microloans to start or expand their businesses.
Literacy Programs and Empowerment Packs
Packs of supplies for literacy, education, basic first aid/hygiene, feminine hygiene, and nutrition are distributed at training seminars to the churches and families involved in our program.
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