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She went to [[Gishen Mariam]], [[Wollo Province]], for [[pilgrimage]] in 1973. At the time, the area was severely stricken by [[famine]]. In a feeding center, Gobena saw a child next to her dead mother. She distributed the only thing she had to other victims, a loaf of bread and five liters of [[holy water]], and brought the child along with another orphan to her home in Addis Ababa. In one year, she brought 21 children to her home.<ref name="ethioseed.org"/> |
She went to [[Gishen Mariam]], [[Wollo Province]], for [[pilgrimage]] in 1973. At the time, the area was severely stricken by [[famine]]. In a feeding center, Gobena saw a child next to her dead mother. She distributed the only thing she had to other victims, a loaf of bread and five liters of [[holy water]], and brought the child along with another orphan to her home in Addis Ababa. In one year, she brought 21 children to her home.<ref name="ethioseed.org"/> |
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Today, AGOHELMA, the association she founded, provides various services in addition to the orphanage itself, including formal and non-formal education, [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] prevention activities, habitat improvement and infrastructure development, empowerment of women, among others. Additionally, it provides institutional care for 150 orphans. Since its establishment, over 12,000 needy children have been supported by the association with over 1.5 million people having benefited either directly or indirectly from the association in different regions of the country.<ref name="agohelma">{{cite web|url=http://agohelma.org.et/index.php/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=agohelma.org.et|accessdate= |
Today, AGOHELMA, the association she founded, provides various services in addition to the orphanage itself, including formal and non-formal education, [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] prevention activities, habitat improvement and infrastructure development, empowerment of women, among others. Additionally, it provides institutional care for 150 orphans. Since its establishment, over 12,000 needy children have been supported by the association with over 1.5 million people having benefited either directly or indirectly from the association in different regions of the country.<ref name="agohelma">{{cite web|url=http://agohelma.org.et/index.php/about-us |title=About Us |publisher=agohelma.org.et |accessdate=12 March 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527083255/http://agohelma.org.et/index.php/about-us |archivedate=27 May 2014 }}</ref> |
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Abebech Gobena (Amharic: አበበች ጎበና; Afan Oromo: Abbabachi Goobanaa) (born 1938) is an Ethiopian humanitarian, and the founder and general manager of AGOHELMA, one of the oldest orphanages in Ethiopia. She is often called the Mother Teresa of Africa.[1]
Life
Gobena was born in a small rural village called Shebel in 1938. Her father was killed during the second Ethio-Italian war, so she was raised by her grandparents until the age of nine. At the age of 10, she was married without her consent, but she ran away to the capital, Addis Ababa. There, she managed to get basic education and later worked as a quality controller at a coffee and grain company. [2]
She went to Gishen Mariam, Wollo Province, for pilgrimage in 1973. At the time, the area was severely stricken by famine. In a feeding center, Gobena saw a child next to her dead mother. She distributed the only thing she had to other victims, a loaf of bread and five liters of holy water, and brought the child along with another orphan to her home in Addis Ababa. In one year, she brought 21 children to her home.[2]
Today, AGOHELMA, the association she founded, provides various services in addition to the orphanage itself, including formal and non-formal education, HIV/AIDS prevention activities, habitat improvement and infrastructure development, empowerment of women, among others. Additionally, it provides institutional care for 150 orphans. Since its establishment, over 12,000 needy children have been supported by the association with over 1.5 million people having benefited either directly or indirectly from the association in different regions of the country.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Worldaware Business Awards 2004 - The Worldaware Award". worldaware.org.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). - ^ "About Us". agohelma.org.et. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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