Haregewoin Teferra,
Founder and Director of the Ethiopian Organization,
Atetegeb Worku Memorial Orphan
Support Association (AWMOSA), provides housing and education to
children of all ages, many orphaned because their parents died from
AIDS, and many who are also HIV positive.
Haregewoin was the first person in
Ethiopia to take in children with AIDS but her work has expanded to
help other families in need. The Story of her work can be
found in the recently published book written by Atlanta writer,
Melissa Fay Green, There is No Me Within
You.
Haregewoin's current
project is finding the resources and funds to provide medical and
surgical care for a 13-month old little girl who was sexually
assaulted when she was 8-months of age. Thanks to the
generosity of Ethiopians Airlines for donating airfare for
Haregewoin, the child and her mother and to the medical team at
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for providing free medical services
and the wives of the Atlanta Braves for their fundraising efforts
and to the many other individuals who have opened their hearts to
this mission. Thanks to all of them,
Project Baby E is on its way, but the road to recovery
for this child has only begun as more surgeries are expected to be
necessary.
You may donate to Project
Baby E and/or to Haregewoin
Teferra's orphanages through the Illien Foundation for
Children, Inc. This Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit
corporation based in Atlanta whose mission is to help abandoned
children with shelter, education, and medical needs anywhere in the
world.
Your support is greatly needed.
To make a donation:
- Make checks out to:
Illien Foundation for Children,
Inc.
- Mail your check to :
Cobb Sports Complex
1030 Industrial Park Drive Suite A
Marietta, GA 30062
100% of your donation will be given to the Project
you indicate. Please provide your complete address so that the
Foundation can send you a tax deductible receipt. Should you
need to contact the Illien Foundation, the number is 404-876-0482.