Lola Children's Fund spring t-shirt sale

About this campaign

Lola Children’s Fund raises money to provide housing, medical and educational services for HIV-affected orphans and local children at Lola Children's Home in Mekelle, Ethiopia. We are a 100% volunteer, registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Lola Children's Home offers three programs for children and families. Our residential program offers a safe, loving sanctuary for children with nowhere else to live. Our day care program provides HIV-affected children with healthy food, education, and shelter so that they can remain with their families and still have their basic needs met. An outreach program provides funds for food, educational materials, clothing and medication for kids who need a little extra financial assistance.

While our programs may sound similar to others, Lola Children’s Home is a distinctive program. The purpose of Lola is to provide our children with the human rights that all children deserve, while still sustaining a close relationship with their families and their community. Unlike many orphanages, we encourage our children to maintain and even strengthen their bonds with their families and the local society. Kids with local families visit them every Sunday and families visit Lola regularly for celebrations. Some children even live with their families for a month in the summer. All of our children participate in local events and are well known in the Mekelle community. Kids at Lola also do extracurricular activities like tae kwon do, just like so many other children around the world.

Please help us to raise money for the special kids at Lola Children's Home!