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1,000 families in Ethiopia are so grateful for your goats. See their messages of thanks to you right now!

You can see in the video how excited families in Ethiopia are to receive your gift of goats. That’s because they provide milk and meat for growing bodies, fertilizer for thriving crops, and baby goats to sell for income.  

Plus, once a family’s goats breed, they commit to passing a pair of kid goats on to another family in need.  

Your kindness kickstarted a chain of generosity that will help whole communities put hunger behind them. 

Your love reached families in crisis 

When we came to you on behalf of desperate families in Ethiopia, the situation was dire.  

Ongoing drought had caused widespread famine. Babies like Ashine, who you see in the video, had only sugar water to drink. Like too many other children, Ashine was severely malnourished, and facing starvation.  

This is the crisis you stepped into with your love. Along with goats, your generosity also helped provide: 

  • Food and other essentials for 854 families through emergency cash support  
  • Vegetable seeds of at least 3 different varieties for 1,000 families to help them grow nutritious food, with extra to sell 
  • 5 chickens each PLUS 45 lbs of chicken feed for 1,000 families to provide healthy eggs to eat and sell for income. 

Your compassion in action was truly life-saving.  

We can’t thank you enough for helping hungry families survive and empowering parents to provide nutritious food for children for years to come! 

Ashine’s father, Tewede, is so grateful for your kindness: 

“I deeply appreciate the support. I never imagined this kind of help would reach us.  

Thank you for supporting my daughter’s recovery and supporting me.” 

Your love is creating lasting change and transforming children like Ashine’s lives and futures. Thank you so much for your giving heart! Your love in action has replaced hunger with hope. 

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Gift Policy:
You may send small, flat paper-based items that can fit into a standard #10 size envelope, have a value of less than $5 dollars and weigh less than 4 ounces. We ask that you send small, flat items of this size because shipping is expensive and even small gift items can cause issues clearing customs.

You can send postcards or photographs, however, we ask that you visit here for more details about culturally appropriate guidelines for photos and other images. Please write the child’s ID # on the back of each item that you enclose with your letter to ensure that it reaches him/her.
 
Best gifts to send your sponsored child:
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  • Postcards
  • Pictures of yourself or family
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