Foster to adopt
Foster to adopt
Families instead of orphanages
Family-based care offers a proven solution to protect vulnerable children around the world. We partner with local churches and communities to identify and train families to foster and adopt children in need. We see amazing transformations when a child grows up in a family rather than an institution.
In collaboration with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth (MoWCY), Bethany Ethiopia has served orphaned and vulnerable children through its flagship and innovative foster-to-adopt program for the last ten years. In 2019, Bethany Ethiopia was awarded a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) grant that works in partnership with Ethiopia’s government to raise awareness and implement alternative family-based care for vulnerable children.
Ethiopian families and alternative family-based care
Patience* was found abandoned when she was 6 months old. The local police discovered her near a church in Ethiopia. That same day, Patience was placed in an orphanage while the police searched for her relatives. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to locate them.
Family-based care offers a proven solution to protect vulnerable children. While orphanages may provide for a child’s basic needs, they’re not intended to protect and care for children long-term. Only a family best supports a child’s physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Help support our work in Ethiopia
When a child isn’t able to remain with their family, we help open the door to a safe, stable home. Our goal is to equip local families to provide loving homes so children can thrive.
በተደጋጋሚ የሚነሱ ጥያቄዎች ምላሽ
Is there any payment to Bethany to facilitate this adoption process?
Bethany do not accept any payment to do the adoption process, this means there will be no charge from Bethany at the beginning or end of the adoption.
Is there any kind of follow up after adopting a child?
After a child is adopted into a family there will be a follow up. This doesn mean a control but rather a close follow up to see how the children are adopting to the new environment and to guide the parents into a smoother care.
ይህን አገልግሎት በቤታኒ ለማግኘት ክፍያ አለው ወይ?
በቤታኒ በኩል ይህን አገልግሎት ለማግኘት እኛ ምንም አይነት ክፍያ አንጠይቅም። ይህ ማለት የጉዲፈቻ ሂደቱ ተጀምሮ እስከሚያልቅ ድረስ ምንም አይነት ክፍያ አይኖረውም ማለት ነው።