Our Mission: Love, Care & Hope for Every Child

Our Mission

To improve the lives of children with health problems and/or with socioeconomic challenges as well as empower families and communities committed to caring for vulnerable children.

Our Vision

All children and young people living a healthy and happy life and reaching their full potential despite the difficult health and/or socio economic circumstances they find themselves in.

Lola over the years

Daycare Program Begins

2009

2010

First child welcomed into Home Care

2011

Community Outreach Program Launches

2017

Residential Care Building Completed

2018

Government Grants New Compound

2020-2022

Tigray War Crisis – Severe Shortages

2023

Local Adoption Program Introduced

2024

School Built & Kindergarten Opens

2025

Working Toward Self-Sufficiency

`The Story Behind Lola Children’s Home`

Born during the infamous famine of 1984, Abebe lost his parents as a child and survived as one of the many street children in Mekelle. His life changed forever when he was accepted into an orphanage, an experience that inspired him to dedicate his future to helping vulnerable children.

After earning his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Addis Ababa University and working for a non-profit in Addis Ababa, he returned to Mekelle, determined to give back.

What started 12 years ago with a single child has grown—thanks to generous supporters worldwide—into a home caring for 85 children through home care, daycare, and community outreach programs. Today, Lola Children’s Home is also responding to the devastation caused by war, building an emergency rehabilitation center for displaced children, mothers, and families in crisis.