Our work · Health

Care that reaches the women and children who need it most.

We improve access to healthcare, promote women's well-being, protect dignity, and remove the barriers that keep people from reaching their full potential.

Healthier women. Stronger families.Health · Brings dignity

A volunteer in a white coat hands out toothbrushes and toothpaste to smiling children at Zewditu Meshesha Orphanage

The problem

Hospitals and shelters run short of basic medicines and equipment. Women in rural areas travel far for care, and too many mothers still die from causes medicine knows how to prevent.

195 mothers die for every 100,000 births in Ethiopia, about 20 times the rate in high-income countries. Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank estimates (2023)

What we've done

$30K+ in medicines and equipment delivered to Debre Berhan Hospital (2022), Mekedonia, and Abebech Gobena (2025), sourced with Americares, MAP International and Global Health Ministries.

100 orphans at Zewditu Meshesha received dental kits, and 50+ were screened by volunteer dentists (August 2025).

Packs and boxes of donated medical supplies

Volunteer dentists in white coats with children holding new toothbrushes

What is needed now

1Medicines and medical supplies for partner hospitals and shelters
2Volunteer doctors, nurses and dentists for medical trips
3Hygiene and health education for girls and women

The long-term vision

Community wellness centers that offer essential medical care, prevention, and hygiene education from an early age, led by a founder with more than 30 years in medicine, including women's health.

See how it all comes together →

Planned · Our core project

Women’s Health and Wellness Center

A hospital for women in rural Ethiopia, caring for women and girls from birth onward. It stands on its own, separate from Youth Island, and goes back to where this foundation began: women’s health.

What it would include

Outpatient clinic and inpatient care
Labor and delivery
Surgery
Fertility care
A women’s education center
Advocacy and social work
A safe house for women escaping violence

The vision

A thriving community where women lead healthy, empowered, and self-reliant lives.

The mission

To provide holistic wellness services—healthcare, education, and economic opportunities—to women and girls in Ethiopia, fostering gender equality and sustainable development.

See both parts of our vision →

Concept illustration of a three-story women’s hospital inside a walled compound in the Ethiopian highlands — Concept illustration. Location and design to be decided; not an existing facility.

Thank you

Bring care closer to home.

Your gift helps stock hospitals and shelters today, and builds toward wellness centers communities can rely on.

Every gift, large or small, restores hope, dignity and opportunity.

Tax-deductible · EIN 84-2521512 · Receipt by email