Spearhead by Mayor Takele Umma, Addis Ababa City Administration launches a trust fund that will be used for the rehabilitation of the city’s street children. In recent years it has become common to observe street children in major cities of Ethiopia, mainly in Addis Ababa. The new trust fund of the city plans to take into rehab centers at least 5,000 street children at a time. Aid agencies estimate that the problem may be far more serious, with nearly 600,000 street children country-wide and over 100,000 in Addis Ababa. The trust fund also plans to secure funding from multiple sources including SMS messaging and other means of fund raising.

Source: Ethiopian News January 27, 2019 06:04 UTC