Officially commencing the rehabilitation of street children in Capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, last night the city administration has lifted 2,000 street children volunteered to enter rehabilitation centers. The administration will be implimenting the rehabilitation in collaboration with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Addis Ababa Youth and Sport Bureau. Led by the recently appointed popular Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa City, Takele Umma, a few days ago the City has introduced an independently run trust fund that plans to rehabilitate some 50,000 street children including women and other people currently living on the streets of Addis Ababa. The trust fund has also launched a short messaging line 6400 to raise funds from the public. Out of this Addis Ababa is estimated to host around 60,000.

Source: News Business Ethiopia February 03, 2019 06:45 UTC