W/o Belaynesh addresing GA

Leavitt with beneficiary

Ato Eshetu delivering speech

The inaugurated dam

TOT participants

Board members on training

Kobo library front view

Yuko, visiting the site

The trainees group photo

Chickens donation

TOT group work

Handing over ceremonyGroup photo: BBS trainees and WeSMCO and Arada Sub-city Gov't line department staff

Gabion donation

Walking to Millennium HallBicycles donationHenerietta's visit

MRDG conference participant

While school material distributed

Ato Eshetu & Ambasador Komano

WeSMCO's treasured sponsor Amsale Birhanu tragically passed away on February 20, 2009. She was a sponsor of two orphaned children (Tigist and Bisrat) and made a significant change in their lives.  Read more

WeSMCO's General Assembly meeting held: WeSMCO’s annual general assembly meeting held for 11 times on February 14, 2009 at WeSMCO head quarter meeting hall. Read more

High Officials of US and Ethiopia Visited WeSMCO Project : US secretary of Health and Human Service, Michael Leavitt and Minister of Health Dr. Tewdros Adhanom visited WeSMCO’s urban agriculture project site found in Arada Sub City, Addis Ababa on August 11, 2008. Read more

Small Demonstration Dam Inaugurated: With the aim of sustaining the massive reforestation efforts in Ethiopia, WeSMCO and Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Authority colorfully inaugurated small demonstrational dam constructed at the Millennium Park on August 10, 2008 here in Addis Ababa. Read more

TOT for WeSMCO Staff and Local GO: Following the board members training, WeSMCO staff and local government representative from Arada sub city, 01/02 Kebele and women affairs received training of trainers (TOT) by the Canadian expert, Mr. Lorne Braun on 23 June – 04 July, 2008 at WeSMCO resource center. Read more

Capacity Building Training for WeSMCO Board Members: Under the Capacity Building project of Canadian Education and Training Awards Africa (CETAA) and Welfare for the Street Mother and Children Organization (WeSMCO) board members of WeSMCO received capacity building training by Canadian expert on 17 - 21 June, 2008 at WeSMCO resource center. Read more 

Youth Centre Construction in Kobo Finalized: The construction of Youth Centre in Amhara National Regional State of Kobo Town is being finalized and will be inaugurated soon. The fund for the construction is granted from the Ethiopian Bilateral fund of the British Embassy. Read more 

WeSMCO signs a grant agreement with French Embassy: Welfare for the street mother and Children Organization (WeSMCO) has signed a grant assistant agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the French Government, French Embassy in Ethiopia in order to secure Birr 503,715.20 for the implementation of project – “Integrated Solid Waste Recycling and Environmental Management” on June 12, 2008 at the French Embassy. Read more

Expansion of Bullen School Project is Under Way: A team comprises of Japan Embassy Program Officer, Yuko Murakami and Director General of WeSMCO, Ato Eshetu Mengistu visited the expansion of Bullen primary school project site funded by Japan Embassy on June 07 -09, 2008. Read more

Child and Youth Therapeutic Treatment Center of BOLSA Staff Received Training: WeSMCO in collaboration with Italian Center for Children Aid Addis Ababa (CIAI) Conducted five days capacity building training for the staffs’ of Child and Youth Therapeutic Treatment Center of Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs of Addis Ababa (BOLSA) here at WeSMCO meeting hall on June 02-06, 2008. Read more

HIV/AIDS infected and affected women and orphans to engage in poultry: Under the urban agriculture program, WeSMCO distributed 504 chickens, 6300kg feed and 63 chicken houses for 63 HIV/AIDS infected and affected women and orphans selected from Gordome vegetable growing association donated by USAID through ECA/DAI Africa on April 08, 2008 at its head office compound. Read more

TOT on Civic and Voters Education Delivered: Welfare for the Street Mothers and Children Organization conducted Training of trainers on Civic and Voters Education from March 3 – 4, 2008 and March 12 – 13, 2008 at Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, Debate and Bullen Woredas and Addis Ababa, Arada Sub-city respectively. Read more

WeSMCO Handed Over Office Furniture: Welfare for the Street Mothers and Children Organization (WeSMCO) handed over various office furniture prepared at its Workshop under the “Capacity Building of Community Based Organizations” project funded by Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) to Arada Sub City “Idir” Council on Tuesday March 4, 2008 at its head quarter compound. Read more

WeSMCO to Teach Civic and Voter Education: Following the 2008 local and by election in Ethiopia, WeSMCO entered into a contract agreement with Council for Democracy and Human Rights Association (CDHRA), a network of civic associations, to conduct civic and voters’ education in Addis Ababa City Government, Arada Sub-City and Benishangul Gumuz National Regional State, Debate and Bullen Woredas on February 21, 2008. Read more 

HIV Positive Women Trained in BBS: Under the project “Creating Income Generating Activity Opportunity for People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Arada Sub- City” 23 women and one disabled person living with HIV/AIDS have been trained in Basic Business Skill (BBS) on February 21 to 25, 2008 at WeSMCO’s hall found at the head quarter. Read more 

WeSMCO Donated Gabion for the Millennium Park dam: With the fund granted from German Ethiopian Association, WeSMCO donated 300 Gabions of different size for the dam under construction at the millennium park of Addis Ababa by Addis Ababa Environmental protection Authority since December 2007. Read more 

Youth Centre Construction in Kobo Underway: The construction of Youth Centre in Amhara National Regional State of Kobo Town is underway since August 2006 with the total of Birr 225,943.00 granted from the Ethiopian Bilateral fund of the British Embassy. Read more 

Destitute family urges the community to pay tax and condemn illegal trade: The various program beneficiary of WeSMCO participated on the closing of a week-long event organized by Ministry of Revenue across the country under the theme "Tax and Non-Tax Revenue - the Backbone of Our Development" on Saturday 9 February 2008 here in Addis Ababa Millennium hall urging the community to pay tax and prevent illegal trade in the country.Read more 

Traveling cyclists donate bicycles: Tour d’Afrique 2008 bicyclists’ team from 17 courtesies around the world donated 50 bicycles for five NGOs here in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 19, 2008 at Canadian International Physicians Aid and Relief (CIPAR) compound.Read more 

US's higher Officials Visited WeSMCO's Urban Agriculture Program: Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator, Henerietta H. Fore and Donald Yamamoto, US ambassador to Ethiopia visited WeSMCO's urban agriculture program for HIV/AIDS infected and affected women as well as Orphans and vulnerable children found in Addis Ababa, Arada sub-city on November 24, 2007. Read more 

MRDF Capacity Building Conference Held: Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) Capacity building workshop for African partners, marked as Strength to Strength Conference held at CRDA's conference room in Ethiopia on November 22-26, 2007. Read more 

Material Support to 13 HIV/AIDS affected Children: Catharina Francina van der Sluis, a volunteer from Netherlands, supported 44 pair of shoes and 100 USD for purchasing clothes for 13 children of HIV/AIDS infected and affected families on November 31, 2007 at WeSMCO’s head quarter compound. Read more 

WeSMCO distributed school material and uniform: Welfare for the street mothers and Children Organization (WeSMCO) in collaboration with Alif and helpful individuals from Germany named Mr. Legese Sahilu and Mr. Andualem Tariku as well as Ato Asegedom Gessese from Addis Ababa, distributed school materials like exercise books, pens, pencils and uniform for 300 orphans and vulnerable as well as beneficiaries of the sponsorship program children since September18, 2007. Read more 

Alif sponsored additional 45 children:  Alliance Investment Fund (Alif) an American based organization sponsored 45 new children in addition to the previously sponsored 8 children since September 2007. The organization has supported about Birr 20,724.49 during the last year to cover the cost of school fee, material and monthly payment of domestic expense for eight children.  Read more       

WeSMCO's General Assembly meeting held: WeSMCO's annual general assembly meeting held following the 10th year anniversary of the organization on September 15, 2007 at WeSMCO head quarter meeting hall. After the welcoming remark of Ato Eshetu, the general director of WeSMCO, chair persons for the meeting were selected and the meeting continued on. Read more

WeSMCO Celebrated its 10th Year Anniversary Colorfully: Coupled with new Ethiopian Millennium, WeSMCO celebrated its 10th year anniversary colorfully marked with the motto “Focus on Vulnerable Children for the New Millennium on September 06 - 08, 2007 with various events at its head office compound. Read more

WeSMCO intends to celebrate its 10th Anniversary in September: WeSMCO intends to celebrate 10 years of service to the community under the motto: Focus on vulnerable children for the millennium; from September 06- 08, 2007 with various events. Read more

WeSMCO Launched New projects: WeSMCO launched four projects recently with the total budget of birr 1,334,550.00 which are funded by BOLSA/UNICEF, TOBASTA, CRDA and Germen Embassy to be implemented at Arada Sub-city of Addis Ababa City Government. Read more         

WeSMCO Pledged Gabion for flood affected people: Welfare for the Street Mothers and Children has pledged Gabion that costs about birr 10,600 on the occasion of national telethon organized to raise fund for flood affected people at Sheraton Addis, Addis Ababa on December 3, 2006. Read more

 World AIDS Campaign 2006 Celebrated in Arada Sub City kebeles: Welfare for the Street Mothers and Children in collaboration with the Kebeles 11/12, 13/14, 10 and 01/02 HIV desk and Home Based Care Takers (HBC) celebrated world AIDS campaign 2006 following the launching of community mobilization and awareness creation campaign on voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatments and services on November 31, 2006 at Arada Health Center. Read more   

WeSMCO Distributed School materials for OVC: Welfare for the Street Mothers and Children Organization (WeSMCO) had distributed school material and uniforms to more than 600 children in September 2006. Read more