Meet Qabso

Aged 6, Ethiopia

Qabso is the youngest child in his family and he lives with his mother and siblings in a mud house which was given to them by a generous individual. It’s a humble home with just one room and they have very little furniture or kitchen utensils. Qabso sleeps on a poor quality bed and has one set of clothing. The family buy their water or collect it from a well. Sadly Qabso's father has died, and his mother is unable to work as she cares for her children, so they are a family in need of some support. This is why Qabso has been accepted into the Stand by Me programme and will be provided with hot meals, a good education, clothing, shoes and health care services. Qabso enjoys going to the Stand By Me school and loves to study Afan Oromo (local language) and English. He is an active, loveable and outgoing boy and says he wishes to be a pilot one day. His favourite game is football.

Where Qabso lives

Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Famine, HIV/Aids and extreme poverty have resulted in millions of orphans and a life of hardship for the majority of its population. Nearly one million children are orphaned as a result of HIV/Aids. A lack of investment in education and a high dependency on child labour has left five million children without access to an education. Educational opportunities for girls are lower than boys as they are expected to do domestic work or marry at an early age.

Our two schools, the Bethany School and the Abdi Academy are today providing the poorest children with a quality education, daily food, health care and family support. Our Children’s Village has two family homes which care for orphaned and at risk children. 

How your donation is used

92% of your donation will be used to directly provide the best care possible for Qabso. We’ll use the remaining 8% to support the work of Stand by Me and find a sponsor for the next child.

What you receive

When you sponsor Qabso you will receive a pack in the post with his story and photo. Every year you will receive an update about his/her progress, a new photo and at least one communication from him/her.

Real relationship

We know our kids love to receive your letters and write back so we encourage you to write as many letters as you like, along with photos and birthday gifts to develop a genuine relationship.

Stand by... almost there...