The Elsabet Initiative began as a dream and passion of the McBrayer family. Read their story here.

With the Elsabet Initiative, Hawassa Hope seeks to educate and provide support for expectant mothers in order to increase their hope of a healthy pregnancy and child.

This initiative works together with the local medical community to provide support and education during pregnancy and post delivery for the most vulnerable pregnant women. The women in this program are chosen carefully by local social workers, nurses and health extension workers so that the most vulnerable are given hope for life. Support consists of education and training, monthly financial support to obtain items needed for a healthy pregnancy, supplies for the baby and mother, monthly check ups by health extension workers and social workers, and the gift of a cow!

We are very excited about this initiative, as the children’s home has had to take sweet babies in due to the death of mothers after delivery. Thus, this program will not only support mothers and infants, but prevent the fathers from having to make the difficult decision to relinquish the care of their children to Ajuuja. Our goal in this program is to prevent such kinds of tragedies and difficult decisions.

The average cost per woman for this program is $500.  There are many giving options. No donation is too small as many add up to fund one woman.  You can give monthly or one time.

You can also build your own fundraising site and set your own goal–reaching out to your friends to help fund one woman. Just email us at info@hawassahope.org