SELAM CHILDREN’S VILLAGE

is a nongovernmental organization established to provide necessities and a family for children who lost their parents due to the drought that occurred in the northern part of Ethiopia and now working on improving the lives of orphans and destitute community children in Ethiopia. Selam Children’s Village has also a technical and vocational center engaged in producing appropriate technologies including industry products through the research and development to agriculture and related activities. The appropriate technologies includes: agro equipments, building machineries, steel works, aluminum and stainless steel works, hydro power end irrigation equipments and transport equipments. In 1986, Mrs. Tsehay Roschili founded Selam Children’s Village with 23 orphans and 4 workers in order to provide necessities and a family for children who lost their parents due to the drought that occurred in the northern part of Ethiopia. Following their daughter’s path, her parents, David and Marie-Louise Roschili settled in Ethiopia in 1989 and began the ground work for the technical and vocational center. Over the year, Selam continued to grow, through supporting many people and employing hundreds. SCV’s vision is to enable orphans and destitute community children to improve their lives and holistically develop as self-sufficient citizens. Assist orphans and destitute and community children to become responsible citizens by equipping them with physical, social, spiritual, and psychological competencies. Provide quality training and education, health services, and agricultural products. Use and distribute appropriate technology via research and development Professional ethics, Integrity, Accountability, Fairness, Justice and Transparency Selam Children village has two village compounds. Each family house has a “house Mother” and “house Aunt” that look after and take care of the children. The homes are split between the children’s homes for younger children and the youth homes for older children. Additionally, the organization supports children reaching age 18 through the semi-Independent youth program. SCV I have 7 family homes that accommodate about 100 children and 2 youth houses for 42 youths. SCV II has 4 family houses that serve about 75 children and 20 youths in semi independent program. Income generating Activities are crucial for the organization to become self-sustainable with a view to support and change the lives of the children who are under our own care. Income generating activities range from producing appropriate technologies including industry products through the research and development to agriculture and related activities. The appropriate technologies includes: agro equipments, building machineries, steel works, aluminum and stainless steel works, hydro power end irrigation equipments and transport equipments. Manufacturing low cost operation equipment through appropriate technology is a way to locally meet the immediate needs of the…