Why
Out of the Ashes
Education, Whole person care, Relationship, A future beyond school
School placement, tuition, uniforms, supplies, tutoring, and academic support. Food, medical care, counseling, hygiene needs, and consistent support from our Ethiopian team.Sponsors, social workers, staff, and families walking with students through every season of their education.Life skills, vocational pathways, university support, mentorship, and preparation for meaningful work and adulthood.
Come See. Come Learn. Come Serve.
An Out of the Ashes mission trip is not poverty tourism. It is an opportunity to learn, build relationships, encourage our students and staff, serve alongside our Ethiopian team, and better understand the strengths and challenges of the Korah community. Trips are active, relational, and flexible. Days may include home visits, time with students, project work, medical support, staff activities, cultural experiences, and opportunities to see OA's programs firsthand.
Know their name. Be Part of Their Story.
Sponsorship Is on of the most personal ways to be a part of Out of the Ashes. It is More Than a Monthly Gift. Sponsorship helps provide the stability a student needs to stay in school and move toward a different future. It also creates something deeply personal: the knowledge that someone across the world knows their name, follows their progress, prays for them, and believes in what their life can become.
Out of the Ashes is an
International NGO
Out of the Ashes is an International non-governmental organization. It is registered under the Ethiopian Charities and Societies Agency with Reg. no. 4776. The organization was established in 2013. It partnered with an Ethiopian NGO until 2020 when they received their international license. It started with the vision of contributing to poverty reduction in Addis Ababa and bringing positive behavioral and social change through empowering children and families.
Real Change Takes Time
We are not interested in short-term fixes. Out of the Ashes was built around long-term relationship. We walk with students year after year – through school, challenges, milestones, graduation, vocational training, university, and the transition into adulthood. The goal is not simply to help a child survive today. It is to help equip a young person to build a healthy, independent future and become part of lasting change in their community.
By the Numbers
Faith in Action
Our faith in Jesus Christ is the reason we serve. We believe every person is created in the image of God and worthy of dignity, opportunity, compassion, and love. We want our faith to be visible not only in what we say, but in how faithfully we show up, how carefully we steward resources, and how deeply we invest in people.
“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” – 1 John 3:18
You Can Be Part of the Next Chapter.
A sponsorship, a gift, a trip, a prayer, or simply sharing the story can become part of something much bigger: a student discovering that where they began does not have to determine where they finish.
Sponsor a
Student
Sponsors are the backbone of the Out of the Ashes educational mission. A basic tenet of the OA sponsor program is the belief that a positive and supportive relationship between Student and Sponsor provides encouragement and guidance necessary for successful performance in school. To ensure each child has what he or she needs to permanently break the cycle of extreme poverty, our comprehensive program provides tuition, nutritious food, clothing, school supplies, personal care supplies, medical care, and counseling services.
Come
With Us
Mission trips are vital in supporting and encouraging our students and the community of Korah. Our trips tend to be fast-paced with a lot of focus on learning, loving and doing. We want you to connect with the community and the kids, build relationships, and understand how we can partner together to make a long-term impact. We are here for the long term to help educate and empower our students to break the cycle of poverty in Korah.
Get
Involved
Donate • Volunteer • Encourage
Our program has various needs that are not included on the sponsorship fees. You can help by sponsoring medical care, school supplies, supplemental food for summer, after-school tutoring, counseling, clothing and shoes, transportation, hygiene, or life skills training.
Learn
About Korah
Out of the Ashes works with kids that have been labeled as “dump kids” from Korah Ethiopia. Korah is a leper colony of over 130,000 people, located inside the city limits of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Korah is directly adjacent to the city trash dump. Due to the extreme poverty in Korah, many families are simply unable to provide for their children. Lacking options, parents send their children (some as young as 6 or 7 years old) away to “work” in the “Koshe” ( trash dump) . The children often have had minimal or no schooling.
