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Uryadi's Village
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Our Team
    • Why Uryadi?
    • Strategic Plan
  • Initiatives
    • The Village
    • Family Sponsorship Program
    • Montessori School
    • Clean Water
    • Permaculture
    • Jump for the Village
    • Local Adoption in Ethiopia
    • Community Engagement
  • Our Children
    • Meet Our Children
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URYADI’S VILLAGE

 Uryadi's Village is a 501c3 Non-Profit (EIN #47-1129664) in the USA, as well as registered charity in Canada (#820329167RR0001) and Ethiopia

OUR STORY
 
 
 

why work in ethiopia?

 

There are over 4,500,000 orphaned children in Ethiopia.

-UNICEF, Humanium, SOS Children’s Villages International

In short, there is great need in Ethiopia. And positive change has to start somewhere.

 

What is our Mission?

 
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The mission of Uryadi's Village is to provide comprehensive care for orphaned and vulnerable children, with a special focus on those who have unique developmental and medical needs, because every child is worthy. Our permaculture-based village in Soddo, Ethiopia offers each child a loving, family style home, reliable clean water and sanitation, sustainably grown and nutrient rich food, excellent medical and therapeutic care, and effective educational opportunities. Uryadi's Village is intended to serve as a model that can be adapted to empower other child care systems for orphaned and vulenrable children.

Uryadi’s Village is dedicated to uplifting communities for children. The current environment of institutionalized orphan care and foreign aid needs to be addressed. It is our mission to care for, love, and listen to each and every child, while creating a replicable model for empowerment that encourages local engagement, including facilitation of local adoption into Ethiopian families when appropriate.

For more information on how we got started, check out the Our Story page.

AMASAGANALO! 
("THANK YOU" IN AMHARIC)

 

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Uryadi's Village is a 501c3 Non-Profit (EIN #47-1129664) in the USA, as well as registered charity in Canada (#820329167RR0001) and Ethiopia. To make a donation to Uryadi's Village, please use the secure links below. US residents please donate in USD and Canadian residents, please donate in CAD to receive your charitable donation receipts.

 
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Today we say a BIG thank you to Rodrigo Pessoa and his family! Because of their generous sponsorship, we have been able to welcome our firsts pony, Timbit, to the Village family! It is an honor to have such an incredible horsemen generously support a
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Our site plan designer, Warren Brush, makes one to two trips to Uryadi's Village a year. This year, we had the joy of his wife Cyndi joining. Warren and Cyndi truly lighten up the world wherever they go and with experience caring for children with sp
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Kitchen delivery! Today, Melaku was right there to help with the harvesting of our cabbage! Cabbage is a staple vegetable in Ethiopian cuisine and is a favorite among our Village family. With Gratitude, The Uryadi's Village Team #ethiopia #inter
Today, we extend a big THANK YOU to Ruby Crooks! Over the years, Ruby has filled a role in our Village team that is incredibly valuable to this whole project. Ruby is the woman behind the lens and captures the project and children with such honesty
Alazari and Tamirate sure have grown!! These two love playing marbles together and have become close friends exploring the world around them. To watch this transformation over the years, compared to when we first met them, is a reminder of the incred
Staff Spotlight! We are so proud and grateful for Amanuel! Amanuel has been part of this project for the last 6 years. At first, he filled in the missing pieces and was able to always give a helping hand. Fast forward to now and he is a key piece in
#tbt to when our garden was so much younger! After 2 full years of growth, it’s amazing to watch the garden mature and grow into such a productive good source for our growing children. With Gratitude, The Uryadi’s Village Team #uryadisv
A team shoutout to Aman! Aman is right there to lend a helping hand. This week he was right their to step up and help with some of the younger children’s laundry! Chores are important in any family, and we all know that sometimes we have to go