Generally we discovered the following facts about elders in Ethiopia: 45% of them eat only once in a 24 hour period, 20% of them live with a grandchild, and 95% of them never attend Sunday service at a church. Our goal is to change that.

Our mission is to provide the abandoned elderly with the following:

How we choose people to assist

In order to to be considered for benefits from ICECE we take the following into consideration: be aged 60 and above, lack an income, be houseless, lack support from family or other charitable organization, has no economic support due to HIV/aids, have grandchildren, and suffers from physical ailments or health problems.

We encourage you to help us in the following ways