ATEA Support to Hargeisa Orphanage Centre

ATEA members provided various valuable items for Hargeisa Orphanage Center through Ismail Mohamed Abdi March 16,2010. This is not the first that ATEA have donated an essential support. ATEA provided help to these children a number of times, but this news covers the recent support as stated below';

1. 41 pairs(long trouser and shirt) of primary school uniform
2. exercise books
3. pens
4. shoes
5. hair oil and combs
6. Combs
7. mosquito spray

1.Background Of Hargeisa Orphanage Center
Hargeisa Orphanage Center was built in 1985, by Swedish and Switzerland organization called Christian Refugee Aid (CRA). The main purpose of the HOC is to care abandoned children who have unknown parents and relatives. HOC located on the west side of Hargeisa the capital of Somali-land country.

2. Present Situation of Hargeisa Orphanage Center
At the present time 200 children and grown up (17 girls and 183 boys )of different age brackets are living in the HOC. Many of these children are war orphans, children from poor families, Refugees.
ages of the children

No	Age bracket	Sex
		Male	Female	Total
1	0-5 years	19	11	30
2	6-10 years	30	3	33
3	11-15 years	44	3	47
4	16-20 years	90	0	90
5	Grand Total			200

I Thank ATEA members for their humanitarian support which they regularly grant to these children. Special thanks to Lisa and Per for organizing and coordination of ATEA support to Hargeisa Orphanage Center.