YetmAyehu Foundation
Minnesota to Ethiopia · Since 2020

Restoring hope, dignity and opportunity.

Every child deserves an opportunity. Every woman deserves dignity. Every community deserves the chance to thrive.

A smiling schoolgirl holds a Sustainable Development Goals sign at a Cornerstone event
300+ girls given menstrual dignity kits so they don't miss school
Who we are

A promise to educate girls, heal women, and open doors.

We believe that lasting development begins when girls and women have the knowledge, health, skills, confidence, and opportunities they need to build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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Dr. Yetmwork Berhanu, Founder, in a white coat Dr. Yetmwork Berhanu · Founder · 30+ years in medicine
What your gift has done

Six years of quiet work. Now we're scaling it.

A hall full of schoolgirls receiving dignity kits
Girls' health & dignity Reusable pads, health lessons, and the confidence to stay in class, with Adey Pads.
Dr. Yetmwork hands medical supplies to Mekedonia staff
$30K+in medicines and equipment to Debre Berhan Hospital, Abebech Gobena, and Mekedonia
Volunteer dentists screen a child at Zewditu Meshesha Orphanage
100orphans at Zewditu Meshesha received dental kits; 50+ were screened
Our pillars

How we restore hope, dignity and opportunity.

Education Brings hope

Keeping girls in school, starting with the pads, supplies and lessons they need.

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Health Brings dignity

$30K+ in medicines and equipment for hospitals and care centers, and care for women and children.

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Thriving Communities Brings opportunity

Skills and income that let families stand on their own. Next: a youth skills center.

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Partners
  • Americares
  • MAP International
  • Global Health Ministries
  • Adey Pads
  • Mekedonia

“When I was a student, my parents forced me to drop out of school in sixth grade.”

“Now, I fight to keep my children in school so they don't have to repeat my story.”

A mother in Kambata Zone
From the field · Kambata Zone

No girl should miss school because of her period.

Cornerstone sat down with girls, mothers, and teachers in Kambata to hear what period poverty really costs.

A film by Cornerstone Ethiopia
One mission, two countries

We raise it here. Cornerstone delivers it there.

YetmAyehu Foundation is the U.S. 501(c)(3) that raises money and sources medical supplies. Cornerstone Charity Organization is our team on the ground in Addis Ababa, running every program with local schools, hospitals, and partners.

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Plymouth, MinnesotaYetmAyehu FoundationTax-deductible giving · Supply drives with Americares and MAP International
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCornerstone EthiopiaSchools, hospitals, orphanages · Local staff and volunteers
Schoolgirls with Cornerstone staff holding dignity kits
Thank you

Help a girl, a woman, a community rise.

Every contribution, large or small, becomes school supplies, medical care, and a path forward for girls, women and families in Ethiopia.

Every gift, large or small, restores hope, dignity and opportunity.

Tax-deductible · EIN 84-2521512 · Receipt by email

and bank transfer

Secure checkout · Tax-deductible

Want to fund a specific project, like a school sewing center or a youth skills center? Email us →