Established in 2004,
Almaz Yehitsanat Masadegia Dirijit
("Almaz") is a ministry which works
with street and orphaned children. Its
objective is to reduce and alleviate the plight of orphans and street children in
Nazareth (Adama) and to improve the social development of the community. Run by
a local couple, Ashenafi and Almaz Haile, this orphanage provides basic necessities
such as food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention, as well as offering vocational
training.