Above: Abebech Gobena, who has been called ‘Africa’s Mother
Teresa’, is the founder of Ethiopia’s oldest orphanage. She is
the subject of CNN’s African Voices. – - (Cover Image: CNN)
CNN
African Voices
June 22, 2010
Every week CNN‘s African Voices highlights Africa’s most engaging personalities, exploring the lives and passions of people who rarely open themselves up to the camera. This week the show profiles Abebech Gobena who has saved the lives of hundreds of orphans and is known as “Africa’s Mother Teresa.”
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Watch: Meet Abebech Gobena – Africa’s Mother Teresa
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Thank you Woizero Abebech Gobena. You are a true social entrepreneur! I just hope we all Ethiopians can learn from you and be productive members of society in our beautiful nation. You are the most humble and selfless human being. Your faith and the love you have for your people and country is measureless.
She is one of those rare angles on earth!
Thank you Woizero Abebech for the great {humanitarian} work that you have done and continuing to do for your people. The history of that country will always remember you.
W/o Abebech is such a wonderful and inspiring lady who has done an incredible job for the helpless children and for the nation. Some good people and the government has helped her thus far. As she said well, now is the time to assist her in planning for the future of this organisation to secure a better future for those under her care. If a single woman has been able to achieve so much with little resources, (just imagine the possibilities with those who have plenty of resources). It takes a heart. Thank you W/o Abebech! May you be blessed with long life!!
This is for Ababach the living knight.
“A knight came first, a very worthy man
who, from the earliest time when he began
To ride, had vowed himself to chivalry
Honour and truth, freedom and courtesy
and nobly had he fought in Holy Land
In fifteen battles, had held command
In Africa, and in Russia,
And won high honour in the land of Prussia
And both in Christendome and Heathenness
He was renowned for his great worthiness
To him a seat of honour all men gave;
For he was very wise as well as brave,
Yet in his port as meek as is a maid.
He never a discouteous word had said
In all his life to any living wight.
He was a very prefect, gentle knight.
In all his life to any living wight.”
—— Ababach Gobena is a living warrior! She is perfect and gentle. Bless her.
Canterburry Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Sabataa Dubbii
w/o Abebech: I’M proud of u. u are my hero.
a wonderful gift. good samaritan
Abebech Gobena, God give you health & a long life to see your children’s success.
There are millions of caring and loving Ethiopian mothers. Emmama Abebech Gobena just happened to be the special one. May she be blessed with long life.
Abebech Gobona is a persona of her own!
Religious instituions Canonaize some persons for ‘good deeds’ accomplished in thier life time. So much so thier deeds are usually ascribed as a ‘miracle’than human. I do not believe in miracles, but most were canonized more for their political acts than the humanitarian deeds. We can take our own AbunéTeklé-Hymanot as an example.
To me Abebech Trancends, if not all, most. She was almost a middle aged women when she faced such human tragedy on a routine-visit and gave up all and gave it all. Her humanity and humane motives far out wiegh her religiosity. This can be shown from the simple Orthodox incantation that she conductes and her outlook towards religion. Paraphrasing her “There is only one God and everything else is a division made by humans here below” How perfound and transcendent!
To say Abebebech Gobena is a role model may not mean much. She has set such high stadard it is hard to follow. But some horizon to gaze at and aspire to (reach)! I am proud and lucky to share this Planet and this Ethiopia with Abebech Gobena!
Thank you. You make me believe in hope again!
WOW ‘MOM’YOU ARE A TRUE MOTHER OF ETHIOPIANS
I PRAIY MY GOD TO GIVE YOU LONG LIFE.