Youth Impact History

Ethiopia fell under communist rule from 1974 to 1992, with civil war and famine tearing the country apart. Abraham Fiseha and Tekle Gebreselassie were two Ethiopian friends who lived in the U.S. and Canada while working for faith-based humanitarian organizations that helped the poor globally.

Abraham Fiseha
Abraham FisehaFounder & Ethiopia Leadership Consultant
Abraham officially retired in 2020. He is now serving as the founder and advisor to our program.
Julie Cox
Julie CoxOperations / Donor Manager
Julie joined Ethiopian Impact as the Operations/Donor Manager in May 2020 after attending the Board vision trip to Ethiopia. Julie lives in Danville, Kentucky with her husband Travis and three grown children.

Ermias

Founder of Meklit and a leader in Youth Impact
July 19, 1968 – October 19, 2017

Growing Communities

To date, hundreds of children have been supported by Ethiopian Impact – establishing relationships with Jesus, receiving basic physical needs and education, and learning how to serve others. Many of these children grow up and return to help the current students in the program by mentoring and growing the community.