Founded in America. Working in Ethiopia.
LeEnat Charity Foundation — ለእናት በጎ አድራጎት ፋውንዴሽን — supports girls and mothers in Ethiopia, starting with the thing that keeps too many girls out of class: the lack of sanitary pads.
Why “for mother”?
ለእናት (LeEnat) means “for mother.” Every girl we help is a future mother, and every mother wants the same thing for her daughter — that she finishes school and has choices of her own.
The foundation was set up in the United States and works on the ground in Ethiopia. Our team travels to schools, meets the students, and hands over sanitary pads, notebooks and school supplies in person — alongside teachers, parents and community leaders.
We have also shared meals with mothers and children and provided diapers for babies through community partners, and we are preparing a larger project to produce sanitary pads inside Ethiopia, so girls can count on a steady, affordable supply.
Yenat F Asmamaw
Founder
Our mission & vision
Mission
Keep girls in school by removing the barriers around menstruation — starting with free sanitary pads and the school supplies they need to keep up.
Vision
An Ethiopia where no girl misses a single day of class because of her period, and where pads are made locally and affordable for every family.
How we work
In person, in partnership with schools and communities, and in the open — we post what we deliver and where, with real photos and video.
Registered in both countries.
We are a recognized charity in the United States and a registered civil society organization in Ethiopia. Tap a document to view it.
United States — IRS 501(c)(3)
- Legal name
- Le Enat Charity Foundation
- EIN
- 42-3935301
- Status
- 501(c)(3) public charity
- Exempt since
- July 20, 2026
- Deductible
- Yes — IRC Section 170
- Registered in
- Ohio, United States
Ethiopia — Civil Society Organization
- Registered as
- LeEnat Charity Foundation
- Authority
- Ethiopian Authority for Civil Society Organizations
- Registry No.
- 8076
- Type
- Local organization
- Under
- CSO Proclamation No. 1113/2019
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- 501(c)(3) — tax-deductible in the U.S.
- Registered with Ethiopia’s ACSO
- Real photos and video from every trip