Yewedekutin ansu Charity Association for Destitute (YACAD) is an indigenous not for profit humanitarian non-governmental organization having the objective of helping abandoned, destitute and elderly people suffering from circumstances of old age, poverty and illness, who needs third party’s support in terms of shelter, food and medical care.

Since its establishment it has reached more than 1,500 (55% are female) poor and sick people in the community, particularly those homeless, abandoned elderly peoples sheltering on the streets and around churches, including abandoned disabled people and others, who are not able to move by themselves due to their illness and impairments. The association takes care of these people, irrespective of their sex, age and religion. It also facilitates dignified funeral services for numbers of beneficiaries, due to their chronic illness and deprivation after they join the organization.