In 2011 GHC will break ground on the Zahara Center in Sebeta on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Zahara will use the Maddox model to address the needs of HIV infected and affected children in Ethiopia. The integrated Maddox model, the HIV counseling manual for children and expertise learned at the ground level in Cambodia will be brought to bear in Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries globally, with the second largest population in sub-Saharan Africa.

Given the crushing burden of TB in Ethiopia, the Center will also have a major focus on children infected with TB and will be the Center of Excellence for MDR care for children in Ethiopia in collaboration with the Black Lion Hospital.

The Zahara Center itself will be built using local sustainable methods designed by GRAFT architects who partnered with Brad Pitt in the Make it Right Foundation which is providing sustainable housing in post-Katrina New Orleans.