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NEWA Hands Over Women and Girls Safe Space in Hagereselam to Strengthen GBV Response On Friday, 24 July 2025, the Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) officially handed over a newly established and partially furnished Women and Girls Safe Space (WGSS) in Hagereselam, Tigray Region. The safe space marks an important milestone in strengthening protection and support services for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), and women and girls in the community. The safe space provides a secure, accessible, and confidential environment where women and girls can receive psychosocial support, case management, information, referrals, and empowerment services. In addition to constructing the facility, NEWA provided essential furniture and equipment to support quality, survivor-centered service delivery. The handover ceremony was led by Mrs. Saba G/Medhin, Executive Directress of NEWA, who officially transferred the safe space and its equipment to the Hagereselam Women Affairs Office. The facility was formally received by Mrs. Grimawit Fitsum, head of the Hagereselam Women Affairs Office, who reaffirmed her office’s commitment to managing the center effectively and ensuring quality services for women and girls. In her remarks, Mrs. Saba reaffirmed NEWA’s unwavering commitment to the prevention of and response to GBV and CRSV. She highlighted NEWA’s contribution, alongside Ethiopian peace builders and the Ethiopian Peace Table, to advancing sustainable peace and protecting women and girls during conflict. While celebrating the establishment of the safe space, she emphasized that much more remains to be done to address the needs of survivors and vulnerable women and girls. Mrs. Grimawit Fitsum expressed her appreciation for NEWA’s support and highlighted the social and economic challenges facing women and girls in Hagereselam. She called for greater investment in livelihood and economic empowerment programs to help women rebuild their lives with dignity and resilience. Dr. Kiros Yirga, Medical Director of Hagereselam Primary Hospital, highlighted the importance of integrated services for survivors and emphasized the need for additional medical equipment, medicines, and other essential supplies to strengthen healthcare services for the community. NEWA extends its sincere appreciation to Hagereselam Primary Hospital for providing land within its compound for the construction of the safe space and for serving as a key referral partner for survivors. We also express our heartfelt gratitude to the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) for its generous financial support and to the Rise and Shine Women Empowerment Center for its valuable partnership and technical support in successfully establishing the safe space. The successful handover reflects the strong collaboration between government institutions, healthcare providers, civil society organizations, and development partners in advancing survivor-centered services. NEWA remains committed to expanding protection, recovery, and empowerment opportunities so that every woman and girl can live in safety, dignity, and hope. Together, let us continue investing in protection, justice, healing, and economic empowerment for women and girls. Every contribution brings us one step closer to ending violence against women and girls. 0 002 001 003 005 004 WhatsApp Image 2026-07-27 at 3.23.27 PM 0Q6A0323 006 0Q6A0331 Load More End of Content.

የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ማህበራት ቅንጅት (ኢ.ሴ.ማ.ቅ) በሴት ልጅ ግርዛት እና ያለዕድሜ ጋብቻ ለማስቆም የማህበረሰብ ንቅናቄና ዘመቻ አካሄደች በ2018 ዓ.ም. ሐምሌ 15 ቀን፣ በሰሜን ጎንደር ዞን ደባርቅ ከተማ በተካሄደው የማህበረሰብ የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ ዘመቻ ፣ የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ማህበራት ቅንጅት (ኢ.ሴ.ማ.ቅ) ከ አማራ ሴቶች ማህበር ጋር በመተባበር እና በዩኒሴፍ (UNICEF) በተገኘ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ፣ የሴት ልጅ ግርዛትን እና ያለዕድሜ ጋብቻን መከላከል ላይ ያተኮረ የማህበረሰብ ንቅናቄና ዘመቻ አካሄዳች።ዘመቻው የሀገሪቱን ህጎችና ፖሊሲዎች ከማህበረሰቡ አመለካከትና ባህላዊ ልማዶች ጋር በማገናኘት ጎጂ ባህላዊ ድርጊቶችን ከሥሩ ለመቀየር ያለመ ነበር። ብዙ ሰዎች በሚገኙበት የገበያ ስፍራና የመተላለፊያ አካባቢዎች የተካሄደ ሲሆን ከ3,000 በላይ በስፍራው የተገኙ ገበሬዎች፣ ነጋዴዎች ፤ ህጻናት ፤ እናቶች እና የደባርቅ ከተማና የአካባቢው ነዋሪዎችን በቀጥታ ለማድረስ ተችሏል።በዘመቻው ውስጥ የደባርቅ ወረዳ ሴቶችና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ጽሕፈት ቤት እና ባህልና ቱሪዝም ጽሕፈት ቤት በሚደግፉት ዋልያ የባህል ቡድን አባላት በድራማ፣ በግጥም እና በዘፈን የሴት ልጅ ግርዛትን ፣ ያለዕድሜ ጋብቻን እና ሌሎች ጎጂ ባህላዊ ድርጊቶችን በጤና፣ በትምህርት፣ በማህበራዊና በኢኮኖሚያዊ ህይወት ላይ የሚያስከትሉትን ጉዳት በሚዳስስ መልኩ አስተማሪ አዝናኝ በሆነ መንገድ አቅርበዋል።በመዝጊያው የማህበረሰብ ንቅናቄና ዘመቻ ላይ ከህፃናት ጋብቻ የተረፉ ህፃናት የህይወት ተሞክሮዎቻቸውን በማካፈል ተሳትፈዋል። በተጨማሪም የሃይማኖት መሪዎችና የሃገር ሽማግሌዎች የሴት ልጅ ግርዛትና ያለዕድሜ ጋብቻ ከሃይማኖትም ሆነ ከባህል ጋር የማይያያዙ ጎጂ ድርጊቶች መሆናቸውን በይፋ በማረጋገጥ አቋማቸውን ገልጸዋል።የተቀናጀ የተቋማት ትብብርና ጥበቃ ዘመቻው የህዝብ ተሳትፎን ከማሳደግ ባለፈ፣ ከኢ.ሴ.ማ.ቅ ፣ ከአማራ ሴቶች ማህበር ፤ ከወረዳ ሴቶች፣ ህጻናትና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ጽሕፈት ቤት፣ በክልል፣ በዞንና በወረዳ ደረጃ ያሉ አመራሮች እንዲሁም ከአካባቢ የዋች ዶግ (ጎጂ ባህላዊ ድርጊቶችን ተከላካይ ኮሚቴዎች) የተውጣጣ የተቀናጀ የክትትልና የቁጥጥር ቡድን አሳትፏል። የገበያ ቦታው ላይ የተሳታፊዎችን ደህንነት፣ የዘመቻውን ሰላማዊ አፈጻጸም ለማረጋገጥ በወረዳው የተመደቡ አራት የፀጥታ አባላት በሙሉ ጊዜ ጥበቃ አድርገዋል። ይህ የተቀናጀ ተሳትፎ በማህበረሰቡ ውስጥ የሪፖርት ስርዓቶችን በማጠናከር፣ በጤና ኤክስቴንሽን ሰራተኞች፣ በማህበረሰብ ፖሊስና በሌሎች ተቋማት መካከል ያለውን ቅንጅት በይበልጥ አጠናክሮል። እንዲሁም ለፆታዊ ጥቃት ተጎጂዎች የሚገኙ የሪፈራል አገልግሎቶችን በተመለከተ ግልጽ መረጃ ለህዝቡ ተሰጥቷል።በተጨማሪም በአካባቢው ቋንቋና አውድ የተዘጋጁ በራሪ ወረቀቶች ለህዝቡ ተሰራጭተዋል። እንዲሁም በዘመቻው የአካባቢ የዋች-ዶግ መዋቅሮች የበለጠ ተጠናክረው የሴቶችና የህጻናት መብትና የአካል ደህንነትን ለመጠበቅ የተቋማት እና የማህበረሰቡ የጋራ ቁርጠኝነት የታየበት ነበር።በነበረው የማህበረሰብ ንቅናቄ ዘመቻም በቀጥታ መረጃውን ከተካፈሉት ማህበረሰብ አባላት በተጨማሪ በተበተኑት በራሪ ወረቀቶች ፤ በተለያዩ ማህበራዊ ሚድያዎች ፤ ቲሸርቶች ፤ በተያዙ መፈክሮች አማካኝነት ከ 15,000 በላይ የማህበረሰብ ክፍሎች ጋር ተደራሽ ይሆናል፡፡ 751055821_2123431321928662_5442136175870247809_n 751055824_2123448768593584_6542445057567765018_n 751241499_2123428371928957_758332761417328011_n 751446932_2123430835262044_8052440051326584197_n 751471582_2123423311929463_3220750847336932614_n 751563099_2123422625262865_993027466395301520_n 751563100_2123446161927178_1962717069885023055_n 752334338_2123423038596157_649267776435065624_n 752489214_2123431065262021_6890694986345746908_n 753192792_2123448268593634_4383884209365947411_n Load More End of Content.

Strengthening Media to Transform the Care Economy The Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Media Authority, developed the Media Guideline on the Care Economy to strengthen ethical, inclusive, and gender-responsive media coverage of Unpaid Care and Domestic Work (UCDW) in Ethiopia.Building on this milestone, the WE-Care Project, with the support of Oxfam, successfully conducted a Media Professionals Training on 3 July 2026 at Mado Hotel, Addis Ababa, equipping editors, journalists, media leaders, and digital content creators with the knowledge and practical tools to apply the guideline in their daily reporting and storytelling.The training focused on translating the principles of recognizing, reducing, and redistributing unpaid care and domestic work into impactful media content that challenges harmful gender norms, promotes shared responsibility, and advances gender equality.By empowering media professionals to use the guideline as a practical editorial resource, NEWA is fostering a media landscape that amplifies the value of care work, shapes public discourse, and supports lasting social change.Changing the narrative starts with informed reporting. Recognize Care. Share Care. Transform Lives.

Strengthening Partnerships to Advance Safe and Protective Education in Amhara Region With the support of the Malala Fund, the project “Enhancing Girls’ Education through Promoting the Safe Schools Declaration in Conflict-Affected Regions” successfully established the Amhara Regional Coalition for the Safe Schools Declaration on June 26, 2026, at Unison Hotel in Bahir Dar.The coalition brings together a diverse group of stakeholders committed to protecting education and advancing girls’ education in the region. Members include representatives from the Amhara Regional Education Bureau, Regional Women and Social Affairs Bureau, the Bahir Dar and Dessie City Education and Women Affairs Bureaus and other relevant regional government bureaus. The coalition also includes girl representatives, INGOs, and Education Champion Networks (ECNs) and the NEWA members working in the project’s intervention areas.Its members include representatives from the Amhara Regional Education Bureau, the Regional Women and Social Affairs Bureau, the Bahir Dar and Dessie City Education and Women Affairs Bureaus, and other relevant regional government bureaus. The coalition also includes girl representatives, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), members of the Education Champion Networks (ECNs), and the Network of Ethiopian Women Associations (NEWA) working in the project’s intervention areas.The establishment of the coalition marks an important step toward creating a sustainable, multi-stakeholder partnerships that promotes and advocates the safe and quality education for all children, especially girls affected by conflict.Coalition members reaffirmed their commitment to working collaboratively to advocate for safe education across the region, promote practices that protect education from the impacts of conflict, and ensure that every girl has the opportunity to learn in a safe, protective and supportive learning environment.By fostering strong partnerships among government institutions, civil society organizations, development partners, and girls themselves, the coalition will play a vital role in advancing girls’ education and safeguarding the right to education across the Amhara Region.Together, we are building safer schools, stronger partnerships, and brighter futures for every girl. 0 photo_2026-06-29_11-04-25 photo_2026-06-29_10-55-31 photo_2026-06-29_10-55-46 photo_2026-06-29_11-04-10

Empowering girls to become advocates for safer education! With the support of the Malala Fund, the project “Enhancing Girls’ Education through Promoting the Safe Schools Declaration in Conflict-Affected Regions” successfully conducted a capacity-building training on the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD) and human rights for girls in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region held at Unison Hotel on June 25, 2026.The training brought together girls from diverse backgrounds, including girls with disabilities, in-school girls, out-of-school girls, and internally displaced girls (IDPs). The inclusive participation ensured that the voices and experiences of girls affected by conflict and other challenges were represented.The training aimed to:·       Raise awareness and strengthen girls understanding of the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD) and its importance in protecting education during conflict, while empowering girls to promote its implementation in their schools.·       Equip girls with knowledge of their rights under national and international human rights frameworks, enabling them to claim and advocate for those rights.·       Strengthen girls’ leadership, confidence, and advocacy skills to promote safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive learning environments within their schools and communities. By capacitating in girls’ knowledge, leadership, and advocacy skills, the project is helping to build safe and protective learning environments where every girl can learn, thrive, and realize her full potential. Together, we are advancing safe schools, protecting education, and empowering girls to lead positive change. photo_2026-06-29_11-21-51 photo_2026-06-29_11-21-30 photo_2026-06-29_11-21-17 photo_2026-06-29_11-21-01 photo_2026-06-29_11-20-52 photo_2026-06-29_11-03-06 photo_2026-06-29_11-02-37 photo_2026-06-29_11-01-40

STRONG HER Project Hosts Thematic Advocacy Planning Consultative Meeting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | June 23, 2026The Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA), in partnership with SOCODEVI, successfully hosted a one-day Thematic Advocacy Planning Consultative Meeting under the STRONG HER Project. The meeting brought together representatives from government institutions, civil society organizations, women’s rights organizations, NGOs, cooperative unions, and development partners to collaboratively identify advocacy priorities that advance women’s environmental, economic, and social rights. The consultation focused on developing practical advocacy action plans using NEWA’s 8-Step Advocacy Framework, with participants identifying priority interventions in:  Women’s environmental rights and climate resilience. Women’s economic empowerment and livelihood opportunities. Women’s leadership and participation in decision-making Prevention of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Policy advocacy for women’s environmental and economic rights Strengthening partnerships and multi-stakeholder collaboration The workshop concluded with a shared commitment to transforming these priorities into impactful grassroots initiatives. Together, we are building stronger partnerships and advancing a more equitable future where women and girls can thrive. 0 1 3 4 5 IMG_8106 IMG_8109 IMG_8111 IMG_8119

የስነ-ልቦና ቁስል ማገገም (trauma healing) አና ወሲባዊ ብዝበዛ፣ ጥቃትና ትንኮሳን መከላከል (PSEAH) ላይ ያተኮረ የአቅም ግንባታ ሥልጠና በተሳካ ሁኔታ ተጠናቀቀ የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ማህበራት ቅንጅት (ኢ.ሴ.ማ.ቅ) ከዩ. ኤን. ትረስት ፈንድ በተገኘችው የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ከሰኔ 17-18, 2018 ዓ.ም በአዲስ አበባ ማዶ ሆቴል ለሁለት ቀናት የቆየ የስነ-ልቦና ቁስል ማገገም (trauma healing) እና ወሲባዊ ብዝበዛ፣ ጥቃትና ትንኮሳን መከላከል (PSEAH) ላይ ያተኮረ የአቅም ግንባታ ሥልጠና ለመጀመሪያ ደረጃ አገልግሎት ሰጪዎች እና ለሴቶች መብት ተሟጋች ድርጅቶች ተሰጥቷል።ሥልጠናው ጉዳት የደረሰባቸው ሴቶችን እና ሴት ልጆችን ማዕከል ያደረገ ብሎም ደህንነታቸው በተጠበቀ እና ሥነ-ምግባርን በተላበሰ መልኩ አገልግሎት ለመስጠት የሚያስፈልጋቸውን ዕውቀትና ክህሎት እንዲያገኙ ያለመ ሲሆን በተጨማሪም በስራ ቦት አካባቢ ሰለሚፈጸም ወሲባዊ ብዝበዛ፣ ጥቃትና ትንኮሳን መከላከል  ዙሪያ መሠረታዊ ጽንሰ-ሐሳቦች በስፋት ገለጻ የተሰጠ ሲሆን፣ የሪፖርት ማቅረቢያ ሥርዓቶችን፣ በተቋማት ውስጥ ሊኖሩ ስለሚገቡ የደህንነት መከታተያ ሥርዓቶች፣ አና ለሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆች መሰጠት ሰልሚገባው ጥበቃ፣  የሪፖርት መቀበያ መንገዶችን ሴቶች መብት ተሟጋች ድርጅቶች  እና የአገልግሎት ሰጪዎች ቁልፍ ኃላፊነቶች በዝርዝር ተዳሰዋል።በስልጠናው ተሳታፊዎች ጉዳት ደርሶባቸው በማገገም ላይ ያሉ ሴቶችን እና ሴት ልጆችን ማዕከል ያደረገ እና የስነ-ልቦና ቁስል የገጠማቸው ሴቶች ካሉበት ችግር እንዲወጡ  ማገዝ  ላይ የተመሠረተ አገልግሎት አሰጣጥ ላይ ተሳታፊዎች ያላቸውን ግንዛቤ አሳድገዋል። በተጨማሪም በሰነ-ለቦና የመጀመሪያ እርዳታ (PFA) ላይ ተግባራዊ ክህሎታቸውን በማጠናከር እና በተጠያቂነትምዕውቀትና ክህሎት ላይ ከፍተኛ መሻሻል እንዳሳዩ አመልክቷል። በተጨማሪም የPSEAH ሪፖርት ሥርዓቶችን ለማጠናከር፣ የስነ-ልቦና ቁስል ማገገም ሂደት ወቀት የባለሙያ ተግባቦት እና አገልግሎት አሰጣጥ ሂደቶች በዕለት ዕለት የአገልግሎት አሰጣጥ  ውስጥ ለማካተት የሚያስችሉ ምቹ ሁኔታዎች ላይ በቂ ግንዛቤ ተፈጠሯል። በተጨማሪም የተቋማት የደህንነትና የጥበቃ ፖሊሲዎችን ለማጠናከር እና በሴቶች መብት ተሟጋች ድርጅቶች፣ በመንግሥት ተቋማት እና በሌሎች ባለድርሻ አካላት መካከል ትብብርን ለማጎልበት የጋራ የተግባር ዕቅድ አዘጋጅተዋል።በመጨረሻም ሰልጣኞች በስልጠናው የተሻለ አውቀት አንደገበዩና ያገኙትን እውቀትና ልምድ ወደተግባር ለመቀየር ያላችው ዝግጁነት ገልጸዋል። የቀንጅታዊ የቀበበሎሽ ሰርዓትን በማጠናከር ጉዳት የደረሰባቸው ሴቶችን እና ሴት ልጆችን ማዕከል ያደረገ፣ ተጠያቂነት የተሞላበት እና ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ የአገልግሎት ሥርዓት ለመገንባት ያላቸውን ቁርጠኝነት አሳይተዋል።ዓላማችን ለሴቶችና ሴት ልጆች ምቹ የሆነች ኢትዬጵን ማየት ነው፡፡ photo_2026-07-07_15-15-19 (2) photo_2026-07-07_15-15-19 photo_2026-07-07_15-15-20 (2) photo_2026-07-07_15-15-20 (3) photo_2026-07-07_15-15-20 photo_2026-07-07_18-50-21 (2) photo_2026-07-07_18-50-21

Celebrating the Launch of the RWVL-E Project NEWA Proudly Participates in the Launch of the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Ethiopia (RWVL-E) Initiative.NEWA is honoured to be among the six principal partners of the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Ethiopia (RWVL-E) Initiative, officially launched on 17 June 2026 at Haile Grand Hotel, Addis Ababa.Funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by CARE Ethiopia, this transformative six-year initiative represents a significant investment in advancing women’s leadership, promoting gender equality, and strengthening the meaningful participation of women and girls across Ethiopia.The launch brought together government leaders, diplomatic representatives, development partners, and civil society organizations committed to building a more inclusive and equitable society. During the event, NEWA Executive Director, W/ro Saba Gebremedhin, delivered remarks on behalf of the principal partners, reaffirming their shared commitment to amplifying women’s voices, expanding leadership opportunities, and advancing the rights of women and girls across the country.The event concluded with a collective pledge to strengthen women’s rights movements, forge strategic partnerships, and drive transformative social and policy change. Together, we are investing in a future where women and girls can lead, thrive, and influence the decisions that shape their lives and communities.NEWA looks forward to working closely with partners and stakeholders to create lasting impact and advance gender justice across Ethiopia.

በሴቶችና ሴት ልጆች ላይ የሚፈፀሙ ፆታን መሠረት ያደረገ ጥቃቶችን (VAWG) መከላከል፤ ጥበቃና ምላሽ አሰጣጥ ስርዓት ላይ ያተኮረ የሁለት ቀን ስልጠና በተሳካ ሁኔታ ተጠናቀቀ   የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ማህበራት ቅንጅት (ኢ.ሴ.ማ.ቅ) ከዩ. ኤን. ትረስት ፈንድ በተገኘ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ከሰኔ 4-5, 2018 ዓ.ም  በአዲስ አበባ ሳፋየር ሆቴል ለሁለት ቀናት ወሲባዊ እና ሌሎች ፆታን መሰረት ያደረጉ ጥቃቶች መከላከል፣ ጥበቃ እና ምላሽ አሰጣጥ ስርዓት ላይ ያተኮረ ስልጠና ከፌደራልና ከክልል ለተወጣጡ የመንግስት ባለድርሻ አካላት ተሰጥቷል።የኢ.ሴ.ማ.ቅ ዋና ስራ አስፈፃሚ የሆኑት ወ/ሮ ሳባ ገ/መድህን በስልጠናው ቦታ በመገኘት የመክፈቻ ንግግር ያደረጉ ሲሆን በንግግራቸውም ፆታን መሠረት አድርገው የሚፈጸሙ ጥቃቶችን መከላከል፣ከለላ መስጠት እንዲሁም ጥቃቶቹ ተፈጽመው ሲገኙ አፋጣኝ ምላሽ ሊሰጣቸው እንደሚገባ በመግለጽ ለዚህም ደግሞ የሁሉም ባለድርሻ አካላት ርብርብ እና የተቀናጀ ምላሽ መስጠት እንደሚገባን ገልጸዋል፡፡በንግግራቸው አክለውም የብሔራዊ የሴቶች ማብቃት እና ስርዓተ ፆታ እኩልነት ፓሊሲ በሚኒስቴሮች ምክርቤት መፅደቁ ለምናከናውናቸው ፆታን መሰረት ያደረጉ ጥቃቶች መከላከል፣ ጥበቃ እና ምላሽ አሰጣጥ ላይ ጉልህ አስተዋዕፆ አንደሚኖረው ግልፀዋል፡፡ በስልጠናው ወቅት ተሳታፊዎች ፆታን መሰረት ያደረጉ ጥቃቶች መከላከል፣ ከጉዳት በማገገም ላይ ያሉ ሴቶችና ሴት ልጆች ጥበቃ፣ የሪፈራል ስርዓት ማጠናከር እና በተቀናጀ መልኩ ምላሽ ስለመስጠት ግንዛቤ ጨብጠዋል። ስልጠናው በተለይም ግጭት በነበርባቸው እና እሁንም ግጭት ባለባቸው የኢትዮጵያ አካባቢዎች ውስጥ ለሚገኙ ሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆች የሚደረገው ጥበቃ ተጠናክሮ እንዲቀጥል፣ የሚሰጡ ምላሾችም በወጡት መመሪያዎች መሰረት መሆን እንዳለበት፣ ምላሽ በመስጠት ሂደት ውቅትም ጉዳት የደረሰባቸውን ሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆችን ማዕከል ያደረገ መሆን እንዳለበት ተገልጿል፡፡ከአሰልጣኝ ገለጻ በተጨማሪም ተግባራዊ ልምምዶች እና የልምድ ልውውጦችን ተካተውበታል፤ ተሳታፊዎች በየአካባቢያቸው ያሉትን ተግዳሮቶችና መልካም ተሞክሮዎችን በማካፈል ጥሩ የሆነ የእርስ በእርስ መማማሪያ መድረክ ተፈጥሯል፡፡ በመጨረሻም ተሳታፊዎቹ ያገኙትን እውቀት በተቋማቸው ለሚገኘ የስራ ባልደረቦቻቸው ለማካፈል እና የአገልግሎት አሰጣጥ ሂደቱን ለማጠናከር፣ እንዲሁም ለሴቶችና ሴት ልጆች ተደራሽና ጥራት ያለው አገልግሎት መኖሩን ለማረጋገጥ የተግባር ዕቅድ አዘጋጅተው ለመተግበር ቁርጠኝነታቸውን አሳይተዋል፡፡ ኢ.ሴ.ማ.ቅ እንደ ሁለጊዜው ሁሉ ፆታን መሰረት ያደረጉ ጥቃቶች መከላከል፣ ጥበቃ እና ምላሽ አሰጣጥ ስርዓት ለማሻሻል የበኩሏን ድርሻ ትወጣለች፡፡ በተለይም በአማራ፣ ትግራይ እና ቤንሻንጉል ጉሙዝ ክልሎች  ከአጋር ማህበራት እና ባለድርሻ አካላት ጋር በመሆን የሴቶችና ሴት ልጆችን መብት፣ ደህንነት እና ፍትህ ለማረጋገጥ  የሚያግዙ ተግባራትን አጠናክራ ትቀጥላለች፡፡ዓላማችን ለሴቶችና ሴት ልጆች ምቹ የሆነች ኢትዬጵን ማየት ነው፡፡

The NEWA, in partnership with the Malala Fund, working to advance girls’ education through promoting Safe Schools Declaration (SSD). The NEWA, in partnership with the Malala Fund, working to advance girls’ education through promoting Safe Schools Declaration (SSD). As part of this initiative, NEWA conducted a one-day training on the Safe Schools Declaration and Human Rights for girls’ representatives drawn from Kelem Meda and Hote Secondary Schools in Dessie City on June 13, 2026. The training brought together girls’ representatives to enhance their understanding of safe and inclusive education, strengthen their awareness of their rights, and encourage their active participation in creating positive change within their schools and communities. The training focused on the objectives, benefits and key commitments of the Safe Schools Declaration, emphasizing the importance of protecting schools, students, and educators from the impacts of conflict and violence. Girls gained a deeper understanding of safe learning environment. In addition, the session provided comprehensive information on human rights, gender equality, and the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV). Girls explored national and international legal frameworks and policies that safeguard the rights of women and girls, including protections against discrimination, violence, and harmful practices. Discussions also highlighted the importance of girls’ leadership, participation in school clubs, and engagement in advocacy efforts to promote gender equality and educational opportunities. The training created a valuable platform for girls to share experiences, discuss challenges affecting their education, and build confidence in expressing their views.