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NEWA in partnership with Plan International Ethiopia organized a half-day validation workshop Network of Ethiopian Women Association in partnership with plan international Ethiopia organized a half-day validation workshop on the assessment and findings of gender-based violence case stories.NEWA’s Executive Directress Mrs. Saba Gebremedhin welcomed the participants and briefed the project objective. She emphasized the main objective of the project is to improve the gender-based violence response mechanisms and proper services for GBV survivors in a certain implementation area.A finding of GBV assessment stories documentation, and case stories compilation in the implementation areas of SNNPR, Oromia, Amhara, and Addis Ababa were presented by Mr. Kassahun Belay.Following the presentation, discussions, and recommendations were forwarded from the participants. The workshop was held at Magnolia Hotel, Addis Ababa.

Network of Ethiopian Women Association in partnership with USAID organized a two-day Consultative meeting with the Ethiopian Women Peace Builders Steering Committee.

Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) in partnership with UN WOMEN in Ethiopia  conducted capacity building training for young political aspirant women’s and women political party members in Sidama Regional State.

የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ሴቶች ማህበር የተመሠረተበትን 25ኛ አመት አስመልክቶ በተዘጋጀው የሴቶች እግር ኳስ ውድድር በሴቶች ላይ የሚሠሩ የሲቪክ ሶሳይ ቲ ድርጅቶች ዋና ዳይሬክተሮች ከሴት አርቲስቶች ጋር ባደረጉት የእግር ኳስ ውድድር

On the celebration of the IWD, the Network of the Ethiopian Women Association with other several representatives of women’s organizations at a federal level traveled to Mekell and visit different IDP centers.

The partnership between the Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) and the Political Parties of Finland for Democracy – Demo Finland started in 2019.

NEWA and EWLA, in collaboration with USAID/OTI, held a workshop NEWA and EWLA, in collaboration with USAID/OTI, held a workshop in which women leaders from the media, CSO, political, and business sectors received Appreciative Inquiry training. Following the completion of the workshop on March 21 at Ellily International Hotel, we had the honor of bringing these women together and accomplished designing their collective vision,  designing their strategy for implementing their vision, selecting women to represent their sectors and serve as an ad hoc committee and Deciding on a collective name  “Transformative Women Leaders”. This workshop not only brought together women leaders from various sectors, but it also celebrated women for being remarkable and agents of peace!

NEWA organized a one-day national-level exhibition and advocacy event Our Executive Directress Saba Gebremedhin had a fruitful discussion with the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken. Their discussion was focused on the importance of women’s participation in peacebuilding decisions and centering the agenda of SGBV that happened during the conflict into the transitional justice process, and mechanisms.

NEWA organized a one-day national-level exhibition and advocacy event Network of Ethiopian women’s Associations in partnership with Oxfam Ethiopia organized a one-day national-level exhibition and advocacy event. The core purpose of this experience-sharing exhibition was to showcase technologies that reduce time and energy for women and girls in Ethiopia. At the opening representative from the State Minister of Women’s and Social Affairs, Mrs. Tihun Sineshaw, and Executive Directress of NEWA, Saba G/Medihin welcomed and highlighted the participants and the fortitudes of the unpaid care and domestic work burden-reducing innovation exhibitors. In her opening speech, Ms. Tihun Sinshaw stressed the recognition of the UCDW on the role of women in most Ethiopian families is still found at a low level; thus, we all have a great responsibility to change this situation in our respective families.

A co-creation workshop was organized by the Education Champion Network in partnership with the Malala fund A co-creation workshop was organized by the Education Champion Network in partnership with the Malala fund on tackling education challenges in light of the conflict and beyond. NEWA’s Executive Directress, Saba G/Medihn, gave a warm welcome along with the hope and aspiration the Education Champion Network (ECN) has when bringing young girls into this platform. The aim of the co-creation workshop was to bring girls and create a safe space for girls to set their agenda. The participants came from five different regions (Afar, Sidama, Amhara, Oromia, Addis Ababa, and Tigray).On the second day of the co-creation workshop, the young girls set their peace agendas, and forwarded their asks, to Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission Commissioner Professor Mesfin Araya. Prof. Mesfin Araya began his speech by acknowledging and appreciating the girls asks. The commissioner told the girls that the Ethiopian national dialogue commission listens to their asks loud and clear promised to include agenda in the national dialogue agenda.