Members Associations

Year of Establishment: 1998

Vision: AAWA envisages a city where by women’s equal participation in all aspects of life is ensured, discriminatory actions are curbed and women’s rights are exercised

Mission: to empowering women to realize and exercise their holistic rights

Thematic area:

• Support of women economically by engaging them in Income generating activities

Contact person: Enatalem Endale
Phone: 0912015568
Email: enatalemendale@gmail.com
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Kirkos Sub city
Wored 9 HN 521
Meskel square at the side of the Addis Ababa Exhibition center
Addis Aababa, Ethiopia

Addia Ababa, 11 sub city : Addis Ababa

Year of Establishment: 1998

Vision: To see a society that respects the rights of women and girls

Mission: Assist women’s motivation of participation and struggle towards equality in every aspect of life, so that they will be equally benefited from the fruits of their labor at the end

Thematic area:

• Socio-economic and political empowerment of women and girls,
• Advocacy and lobbying to issue policies, laws, and regulations in favor of, and amend or repeal those which are against women and girls right,
• Prevention of HTP and Child marriage on women and girls

Contact person: Huluayesh Aweke
Phone: 0912034574
Email: halea124@gmail.com
Joined year: 2006
Head Office:

Bahir Dar
Kebel 13
in front of General audit bureau
Amhara Regional State

Implementation Area: Amhara Region (It has branch offices in all 10 zones of the region)

Year of Establishment: 2000

Vision: Seeing women’s are equally participated and benefited in political, economic and social development of the state

Mission: Ensuring equal participation and benefit of women’s in political, economic and social development of the state, contribute to the realization of country vision and development of good governance and democracy

Thematic area:

• Body and Health right of Women,
• Women economic security and justices and
• Leadership, Participation and peace

Contact person: Haymanot Ayele
Phone: 0910109113
Email: haymi.solomon2012@gmail.com
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Kebele  01
Assosa,
Benishnagul-Gumuz Regional State

Implementation Area: Benishnagul-Gumuz Regional State

Year of Establishment: 2023

Vision: To envisage that an Ethiopian society where all people particularly women youth children and their families and GBV survivors to Enjoy comprehensive and quality Life.

Mission: To reduce the vulnerability of disadvantage women children youth person with disability and elders works for the betterment of them and organized to provide tools for self sufficiency and sustainability in distressed communities in Ethiopian in collaboration with the government agencies non government organization CBOs FBOs and volunteers

Thematic area:

• Health
• Women empowerment
• WASH
• Peace and security
• Nutrition

Contact person: Haniya Mohamod
Phone: 0910043474
Email: haniamohammed52@gmail.com
Joined year: 2023
Head Office:

Dessie town
Amhara region

Implementation Area: Amhara, Afar, Tigray, Addis Ababa and Oromia

Year of Establishment: 1997

Vision: To see in Ethiopia where poor women, children, youth, disabilities and elders economically and socially empowered and their socio-economic problems solved by the end of 2021

Mission:  To improve the livelihood, health, awareness, equal opportunity for services without any discrimination, and poverty situations of the project areas community

Thematic area:

• Economic Empowerment
• Education
• Community capacity building
• Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS
• Urban Agriculture

Contact person: Genet Lema
Phone: 0911467945
Email: bezaoawn2012@yahoo.com
Joined year: 2023
Head Office:

Cool building 2nd Flr
Around Wesen 02
Woreda 09
Yeka Sub-city
Addis Ababa,,

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa (Yeka, Arada, Lideta, Gulele Sub-cities and 11, 12 ,09,12 and 09 Woredas :

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Year of Establishment: 2002

Vision: To see Ethiopia free of poverty and HIV/AIDS

Mission:  To improve the quality of life of women, children and other vulnerable groups in society, through an integrated development approach.

Thematic area:

• Gender equality
• Awareness rising,
• Peace and conflict resolutions,
• Education,
• Health
• Human right and advocacy
• Environment and agriculture

Contact person: Yohannes Girma
Phone: 0913534018
Email: dftethiopiaa@gmail.com
Joined year: 2021
Head Office:

Holy Trinity Cathedral Building, 3rd floor
Arat Killo
Arada Sub-city

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia, Benishangul Gumuz and SNNPR

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Year of Establishment: 2007

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Contact person: Dirshaye Nigussie
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Email: du-cdo@yahoo.com
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Year of Establishment: 2006

Vision: To see an Ethiopian society that has zero tolerance on violence and abuse &gender inequality against children and young women.

Mission: To contribute for; the wellbeing of marginalized children, significant reduction of violence, abuse (GBV, FGM, online & offline SA) against children, girls & young women & increasing their equal participation in their society

Thematic area:

• Protection

Contact person: Yisrak Kebede
Phone: 0911840000
Email: yisrakk@yahoo.com
Joined year: 2022
Head Office:

Near Selassie Orthodox Church
Kebele 01
Adama

Implementation Area: Adama, Assela, Metehara, Bishoftu, Shashamane, Yabelo town & three near by districts

Year of Establishment: 2006

Vision: To see the creation of a friendly policy and institutional environment, which enables equal access for women with disabilities to the prevention, and control of the spread of HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Mission: To see the creation of a friendly policy and institutional environment, which enables equal access for women with disabilities to the prevention, and control of the spread of HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Thematic area:

• HIV/AIDS
• Disability
• Women empowerment
• GBV
• Reproductive health

Contact person: Lettegebriel Hailu
Phone: 0911362101/0911191610
Email: equalopportunity20@yahoo.com
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Piassa
Wereda 10
Arada Sub city

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa (Piassa and Gulele)

Year of Establishment: 2022

Vision: To envisage the existence of a vibrant professional association capable of creating professionally skilled, educated and confident Ethiopian female journalist who can bring a difference both nationally and internationally

Mission: Increasing the engagement of Ethiopian female journalists and media practitioners in areas of advocacy, capacity building, and managerial positions in the Ethiopian media

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Contact person: Zeyin Ibrahim
Phone: +251 111 11 68 52 /62
Email: ethiopianMWA@gmail.com
Joined year: 2021
Head Office:

Kebede Tena Bld 2nd Floor
House No. 601
Wereda 01
Arada Subcity

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa

Year of Establishment: 2022

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Email: emewa.org@gmail.com
Joined year: 2021
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Year of Establishment: 2021

Vision: To see a community where women's and girl’s rights protection is ensured

Mission: Advocacy for Specialized GBV Prevention and Response; and Justice System Development, Advocacy for Women and girls’ Socio-Economic Empowerment, Advocacy for Women and girls’ Leadership Role Development, Advocacy for Women’s role in Peace and Reconciliation Process, Institutional Development

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Contact person: Feven Araya
Phone: 0912235241
Email: ewrao2013@gmail.com
Joined year: 2021
Head Office:

Matias Building 2nd floor, Office no. 206
Addis Ababa,

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa and Southwest Ethiopia Region

Year of Establishment: 2002

Vision: Ethiopian Women with Disabilities are welcomed in every sphere and valued for their strong contributions to the economy and to society

Mission: To promote the full and effective participation of women with disabilities in Socio- economic and political spheres through advocacy, capacity development, and inclusive approach

Thematic area:

• Right advocacy
• Economic and Social Empowerment
• Disability awareness raising
• Capacity Building to its members
• Inclusive Peace building
• Climate Change
• Disability, Humanitarian Action

Contact person: Dibabe Bacha
Phone: 0911874359
Email: ewdna2015@yahoo.com
Joined year: 2004
Head Office:

Around British Embassy
House No. 558,
Woreda 08
Yeka sub-city,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Implementation Area: Gondor, Bahirdar, Mehal Meda, Adama, Jimma, Ambo, Sebeta, Hawassa, Arbamich, Addis Abeba and Dire Dawa

Year of Establishment: 2002

Vision: A society in which everyone is socially and economically empowered.

Mission: To support individuals, families, and communities to achieve a better quality of life

Thematic area:

• Economic empowerment project
• Wash projects
• School-based social work
• Rehabilitation of GBV survivors
• Awareness creation
• Reproductive health projects
• Environmental projects
• Peace building
• Empowering marginalized community
• Emergency response

Contact person: Lettegebriel Hailu
Phone: 0923212020
Email: fsaethio@gmail.com
Joined year: 2012
Head Office:

Woreda 12.
Nifas Silk Lafeto Sub-city
Addis Ababa

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa: Nifas Silk Lafeto Sub-city and Yeka Sub-city, Afar Regional State- Aba’la , Teru and Dubti Woreda, SNNPR: Hamer and Surma woreda, Tigray Regional State: Irob Woreda and Adigrat town

Year of Establishment: 1992

Vision: A Just and inclusive society in which all Ethiopian girls and women have access to quality education and training to achieve their full proposal

Mission: To promote gender-responsive policies, practices, and attitudes and foster innovations that will provide opportunities for Ethiopian girls and women to prosper in all realms of their lives. FAWE-Ethiopia's goal is to empower girls and women through quality education and training to give them the necessary skills, competencies, and values to be productive members of other societies

Thematic area:

• Enhancing girl’s education to bridge the existing gender gap in education

Contact person: Selamawit Admasu
Phone: 0911 232 469
Email: selamawit.admassu@faweethiopia.org
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3rd Floor, Office No. 306,
Ten Sisters NGO Building,
Yeka Sub-City,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Implementation Area: Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, Somalia, Afar, Benishangul, Gambella, Tigray, and Harari, Addis Ababa and Diredawa.

Year of Establishment: 2008

Vision: To see capable women in their social, economical and political participation equally with men in the region and anywhere outside the region in the overall developmental progress

Mission: The mission of GRWA is to motivate and support women to be beneficiary from the regional development equally with men by assuring their rights and also by obeying their duties

Thematic area:

• Women and girls’ promotion in gender development
• Protection and elimination of HTP and GBV
• Promotion of income generating activities

Contact person: Ariyat Omud
Phone: 0911981026
Email: gambellawomen@gmail.com
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Gambella Town,
Gambella Regional State
Ethiopia

Implementation Area: Gambella Regional state up to Woreda and Kebele level

Year of Establishment: 2019

Vision: We aspire to a holistically transformed society where individuals lead healthy and productive lives regardless of their sex and age differences.

Mission: To advance the living standard of women and girls through education, advocacy, training, and livelihood improvement interventions. It particularly focuses on grassroots women and children

Thematic area:

• Socio-economic empowerment of women
• Women's and Children's rights
• Education
• Agriculture
• Environment
• Climate change

Contact person: Dr. Semira Mohammed
Phone: 993949473
Email: gate4opportunity@gmail.com
Joined year: 2020
Head Office:

floor 7th office number 7/11-03
K. Kare Building,  Mexico,
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

Implementation Area: SNNPR, Oromia, Amhara, Tigray, Addis Ababa City Adminstration

Year of Establishment: 1996

Vision: To see Ethiopian women and marginalized sections of the population free from poverty and their attainment of acceptable standard health and education service

Mission: to work with families, individuals, and institutions toward achieving improved quality of life for the most marginalized and discriminated segments of the community by employing community-based participatory integrated development initiatives, health, Education, basic skill training, and other development activities

Thematic area:

• Rehabilitation and reunification services by providing shelter-based accommodation and health service
• Economic empowerment of women
• Support basic education, Health programs

Contact person: Hirut Yibabe
Phone: 0911407419
Email: goodsamaritan1996@gmail.com
Joined year:2009
Head Office:

Wereda 01 compound
Gulele Sub-city
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa and Gondar

Year of Establishment: 2019

Vision: Envisages a Woman and their Children reconciled, Just and Prosproud Ethiopia.

Mission: Aspires to promote sustainable human Development that enhances women and there children livelihoods and natural environment based charitable Trust.

Thematic area:

• Holistic support for destitute Womens and the there children, young woman and disability  directly and indirectly the community

Contact person: Haymanot Ayele
Phone: 0911411414
Email: kalorganization2020@gmail.com
Joined year: 2020
Head Office:

Nifislk lafto sub city
Addis Ababa

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa: Nefaslk lafto sub city and all other sub city area

Year of Establishment: 2002

Vision: To see the Gumuz and non Gumuz people empowered socially, and economically.

Mission:  Improve women and children health status.

Thematic area:

• Gender and development, women, and girls promotion

Contact person: Hidri Worku
Phone: 0921540482
Email: mujilokawomen@yahoo.com
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Gilgel Belese Town,
Benishangule Gumuz
Ethiopia

Implementation Area: Benishangule Gumuz Regional State, Metekel Zone (Dangure, Dibate, Guba, Pawi and Mandura) and Assosa Zone (Mengi and Sherkole)

Year of Establishment: 2023

Vision: Mums for Mums envisions gender equal society in Tigray

Mission:  To help empower women and girls in Tigray through economic, social and political support programs in health and nutrition, livelihood, protection, social accountability, and peace-building and conflict mitigation strategies

Thematic area:

• Women Empowerment, Prevention, treatment, care and support on fistula and Utero Vaginal Prolapse
• Health and nutrition
• Peace building and conflict mitigation
• Environmental sustainability
• Civic society capacity building and Education

Contact person: Ashenafi ASmelash
Phone: 0914720866
Email: ashenafiasmelash@gmail.com
Joined year: 2024
Head Office:

Mekele
Ethiopia

Implementation Area: Tigray

Year of Establishment: 2022

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Contact person: Marta Mamuye
Phone: 0913909407
Email: mmamuye16@gmail.com
Joined year: 2021
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Implementation Area: Benishangule Gumuz Regional State, Metekel Zone (Dangure, Dibate, Guba, Pawi and Mandura) and Assosa Zone (Mengi and Sherkole)

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Vision: To see empowered girls and women both economically and psychologically and also see empowered community that can stand for democracy, development and health care

Mission: To empower girls and women economically and work on health related issues of SRH/FP and Adolescent and youth RH , To work on election process, democracy and good governance, To work on prevention of HIV,TB and malaria through various intervention scheme , To work on supply of water and sanitation and environment protection especially afforestation program.

Thematic area:

• Support the youth girls and adolescent on SRH/FP through training and awareness
• prevention of unsafe abortion and unwanted pregnancy,

Contact person: Amare Felke
Phone: 0911475137
Email: amare356F@yahoo.com
Joined year: 2021
Head Office:

W13
Kolfie Keranio subcity
Addis Ababa,

Implementation Area: Oromia

Year of Establishment: 2009

Vision: To see women of Ethiopia Transformed to modern life and enjoy a healthy and quality life and included in multidimensional development spheres of their country

Mission: By leveraging available resources and human capital to support the marginalized women groups and communities in the promotion of House hold food security, Safe motherhood (SMH) sustainable women economic empowerment, returnees from Migration to make them self-sufficient families with dedication, eagerness, technical skills and knowledge which enhance women empowerment in human capital, Socio economic and health development directly and indirectly, finally contributing to the gender equality, equity and social and economic growth of the country

Thematic area:

• Advocacy and policy dialogue on development agendas
• Major emphasis to women movement building sustainable economic capacity building of women.
• Institutional capacity building of women using integrated approach of health and education for women

Contact person: Dr. Tesfanesh Belay
Phone: 0913316840
Email: drtesfaneshbelay@gmail.com
Joined year: 2023
Head Office:

3rd floor suit 2
Trinity cathedral church multipurpose building
Woreda 9
Arat kilo
Arada subcity
Addis Ababa

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Afar, Benshangul Gumuz, Tigray and Oromia, Ttigray

Year of Establishment: 2021

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Contact person: Netsanet Mengistu
Phone: 0911204849
Email: progynist@gmail.org
Joined year: 2021
Head Office:

Kebele 07
Lideta Kifle Ketema
Addis Ababa,

Implementation Area:

Year of Establishment: 2021

Vision: Empowering and enhancing pastoral women capacity for economic and social development

Mission: To improve the life of women sociology-economically through integrated development aspects

Thematic area:

• Women Empowerment through different integrated programs,
• Health,
• Awareness on reduction of HTPs/FGM

Contact person: Nebiha Ibrahim
Phone: 0943848023
Email: nabihaj166@gmail.com
Joined year: 2021
Head Office:

Near Amoud Hotel
01 Kebele
Jigjiga

Implementation Area: Somali National Regional State

Year of Establishment: 2004

Vision: Rohi Weddu aspires to see prosperous Afar communities in which gender equality is realized

Mission: Rohi Weddu strives for the socio-cultural and economic transformation of children and women in Afar in collaboration with the government, communities and development partners

Thematic area:

• Economic empowerment
• Abandonment of HTPs (Harmful Traditional Practices)
• Education and
• Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS

Contact person: Fatuma Ate
Phone: 0911348753
Email: fatuma8753@gmail.com
Joined year: 2004
Head Office:

Afar, Ethiopia

Implementation Area: Afar National Regional State

Year of Establishment: 2007

Vision: To see a society in which justice, democracy and gender equality prevails Ethiopian society by 2030.

Mission: work in partnership with different actors at all levels to promote civic engagement and sustainable development with the aim of realizing human rights, gender balance, good governance and democracy and all our works are guided by our iconic motto “Justice From All.’’

Thematic area:

• Awareness Raising
• Human right and Development
• Gender equity
• Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), Economic Empowerment Women and Technology, Peace Building Conflict Management Emergency Response

Contact person: Tsigemariam Alewi
Phone: 0912777070
Email: sarajusticefromall@gmail.com
Joined year: 2004
Head Office:

H. no.107/209
Woreda 14
Addis ketema Sub city

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa City Government, Amhara region, S.Wollo zone , Kelala woreda kebele 01, 18,19,20,& 21 (rural project center )

Year of Establishment: 1997

Vision: To See women live with dignity and security

Mission: To enable disadvantaged women, girls and children improve their social and economic well being, and develop their capacity as active, productive and respected members of their communities.

Thematic area:

• Economic Empowerment
• Education
• Fight against Harmful Cultural Practices
• Gender Based Violence

Contact person: Zertihun Tefera
Phone: 0911405509
Email: zertefera@gmail.com
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1st Floor at the premises’ of Yemisrach Dimts Communication Services of Mekane Yesus
Woreda 2,
Nefas Silk Lafto sub-city

Implementation Area: Oromia National Regional State East Wollega Zone Nekemte, Guto Gida, Sasiga, Jima Arjo woreda, South West Shoa Zone, Ameya and Goro woreda, Arsi Zone Bokoji woreda, Sebeta Hawas woreda

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Contact person: Sure Base Charity
Phone: 0919152717
Email: abebech.kebede@gmail.com
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Year of Establishment: 2011

Vision: Our vision is to see thriving and resilient households and communities in Oromia Region and beyond by 2030

Mission: to address the root causes of poverty, inequalities and injustices among both rural and urban households and communities in Ethiopia in general and Oromia Region in particular.

Thematic area:

• Economic empowerment
• Education
• Health
• Clear water
• Enviromental protection
• Child sponsorship
• Women empowerment

Contact person: Worknesh Begi
Phone: 0930291798
Email: tarkanfi1@gmail.com
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House NO. 1629
Wereda 07
AkakiKaliti Kefleketema

Implementation Area: Oromia

Year of Establishment: 2020

Vision: To see Ethiopian in which Women take their legitimate space in public decision-making and the nations political affairs.

Mission: to work towards enhancement of Ethiopian women’s engagement in political and public leadership to ensure their constitutional right for equal participation in the nation’s political, social and economic undertakings and to maintain peace and security in our nation

Thematic area:

• Advocacy
• Research and publication
• Support and protection
• Capacity development
• Networking and partnership

Contact person: Eyerus Solomon
Phone: 0912168426
Email: eyerus.solomon@gmail.com
Joined year: 2020
Head Office:

Dirar Mall 6th Floor
Salite Meheret Roundabout
Gurdshola Road
Addis Ababa

Implementation Area: ADDIS ABABA

Year of Establishment: 2000

Vision: WCDI aspires to see girls, womens and boys social, economic and political rights in Ethiopia are fully respected and protected

Mission: to create conditions for economic, social, political and legal empowerment of women in Ethiopia through training and awareness creation, entrepreneurship and leadership development and media advocacy

Thematic area:

• Advocating about womens right
• Media advocacy
• Training and capacity building for girls, women and boys

Contact person: Yemwedsh Bekele
Phone: 0913688755
Email: womencandoit2018@gmail.com
Joined year: 2003
Head Office:

KKare Building 5th floor office no-513
Woreda 06
Kirkos sub city

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia and Tigray region

Year of Establishment: 2000

Vision: WCDI aspires to see girls, womens and boys social, economic and political rights in Ethiopia are fully respected and protected

Mission: to create conditions for economic, social, political and legal empowerment of women in Ethiopia through training and awareness creation, entrepreneurship and leadership development and media advocacy

Thematic area:

• Advocating about womens right
• Media advocacy
• Training and capacity building for girls, women and boys

Contact person: Yemwedsh Bekele
Phone: 0913688755
Email: womencandoit2018@gmail.com
Joined year: 2003
Head Office:

KKare Building 5th floor office no-513
Woreda 06
Kirkos sub city

Implementation Area: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia and Tigray region