Members Associations

Amhara Women’s Association (AWA)

Year of Establishment: 1998
Re-registration No.: 016
Type of Organization: Civil Society Organization

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.

Objectives

To improve the economic capacity of Women and Girls.
To empower women and girls in decision making processes.
To eliminate gradually socio-cultural factors that hinder equal participation and benefits of women and girls to their counter partners in any development agendas of the region.
To eliminate harmful traditional practice that that harm women, children and girls.
Empowers women and girls in all socio-economic right

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

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.
Enhancement of women’s human and reproductive rights
Enable women and girls to have access to different training and educational programs (capacity building of women and girls in different aspects)
Counseling and support to those women and girls having problems relating to violence, fistula, and other reproductive health complications
Prevention of HTP and Child marriage on women and girls
Combat harmful traditional practices/gender-based violence, and HIV/AIDS
Partnership enhancement.
Other Cutting issues that benefit women and girls.
Capacity building of women and girls through long- and short-term training and awareness creation.

Geographical Coverage

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

Contact Person and Address
Ms. Titknesh Alemu, Executive Directress
Mobile: +251-918006591
Office Tel: +251582204677
+251582200131
P.O Box: 1223
E-mail: titk9135@gmail.com
awa092012@gmail.com
Website:
Current Office Location: Amhara Regional State, Bahir Dar, Kebele 13 in front of General Audit Bureau

Addis Ababa Women’s Association (AAWA)

Benishangul Gumuz Women’s Association

Year of Establishment: 2000 G.C:
Re-registration No.:
Type of Organization: Civil Society Organization

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 Areas (Focus Areas)

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

Geographical Coverage
Benishnagul-Gumuz It has branch offices in all 21 weredas of the region

Contact Person and Address

Haimanot Tadesse, Vice President
Mobile: +251-910109113
P.O.Box:
E-mail: Nebiv.sol@yahoo.com
haymi.solomon2012@gmail.com
Website:
Current Office Location: Benishnagul-Gumuz Regional State capital, Assosa, kebele,01

Beza Organizing Association of Women In Need (BOAWN)

Year of Establishment: 1998 G.C
Re-registration №: 0028
Type of Organization: Ethiopian Resident Charity

Vision

BOAWN aspires 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 2023.

Mission

Guided by its Development Strategic Plan and Management, BOAWN has the mission to improve the livelihood, health, awareness, equal opportunity for services without any discrimination, and poverty situations of the project areas community by:

Working for the fullest realization of social, cultural, and economic inclusion and development of women, girls, children, elders and the youth through researching, organizing sensitization forums, provision of skills development and capacity building opportunities in close collaboration with civil society institutions.
Specializing in housing program, laundry, babysitting, printing and other previous skills of BOAWN.
working on supporting and caring for children, youth, disabilities, women and elders;
accessing the target community to quality education services,
Accessing the target community to quality health services,
Implementing environment protection projects that enables us combat climate change related harmful consequences, and
Contributing to the national development by working on poverty eradication on the basis of the country’s long-term development plan.

Objective

BOAWN has determined the following objectives to achieve for its existence: –

The advancement of capacity building of women and children on the basis of the country’s long term development policies and directions; to 98% access and 50% increase in equity and quality in the project areas by the end of 2023.
Contributing to: the protection against and reduction or total elimination of poverty or disaster in our project areas of Ethiopia by the end of 2023;
Increasing the advancement of quality health services or the saving of lives in the project operational areas by the end of 2021 focusing on women, disabilities, children, the youth and elders;
Working for the realization of youth, children, disabilities and elders’ well-being in the project areas by the end of 2023;

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Economic Empowerment;
Education;
Community capacity building;
Skill training;
Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS;
Care and support services for HIV/AIDS victims and OVCs;
Urban Agriculture.

Geographical Coverage
Addis Ababa (Yeka, Arada, Lideta, Gulele Sub-cities and 11, 12 ,09,12 and 09 Woredas respectively).

Contact Person & Address
Mrs. Genet Lema, Executive Directress
Mobile: +251- 911-467945/ +251-913-222761
Office Tel: +251-118-687840
Fax: +251-111-566610
E-mail: bezaoawn2012@yahoo.com
Website– www.boawn.org
Current office Location– Addis Ababa, Yeka Sub-city, Woreda 09, around Wesen 02, Cool building 2^nd floor

Dalocha Women Development Association

Developing Families Together (DFT)

Year of Establishment: 2002 G.C
Re- registration №: 0087
Type of Organization: Ethiopian Resident Charity

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.

Objectives

To provide care and support to highly vulnerable children
To reduce women’s vulnerability via Income Generating Activities
To promote social facilities at community level
To implement environmental protection, water and sanitation programs

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support program;
Women Empowerment Program;
Family Planning and Reproductive Health Program;
Environmental Protection, Water and Sanitation Program;
Health and Education Program;
Community Capacity Building Program.

Geographical Coverage

Addis Ababa City Administration
Amhara National Regional State
Benishangul Gumuz National Regional State
Oromia National Regional State
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR)

Contact Person & Address
Yohannes Girma, Executive Director
Mobile : +251-913534018
Office Tel: +251-111261342
P.O.Box: 81233, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
E-mail: dftethiopiaa@gmail.com
johngirma53@gmail.com
jokk17@yahoo.com
Website: www.dftethiopia.org
Current office Location: – Arada Sub-city Arat Killo Holy Trinity Cathedral Building, 3rd floor

Dire Dawa Women’s Association

Duwaw Community Development Organization (DCDO)

Year of Establishment: 2007
Re-registration No.: 2569
Type of Organization:

Vision
Mission
Objectives

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)
Geographical Coverage
Afar Region

Contact Person and Address
Dirshaye Nigussie, Executive Director
Mobile: +
Office Tel: +02222241014
P.O.Box:
E-mail: Du-cdo@yahoo.com
Website:
Current Office Location:

Enhancing Child Focused Activities (ECFA)

Year of Establishment: 2006
Re-registration No.: 0308
Type of Organization: Ethiopian Resident Charity Organization

Vision

ECFA envisions seeing an Ethiopia where the rights of children, and women has been recognized and respected are being protected from all forms of violence and abuse and get equal opportunity to participate in social, economic and political activities of the country

Mission

ECFA seeks to work in partnership with families’ community, national and international partners, including, local leaders and government agencies, to;

Ensure the protection rights of boys, girls & young women through preventing abuse and violence, facilitating the provision of coordinated and friendly protection services for survivors
Empower girls and young women by supporting them to achieve quality education and access economic opportunity
To support poor children to access quality preschool education and care in Oromiya region.

Objectives
Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)
Geographical Coverage
Tigist Mesfin, Executive Directress
Mobile: +251-966266060
Office Tel: +251-221-116234
P.O.Box: 774, Adama/Nazreth
E-mail: tiginan2006@gmail.com
ecfaethiopia@gmail.com
Website: –
Current Office Location: Adama city kebele 01 near Selassie Orthodox Church

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Equal Opportunity Association for Women with Disabilities Living with HIV

Ethiopian Women with Disabilities National Mass Based Association (EWDNA)

Year of Establishment: 2002
Re-registration No.: 0444
Type of Organization: NGO

Vision

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

Mission

We empower women with disabilities to exercise their right and we promoted their social and economic value with government and society.

Objectives

To raise the standard of living and overall quality of life for women with disabilities throughout Ethiopia

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Social Empowerment
Awareness rising
Economic Empowerment
Provides Hearing laboratory test training for members

Geographical Coverage

Addis Ababa
Amhara
Oromia
SNNPR
Dire Dawa

Contact Person and Address
Dibabe Bacha, Executive Director
Mobile: +251-911-874359
+251-944-736342
Office Tel: +251-118-120500
P.O.Box:
E-mail: ewdna2015@yahoo.com
dibababebacha1@yahoo.com
Website: www.ewdna-et.org
Current Office Location: Addis Abeba Ethiopia, Yeka Sub City, H.No 558(near British Embassy, Addis Abeba)

Family Service Association (FSA)

Year of Establishment: 2000 G.C
Re-registration №: 0622
Type of Organization: Ethiopian Resident Charity

Vision

A society in which everyone is socially and economically empowered.

Mission

To support individuals, families and communities to achieve better quality of life.

Objectives

Economically empower women and youth leading to job creation.
Promote creativity and skill of the youth or profitable income generating activities.
Create/Raise awareness of women, men and young boys and girls on RH/FP, HIV/AIDS/HTPs, and GBV/VAW,
Advocate for women’s human rights and empowerment.
Mobilize the community for environmental protection, sanitation and hygiene.
Contribute towards achieving quality Education.
Support nutrition needs of communities.
Help young people bring about behavioural change on substance abuse and other addictions.
Engage in Emergency relief activities when the need arises

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)
(1) Economic empowerment projects for poor and marginalized women (Provision of Basic Business Skill Training for self-employment)
(2) WASH Projects: Promotion of environmental sanitation and personal hygiene through provision of toilet and shower facilities.
(3) School based Social Work: School feeding and social work; life skills
(4) Rehabilitation of Gender Based Violence Survivors: established temporary Shelter
(5) Awareness Creation: Awareness creation on RH/FP/HIV/AIDS and GBV, IGAs, Business Skill Orientation, and family matters
(6) Reproductive Health Projects: RMNH interventions
(7) Environmental projects: Awareness on Environment, planting trees, climate change awareness

Geographical Coverage

Addis Ababa City Administration
Afar Region
Tigray Region

Contact Person & Address
Mrs. Lettegebreal Hailu, Executive Directress
Mobile: +251-911-407396, +251-923-212029
Office Tel: +251-116- 630908
P.O Box: 54578
E-mail: fsa@ethionet.et or letinathan@yahoo.com
Website: www.fsaethiopia.org
Current office Location: Nifas Silik Lafto Sub-city, Woreda 12

Forum for African Women Educationalist (FAWE-Ethiopia)

Year of Establishment: 1992
Re-registration No.: 621
Type of Organization: Non-Governmental Organization

Vision

FAWE Ethiopia envisions a nation in which all Ethiopian girls have access to education, perform well, and complete their studies, and where key gender issues are mainstreamed in education sector policies.

Mission

Our mission is to work at national and local levels, together with partners, to create positive societal attitudes and practices that promote equity for girls’ education by influencing the transformation of education systems in Ethiopia.

Strategic Objectives

Girls and young women including disabled, displaced, Women living with HIV/AIDS, and those marginalized across the regions and city administrations of Ethiopia have access to quality education and training opportunities to develop relevant skills for world of work.
Education systems in Ethiopia integrate gender responsive approaches and policies to nurture skills and competencies for girls and women to contribute to their societies.
FAWE Ethiopia Chapter has the institutional capacity developed (networking, leadership, technical & financial) to deliver its mandate to the best level
FAWE Ethiopia Chapter has in place research and knowledge management systems to inform policies, new approaches and set pace for girls’ agenda in Ethiopia’s development platforms.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

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

Geographical Coverage

Addis Ababa
Oromia Region

Contact Person and Address
Roman Degefa, Executive Director
Mobile: +251-9453554
Office Tel: +251-116-18-02-69
P.O.Box:
E-mail: romandegefa@gmail.com
Website:
Current Office Location:

Gambella Region Women’s Associations (GRWA)

Year of Establishment: 2008
Re-registration No.:
Type of Organization:

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

Objectives

To improve the awareness and capacity of women
To motivate women in decision making process
To identify and eliminate women HTP and GBV
To assure gender equality

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Women and girls’ promotion in gender development
Protection and elimination of HTP and GBV
Improvement of social services
Promotion of income generating activities
Provision of civic and voter education
Promotion of self-help group programmes
Maintaining of sustainable environmental practices
Provision of TOT training for women

Geographical Coverage

All areas of Gambella Regional state up to woreda and kebele level under each three zones of the region

Contact Person and Address

Mobile: +251-917804801/+251-942360192/ +251-922004686/+251-928403127

Office Tel:
P.O.Box: 314
E-mail: gambellawomen@gmail.com
Website:
Current Office Location: Gambella Town Administration Compound, Kebele 05, Gambella Town, Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia

Gate for Opportunity (GO)

Year of Establishment: 2019
Re-registration No.: 4243
Type of Organization:

Vision

Aspires to see a holistically transformed society where individuals lead a healthy and productive life despite of their sex and age differences.

Mission

It has a mission to promote and ensure the holistic well-being of women/girls and children by means of education, advocacy, training, livelihood improvement, and other assistances. It works towards ensuring socio-economic empowerment of women and the reduction backward perception of society on women. It particularly focuses on rural women and children.

Strategic Objectives

Work towards ensuring household food security, access to improved reproductive health services and better education access to women/girls and children
Promote gender equality: work towards reducing the biased gender norms in the society / improve social awareness
Work to create a conducive and enabling environment for women and children thus ensuring the overall safety of women and children
To improve the participation and decision making of women in social, economical, and political sectors
To educate women on their rights and life skills, health and sanitations
To economically empower women through income generating activities, self help groups , micro enterprises and VLSA (so as to improve their saving habits and eventually their life)
Create the opportunity to so that women get access to improved technologies that ease their way of life
Promote inclusive living condition / ensure the involvement of men in supporting family care
Promote healthy nutrition/ nutritional security of children and women

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Agriculture and natural resource management
Social and economic empowerment
Women and children rights
Climate change
Formal and non-formal education
Health
Social values/norms and social accountability

Geographical Coverage

Four regional states ( Oromiya, Amhara, Tigray and SNNPR) and one city administration (Addis Ababa)

Contact Person and Address
Semira Mohammed (PhD), Managing Director)
Mobile: +251-93949473/ +251-60927080
Office Tel: +
P.O.Box:
E-mail: : semira@gateforopportunity.org
gate4opportunity@gmail.com
Website: : www.gateforopportunity.org
Current Office Location: Kirokos sub-city, Woreda 06, Mexico K. Kare Building, 7^th floor, Office Number 711/3

Good Samaritan Association (GSA)

Year of Establishment: 1996
Re-registration №: 0169
Type of Organization: CSO

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

GSA exists to work with families, individuals and institutions towards achieving improved quality of life, 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.

Objectives

To assist poorest people to improve their living conditions by strengthening basic social services & facilities such as health, education, water and credit facilities;
To alleviate the poverty and backwardness of the Ethiopian people by promoting health, education and other infrastructure services;
To promote and support the all-rounded development efforts of the peoples in need to attain self-reliance by providing financial, material and technical assistance;
To promote the economic empowerment of women, of the poor and marginalized section of the population;
To undertake and participate in efforts to see promote women’s role and status in the society;
To provided help & reduce vulnerability of marginalized segmental the community to social, health problems, economic hardship and harmful traditional practices;
To collaborate with governmental and non-governmental organizations working to improve the livelihood of all peoples;
To preserve and protect natural, historical and cultural heritage of the peoples
Conduct IEC/BCC activities to raise the awareness of the community regarding to the social, economical & health problems.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Economic Empowerment;
Care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS;
Basic skills training;
Health services;
Family Planning /Reproductive Health service;
Counseling service;
Women trafficking, reunification and rehabilitation activities;
Environmental and heritage protection.

Geographical Coverage

All regions of the country, mainly Addis Ababa City Administration

Contact Person & Address
Hirut Yibabe, Executive Director
Mobile: +251-911407419
Office Tel: + 251-111-24 -29- 52/+ 251-111-24 -29- 53
E-mail: goodsamaritan1996@gmail.com
hirutyi@yahoo.com
Current Office Location: Gulele sub-city, Wereda compound, Addis Ababa

Kal Integrated Community Development Organization

Year of Establishment:
Re-registration No.:
Type of Organization:

Vision

Envisages a reconciled, just and prosperous Ethiopia.

Mission

Aspires to promote sustainable human development that enhances Children’ livelihoods and the natural environment based on Charitable Trust.

Objectives

Give better quality of life of the most destitute people who are children and women’s, to help them regain self-worth and human dignity in their life.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)
Geographical Coverage
Contact Person and Address
, Executive Director
Mobile: +251-911411414
+251-922402442
Office Tel: +
P.O.Box:
E-mail: haime_a@yahoo.com
kalorganization2020@gmail.com
Website:
Current Office Location:

Mujejeguwa Loka Women Development Association (MLWDA)

Year of Establishment:
Re-registration No.:
Type of Organization:

Vision

To see the Gumuz and non Gumuz people empowered socially, and economically.
To witness children (particularly girls) get access to basic social services.

Mission

Improve women and children health status.
Promote basic social services such as education and health posts.
Advocate for the protection and rehabilitation of the environment.

Objectives

To address the psychosocial, health, social and economic needs of women and children

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Gender and development, women, and girls promotion
Provision of shelter services for SGBV/HTP survivor
Lobby and advocate GBV
Agriculture scaling up program
Improving social services (education, health and drinking water)
Promoting Income Generating Activities
Promotion of Self Help Group Program
Health program (Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and care and support for fistula and uterine prolapse cases)
Provide care and support services for unaccompanied children
Maintain sustainable environmental practices
Water and Sanitation program
Provide Civic and voter education
ToT training for women association and federation

Geographical Coverage

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

Contact Person and Address
Tirhas Mezgebe, Executive Director
Mobile: +251-911-508564
Office Tel: +251-581-190279
                    +251-114-167084
P.O.Box: 101158, Addis Ababa
                 18, Gilgel-Beles, Benishagul- Gumuz
E-mail: mujlokawomen@yahoo.com
             tirhas_mezgebe@yahoo.com
Website:
Current Office Location:
Head Office: Gilgel Beles, Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia
Liaison Office: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Organization for Girls, Adults and Advocacy (OGAA)

Year of Establishment:
Re-registration No.: 0257
Type of Organization:

Goal

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.

Objectives

General objective

To empower girls and women economically and work on health related issues ,to work on democracy and prevention of HIV,TB and Malaria.

Specific objective

To empower girls ,women and adults economically through participation of IGA program and also on RH/FP and adolescent and youth RH
To assist the OVC and the disabled youth in increasing their economic status through their guardian in order to improve their livelihood and continue their education
To advocate and aware on election process, democracy and good governance
To aware the community on prevention of HIV ,TB and Malaria
To work on water and sanitation, environmental protection and afforestation.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Support the youth girls and adolescent on SRH/FP through training and awareness, prevention of unsafe abortion and unwanted pregnancy,
Support of women economically by engaging them in Income generating activities ,
Support of OVC and also the disabled with educational material such as school bag, uniform exercise book and material that can able them to cope up with the youth,
Support marginalized women on Income generating activities material through cooperative,
Install water point in school for proper sanitation,
Establish nursery site for tree seedling production and help for afforestation
Awareness on the prevention of HIV ,TB and Malaria and provision of free counseling and testing,
ICT center establishment to support youth and women have access to technology,
Conduct training on election process, democracy and good governance.

Geographical Coverage
Oromia Regional State:
South west Shoa zone; Finfinee surrounding special zone; Borena zone; Guiji zone and Bale zone

Amhara Region
Bulga (Aseged Hager)

SNNPR
Hawassa city , Tula sub city

AFAR region
Gewane wereda, Gewane town

Contact Person and Address
Amare Feleke, Executive Directress
Mobile: +2519-1147541317
Office Tel:
P.O.Box:
E-mail: ogaa.ethiopia@gmail.com
amare356F@yahoo.com
Website: www.orphangirls.org.et
Current Office Location:
Addis Ababa, Kolfie Keranio Subcity, W13

Qumman Women Development Association (QWDA)

Year of Establishment: 2006 G.C
Re-registration № : 2127
Type of Organization : Ethiopian Resident Charity

Vision

Empowering and enhancing pastoral women capacity for economic and social development.

Mission

To improve the life of women socio-economically through integrated development aspects.

Objectives

To improve general livelihoods of vulnerable females through enhancing IGAs;
To capacitate TBAs through CB and reduce the incidence of HTPs/FGM and prevention of HIV/AIDS through community awareness.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Women Empowerment through different integrated programs;
Health (TBA);
Awareness on reduction of HTPs/FGM;
Prevention of HIV/AIDS through Revolving Fund.

Geographical Coverage

Somali National Regional State

Contact Person & Address
Mrs. Nabiha Jibril Omar, Executive Director
Mobile: +251-920-33-97-69
E-mail: nebiha.jibril@yahoo.com
Website: www.qwda.org.et
Office Location: Jigjiga 01 Kebele near Amoud Hotel
Somali Region, Ethiopia

Rohi Weddu Pastoral Women Development Organization (Rohi Weddu)

Year of Establishment : July 2004 G.C
Re-registration № : 0715
Type of Organization : Ethiopian Resident Charity

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.

Objectives

Contribute immensely for the abandonment of female genital mutilation (FGM) and other harmful traditional practices (HTPs) such as child and forced marriage;
Support and facilitate girls education and functional adult literacy for women;
Support and work with women to improve their household income through involvement in income generating activities;
Reduce exposure of target population to HIV where Rohi Weddu operates through facilitating and providing adequate and up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS;
Enhance maternal and child health;
Enhance women’s participation in environmental rehabilitation and protection.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

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

Geographical Coverage

Afar National Regional State

Contact Persons & Address
Fatuma Hate, Executive Director
Mobile: +251-911- 34- 87- 53
Office Tel: +251-222-24-05-06
Fax: +251-222-24 -05-02
E-mail: rohiwedu@ethionet.et
Office Location: Afar, Ethiopia

Sara – Fitih Kehulum Yestetoch Mahber

Year of Establishment: 2007
Re-registration No.: 0601
Type of Organization:

Vision

Our vision is to see a society in which justice, democracy and gender equality prevails

Mission

Our mission is 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.’’

Objectives

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Awareness Raising

Child protection and Prevention
Gender equity
Education
Economic Empowerment
Women and Technology

Geographical Coverage

Addis Ababa City Government:

Addis Ababa Kolefa Keranio Sub City Woreda 14

Amha Region:-

Amhara region S.Wollo zone , Kelala woreda kebele 01, 18,19,20,& 21 (rural project center )
Gondar Cherkos subcity, Kebele 8, 7 & 6.

Contact Person and Address
Sr. Tsigemariam Alawi, Executive Director
Mobile: +.251912777070, +251913138159 ,+251966805599

Office Tel: +
P.O.Box:
E-mail: tsigemariyamalwie@gmail.com
sarajusticefromall@gmail.com
Website:
Current Office Location:
Kolfe Keranio Sub city,Woreda 14.H.no.107/209
Ethiopia

Siqqee Women’s Development Association (SWDA)

Year of Establishment: July 16, 1997
Re-registration №: 0081
Type of Organization: Ethiopian Resident Charity

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.

Objectives

To promote the socio-economic well-being development of women, girls and disadvantaged children;
To alleviate entrenched customary practices that discriminate against women and girls and instead promote societal values, norms and cultural practices -‘SIIQQEE’ in particular-that enhance social equality, dignity and harmony;
To develop SWDA’s organizational capacity with a view to serve women, girls, disadvantaged children and grass roots community organizations (CBOs) as resource linkers and facilitators ;and enable them manage and sustain their own development.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Economic Empowerment;
Education;
Fight against Harmful Cultural Practices & Gender Based Violence.

Geographical Coverage

Oromia National Regional State

Contact Person & Address
Mrs. Zertihun Tefera, Executive Director
Mobile: +251-91-405509
Office Tel.: +251-118-302256
Fax: +251-113-712979
E-mail: Siiqqee@ethionet.et, zertefera@gmail.com
Website: www.siqqee.org
Current office Location: Nefas Silk Lafto Sub-city, Kebele 08 EGST Building 2nd Floor
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Tarkanfi

Year of Establishment: 2011
Re-registration No.:
Type of Organization:

Vision

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

Mission

TSD’s mission is 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. The poor and vulnerable women, children and the youth will be empowered and capacitated to initiate, actively participate in and benefit from life impacting and sustainable development, humanitarian response and post-recovery rehabilitation programs and projects. In order to realize all this TSD will collaborate and partner with local communities, different levels of government, donors, and likeminded organizations and institutions

Objectives

Empowering women economically, socially and psychologically
Increase access to clean water
Reforestations- planting trees and protect indigenous trees
Increase off farm activities
Organize saving and credit groups
Link saving and credit groups to income generating activities, including agriculture extension, education and health services
Increase access to education and encourage girls students
Child sponsorship
HIV/AIDS prevention and support
Emergency support and rehabilitation
Civic education, children’s right, women’s right and human right
Organize youth in saving and credit coop, conduct skill training and link with market.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Economic empowerment.
Enviromental protection.
Clean water.
Child sponsorship.
Women empowerment.

Geographical Coverage
Oromia, Region 14 and southern region
Contact Person and Address
Workinesh Begi, Executive Director
Worknesh Begi, Director
Mobile: +251- 931-735655
P.O.Box: – 160143
E-mail: – workneshbegi@gmail.com
Current Office Location: – Tarkanfi Sustainable Development (TSD) Warada 7 AkakiKaliti Kefleketema House NO. 1629
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Timran

Year of Establishment: 2020
Re-registration No.:
Type of Organization:
Vision

Our vision is to see Ethiopia in which women take their legitimate space in public decision-making and the nation’s political affairs.
Our vision springs from a very strong belief that women’s utmost participation in politics and public decision-making, both to lead and contribute their fair share, will help bring about a different way of shaping public policy and building a peaceful, inclusive and prosperous nation.

Mission

Our mission is 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

GOALS

We are driven by a sense of urgency to end male dominated discriminatory and violent political culture. In the spirit of our mission, we aim to:
Mobilize women to take an active role in political elections both as voters and candidates for office as well as election monitors
Establish a platform in which women in offices and political parties (as members and candidates) can network with each other and with other stakeholders
Empower women with the knowledge/skill and facilitate technical, material and financial support needed to tackle the challenges that hinder them from taking part in politics and public administration
Nurture positive societal attitudes towards women’s participation in politics and public administration
Mobilize the mass media to play a positive role towards enhancing women’s participation in politics and public administration as well as to influence policy and laws, and tailor public discourses and opinions.
Challenge, encourage and support political parties to make practical steps to include women as their party members, candidates and decision makers and have a policy agenda towards ensuring gender equality.
Establish a support mechanism for women candidates and women political activists in the event they face challenges and gender-based institutional, cultural and legal political obstacles due to their involvement in politics.
Facilitate informed decision by voters by creating a platform for political parties to share their policies on women’s participation and gender equality as well as by providing comprehensive voters’ education
Monitor political election cycles to ensure gender justice and provide technical support and legal advice to women candidates in cases of election related negotiations and court proceedings
Network and collaborate with other likeminded CSOs, local and international NGOs and government organizations
Spearhead a wide-ranging advocacy for a gender sensitive political framework

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Voters Mobilization – the strategy we employ to mobilize women and men voters to build a critical mass that impacts the political process and outcome will focus on:

Collaborating with the relevant government agencies, as well as CSOs and NGOs to scale up the effort and achieve impactful results.
Motivate women why their votes matter to change the political culture;
Prepare publications and brochures;
Use the mainstream and social media effectively to connect voters and candidates; and
Organize non-partisan candidate forums on issues relevant for women.
Use inclusive approaches to reach out to diverse groups of women including women with disability, older women, young women, women in remote areas or marginalized communities and minorities

Candidates mobilization- motivate and recruit qualified and diverse women candidates to run for public office and provide them with requisite support system to improve the success of their candidature, including:

Preparing motivational programs across the nation to inspire women to come to the political and public sphere
Using social media to identify and nominate capable candidates to run for office both at regional and national level.
Preparing print and video materials about the nuts and bolts of running for public office, including registration procedures, building grass-root support, developing campaign strategy and management skills and framing a successful campaign agenda and focused messaging that will resonate with voters;
Provide training on the commitment, energy, and time that running a successful campaign demands;
Developing educational programs and leadership seminars with a complete set of integrated Web, video, and print resources, and organizing networks and forums for women leaders;
Devise security and communication strategies
Inspire and recruit college students to form college chapters to volunteer for women candidates. Our campaign will provide college chapter print and video materials and train them to become advocates and backbones for women candidates to mobilize voter and campaign for their candidates. The process will inspire and prepare student activists to become future leaders;
Training in major public policy issues.

Geographical Coverage

Addis Ababa
Contact Person and Address
Eyerusalem Solomon, Executive Director
Mobile: +251912168426,
Office Tel: +
P.O.Box:
E-mail: timranethiopia@gmail.com/
Website:
Current Office Location:

Women Cand Do It

Year of Establishment: 2014
Re-registration No.:
Type of Organization:

Goal
Contributing to the national policy objective of development participation of women to realize success in their respective fields.

Objectives

Women Can Do It (WCDI) aims at developing the capacity of women to enable them participate and play vital role in the sustainable development plan of the country. WCDI is one way of increasing women’s participation in every aspect of life. We believe that women’s opinions are important and should be heard.

Urging women to participate in society and to speak up at work or in the family is important. Enhancing the women’s economical status, knowledge and skills and empowering them ends at enabling women to participate in the over development of their country.

Specific objectives

To enable women of a range of professions acquire skills and techniques to be successful in their respective positions.

Create a society that believes in the importance and works towards women’s professional and public skill development and participation.
Create young aspiring female professionals that are encouraged by recognition granted to their latent potentials.
To enable women get overall readiness and vision in their life through different trainings.
To contribute towards elimination of harmful traditional practices.

Advancing women’s awareness on reproductive health.

Target groups

The focus groups of interventions are primarily are women , students ,CSO and CBO members (including women’s groups, female headed families ,youth groups, disability groups, student groups, PLWHA groups ), public service provider representatives, and woreda and kebele level policymakers and officials.

Type of Beneficiaries – women with limited income ,children, school students ,university students, women elderly, Female headed families, commercial sex workers, Female street children

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Geographical Coverage
Contact Person and Address
Yemodish Bekele, Executive Directress
Mobile:
Office Tel:
P.O.Box:
E-mail
Website: –
Current Office Location:

Young Women Christian Association (YWCA)

Year of Establishment : 2001 G.C
Re-registration № : 0237
Type of Organization : Ethiopian Resident Charity

Mission

A Strong people’s organization, which uphold; gender equality socio economic welfare and youth leadership for nation build

Vision

Just Society; where women and youth are economically socially and politically empowered

Objectives

The YWCA seeks to create socio economic empowerment of women and girls through supporting girl’s education, promoting income generating activities and increasing knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health. It also helps young women to develop their self-esteem through training and engage them encouraging the leadership of youth through voluntarism;
The YWCA maneuver membership retention and expansion strategies that would yield its members and help to recruit new members;
The YWCA amalgamate itself with other NGOs and GOs that would share the matching objective for the betterment of the organization;
The YWCA contribute its stake to upkeep the Country’s National Strategy on poverty reduction;
The YWCA incorporate the young women in the amateur sport to aid them gain information on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues and to help them preserve themselves from Sexual and Reproductive Health problems;
The YWCA empowers disabled women economically and equip them with Sexual and Reproductive Health information;
The YWCA inculcate the essence of environmental conservation in all the programs of the association and deliver information about environmental conservation to young women and women and make them contribute their part in all their daily accomplishments.

Thematic Areas (Focus Areas)

Economic Empowerment Program;
Sexual Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS & Girls Education;
Youth Leadership Development Program.

Geographical Coverage

Addis Ababa City Administration
Amhara National Regional State
Oromia National Regional State

Contact Person & Address
Dehab Musetfa, Executive Directress
Mobile: +251-911-595464
Office Tel.:
P.o.box : 22340 Code1000
E-mail – ywcaeth@gmail.com
Website:
Current office Location: Addis Ababa, Arat Kilo Behind Tourist hotel Iklias Bldg 1st Floor
P.O.Box:22340 Code1000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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