Empowering Communities.
Transforming Lives.
Engaging in integrated,
community-based development programs.
We have been working hand-in-hand with communities and local institutions across Ethiopia to address the most pressing challenges in health, education, gender equality, and sustainable development.
With over two decades of experience and strong track record, we specialize in undertaking community-based programs and local institution capacity enhancement initiatives across the country.
Our Vision & Mission
Vision
To see people lead a healthy, productive, and dignified life.
Mission
We exist to enhance the capacity of communities and local institutions to address pressing social and economic problems and challenges by providing tailor-made training, monitoring and mentorship services
Our Work Focuses on Four Core Program Areas
Reproductive Health & Rights
Increasing access to RH services, including family planning (FP) services, reducing the vulnerability of women and girls to gender-based violence and harmful customary practices, and improving their livelihoods.
HIV/AIDS Prevention, Control, Care & Support
Enhancing the capacity of local institutions to coordinate decentralized management of HIV/AIDS program; improving access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support; building the competence of volunteers to provide community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and control education; assisting
trained volunteers to promoting HIV/AIDS prevention and control education; and providing psycho-social support to HIV/AIDS affected individuals and families
Child & Youth Education
Providing accelerated learning opportunities for out-of-school primary-school-age children to enable them to join the formal education system and providing vocational training for school drop-out children to help them engage in income generating activities.
Protection of the Natural Environment
Promoting an integrated population, health and environment (PHE) initiative for a harmonized and sustainable approach to natural resource utilization; and Implementing PHE in selected areas to enhance
learning and sharing of good practices.
Local Institution Capacity Building
Enhanced the capacity of:
✓ 312 Wereda HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Offices (HAPCO) in the management of decentralized HIV/AIDS program
✓172 wereda health offices and 276 PHCUs in health system management of HIV/AIDS program
✓240 grassroots women associations to promote the reproductive health and rights of women and girls
✓ Benefited over 400,000 persons
✓ Consortium of Christian relief and Development (CCRDA)
✓ Consortium of Reproductive Health Associations (CORHA)
Our Results
Local Institution Capacity Building
Trained over 9,360 local HIV/AIDS coordinators, reaching 365,000+ beneficiaries.
✓ Empowered 240 grassroots women’s associations, positively impacting 48,000+ women.
✓ Strengthened health systems in 172 weredas and 276 health centers across Amhara and Tigray.
Community-Based Development
✓ Delivered RH/FP, HIV/AIDS, and psychosocial support services to 275,000+ individuals.
✓ Enabled 11,600 children to re-enter the formal education system through accelerated learning.
✓ Supported 9,200 mothers through IGAs to sustain children’s education.
Future Direction (2025-2029)
Our future lies in scaling up proven models of community development. We will deepen our impact in underserved rural and peri-urban areas with a continued focus on:
Development Partners & Donors
