Written by Helen I’ve visited Ellilta several times now over the years, and they never cease to leave me feeling humble, in awe, and totally inspired. Started 27 years ago by a dear friend Serawit (Cherry) Friedmeyer, the focus from the start is as it is now – to work…
*name changed to protect identity Meweded is 26 years of age, and comes from a rural part of southern Ethiopia. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents were low-income farmers, and they struggled to feed the family of seven. When Meweded was 15 years, she left home, and…
Ellilta, previously named Women At Risk, is one of CRED’s Ethiopian partners. Its focus is to help women to exit prostitution and also to support their children from getting caught up in the same work. It works in 3 cities in Ethiopia, each of which is renowned for the high…
Ellilta-Women at Risk started out with a focus on supporting women who wished to exit prostitution, and that is still a key focus of its work. Each year, approximately 120 women enrol on the rehabilitation course run by Ellilta. It takes 9-12 months in total, and there is a rolling…
Ellilta-Women at Risk started out with a focus on supporting women who wished to exit prostitution, and that is still a key focus of its work. But an additional element is the support given to the children of those women, many of whom are very vulnerable to following the same…
Ellilta Women at Risk is one of CRED’s longest standing partners, based in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. With programmes in Addis as well as a couple of other cities in the country, Ellilta seeks to provide support for women wishing to exit from a life of street-based prostitution. They do…
2020 might have been a very tough year for most, but that doesn’t mean that the programmes run by the CRED Partners have all stopped. In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ellilta-Women at Risk (EWAR) have managed to keep on supporting the ladies who were enrolled on the rehabilitation programme at the…
