Written by Helen AHISDO was one of Creds early Ethiopian partners, and a sister organisation to CBISDO It is a community based organisation in one of the poorer parts of Addis Ababa and for many years has been supporting elderly and child residents who are most in need through a…
CBISDO is one of CRED’s earlier partners in Ethiopia. I can never remember what the acronym CBISDO stands for (I know, shame on me!), but I do know that it is a very wonderful little community based organization that is working in one of the poorest ‘woreda’ of Addis, and making a…
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…
A week of delivering training in Ethiopia complete In October, myself and a friend Jude delivered some training to a group of 30 – 35 Ethiopians, all of whom have roles working for Ethiopian charities that focus on supporting children living with disabilities. these are my reflections on that week. It has…
By Helen Harrison In Amharic, the Ethiopian language, Berhan means ‘child’, and Lehetsanat means ‘light’ or ‘lighten’. The focus of the organisation Berhan Lehetsanat (hereafter BL) is to bring the light of hope to disadvantaged children, and to lighten their load. Primarily this is through working with disabled children and…
CBISDO is a community based organisation based in one of the low-income ‘woredas’ of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. One of the programmes that they run is to provide support and a day care centre for young adults who have additional needs. As well as being a place that the young people…
Congratulations to these kindergarteners who have graduated from their kindergarten and are now attending primary school thanks to the sponsorship programme run by CBISDO, one of our partners based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
CBISDO is a community based organisation based in one of the low-income ‘woredas’ of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. One of the programmes that they run is to provide a daily meal for 200+ local elderly residents who live alone, have no means of income, and have no family nearby to support…
*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…
