*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…
Cbisdo is one of our Ethiopian partners and they are based in a very impoverished district in Addis Ababa. They have a number of programmes, including providing daily meals for 201 elderly who have no family support . They also provide after-school meals for 174 children who are from families…
AHISDO has secured sponsorship for 4 (1 Male & 3 Females) grandparents who are living in poverty without family support. Through their sponsorship they receive a variety of basic items including food items (Pasta, wheat flour, sugar and table salt), sanitary materials including COVID -19 protective materials (body soap, cloth…
8 (6 Males & 2 Females) unemployed youth from the community that is local to CRED Partner AHISDO are currently having the opportunity to undertake training in wood work and metal work. The training is being sponsored by AHISDO, and carried out in conjunction with local tradesmen. It takes between 3…
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…
The following story was sent to us via Berhan Lehetsanat, a CRED Partner based in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Berhan’s focus is providing a range of support and advocacy for children who have disabilities and additional needs. The name of the child has been changed to protect her identity. Permission…
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…
We recently received the following report from CRED Partner Berhan Lehetsanat (BL). Based in Ethiopia, BL’s focus is supporting children living with disabilities to access education and health care, and to advocate on their behalf at district, regional and national levels, as well as running training and sensitisation programmes relating…
