Women’s Empowerment
emahoy Tsega Girmay Foundation is contributing to the increase in enrolment rates of school aged children including increasing access to an educational facility and improving the quality of education provided.
Women Empowerment through Skill Training
The Women Empowerment through Skill Training program by Abebech Gobena Charity is a crucial initiative aimed at improving the lives of disadvantaged women. By offering various skill-building opportunities, the program seeks to empower women, helping them uplift their families and communities. The project has been supported by Menschen für Menschen Switzerland through 22 rounds of training programs, and they are committed to continuing their financial support.
A significant component of this initiative is the Food Preparation and Catering Training Center, established in July 2002. The center focuses on helping vulnerable women such as survival sex workers, street girls, victims of sexual violence, and abused women returning from Arab countries. This skill training gives these women a means to improve their economic situation, fostering their independence and contributing to societal well-being.
This kind of targeted training has the potential to create profound, long-term impacts not only on the individuals involved but also on their children and communities.
Practical Session of modern and traditional food preparation
The center offers different training courses for six months for trainees. The courses include modern food preparation, cultural food preparation, catering, children care and housekeeping in theoretical and practical sessions. It also includes other supportive courses such as family planning, reproductive health, hygiene, environmental and sanitation, HIV/AIDS prevention and control methods, life skill and basic business plan, and fire hazard prevention and control.
To date, 3,420 young women were graduated in 36 consecutive rounds form the center. Currently 37th round of the training is going on in which 162 women have been taking part.
Many of the previous graduates have been employed in government and private institutions, hotels, and at household level with better salary. The Association provides funds for some HIV positive graduates who have organize themselves and involve in income generating activities.
The generous financial support and encouragement of Menchen für Menchen Switzerland together with Abebech Gobena Charity’s devotion is now brightening the life of many women in so problematic situations.
Economic Empowerment (Livelihoods)
- To assist the Organization to attain its objective to assist disadvantaged women, it has implemented many different activities since its establishment to ensure they are economically empowered.
- These activities include saving and credit schemes, training on micro business, provision of seed money, Community Self Support Saving Groups (CSSSG) or Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLAs), provision of sheep, market development including market shelter construction and shower service center.
Saving and Credit
- 283 economically disadvantaged women of Addis Ababa, Burayou, Guder and Birbirsa project sites have benefited from saving and credit service with the allocated budget of birr 250,000 revolving fund.
Micro Business and Seed Money
- In the project areas of Addis Ababa, Burayou, Guder, Ambo and Fitche:
- More than 866 families were given seed money to engage in income generating activities;
- Around 300 people were provided with training on micro business development, management and basic business skills.
Village Saving and Loan Group (VS&LG)
Upwards of 5000 women and men are involved in the Village Saving and Loan Groups across Addis Ababa, Burayou and Ambo and Toke Kuttaye Woredas. These Groups have gone on to great success in providing a foundation for people to start business to increase revenue or to allow for saving to send children to school or build shelters.
Livestock
Previously Abebech Gobena Charity provided livestock to women within different regions within the North Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State. These include sheep and heifers. Those provided with the livestock also received training in relation to their growing and management.
Market Shelter
To provide security as well as a safe and clean environment to trade Abebech Gobena Charity has built 3 blocks of market shelters containing 36 partitioned market stalls in Addis Ababa. This has provided a better work environment for 36 new business owners. Moreover, training on Basic Business Skill has also been provided to these stall holders and 50 other petty traders.
Shower Service
To enable the People Living with HIV/AIDS Association (PLWHA Association) to derive an income Abebech Gobena Charity built a public shower facility which allows the public to bathe, at a cost. This facility is managed and run by the members of PLWHA Association who distribute the monies to those in need.
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Abebech Gobena Charity is on the frontline of assisting vulnerable women and children providing to them with mechanisms to save their lives. Your gift ensures we can continue to positively impact the lives of women and children now and into the future.
