The Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO), with support from Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa), officially launched the project “Advocacy to Advance Women’s Economic Justice through Collective Action in Ethiopia” today, September 8, 2026, at Aya Hotel in Addis Ababa.

The project launching workshop brought together key stakeholders from the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, Addis Ababa Women, Children and Social Affairs Bureau, National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), Ministry of Trade, Ethiopian Women Traders Association, Addis Ababa Women Traders Association, business associations, women entrepreneurs, women-led MSMEs, women’s rights organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.

The workshop provided an important platform to introduce the project, strengthen stakeholder ownership, and identify opportunities for collaboration throughout implementation, particularly around the National Financial Inclusion Strategy III (NFIS III) advocacy process.

The session was opened with a welcoming remark by EWDO’s Executive Director. The project concept and its key directions were presented by Mussie Yasin, EWDO Program Advisor, while the workshop was moderated and facilitated by Samrawit Amare, EWDO Program Manager. The closing remarks were delivered by Tsion Girma, NEWFin Program Lead at the National Bank of Ethiopia.

The project primarily focuses on advocating for the meaningful inclusion of women’s needs, priorities, experiences, and challenges in the National Financial Inclusion Strategy III (NFIS III) currently being developed by the National Bank of Ethiopia.

Through evidence generation, collective action, stakeholder engagement, and strategic advocacy, EWDO aims to contribute to a more inclusive financial system that responds to the realities of women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses in Ethiopia.

Together, we can advance women’s economic justice and build a more inclusive financial future for women in Ethiopia.

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Addis Ababa, August 4, 2026 (FMC) — The Ethiopian Women's Development Organization (EWDO), with financial and technical support from HelpAge International, officially launched the project entitled “Amplifying Older People's Voices and Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement” in Addis Ababa.

The launch event brought together representatives from the FDRE Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, the House of Peoples' Representatives, HelpAge Ethiopia, government institutions, civil society organizations, older persons' associations, development partners, media representatives, and other stakeholders dedicated to promoting the rights and well-being of older persons in Ethiopia.

Opening the event, Mrs. Huluagerish Tazez, Founder and Executive Director of EWDO, emphasized the importance of ensuring that older persons are not only beneficiaries of development efforts but also active participants in shaping policies and decisions that affect their lives. She highlighted that the project will strengthen the voices of older persons, particularly older women and older persons with disabilities, while fostering stronger collaboration among key stakeholders.

Representatives of the FDRE Ministry of Women and Social Affairs reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to protecting the rights, dignity, and welfare of older persons. They stressed the importance of coordinated action among government institutions, civil society organizations, and development partners to create an inclusive environment where older people can actively contribute to society.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Amanuel Abraha, Representative of HelpAge Ethiopia, expressed appreciation for the partnership with EWDO and reiterated HelpAge’s commitment to supporting initiatives that promote healthy ageing, social inclusion, and the meaningful participation of older persons. He noted that strengthening advocacy and policy engagement is critical to addressing the challenges faced by older people and ensuring their needs are reflected in national development priorities.

In her closing remarks, Hon. Mrs. Abune Alem, Chairperson of the Media Sub-Committee under the Standing Committee on Democratic Institutions Affairs of the House of Peoples' Representatives, called for stronger collaboration among all stakeholders. She emphasized that promoting the rights and well-being of older persons is a collective responsibility that requires sustained commitment and coordinated efforts.

The project aims to strengthen stakeholder engagement, promote inclusive policy dialogue, and advance the rights, participation, and dignity of older persons in Ethiopia. Through this initiative, EWDO seeks to contribute to building a society where older women and men are respected, heard, and empowered to participate fully in social, economic, and civic life.

EWDO extends its sincere appreciation to HelpAge International, government partners, civil society organizations, and all stakeholders who joined the launch event and continue to support efforts to advance the rights and well-being of older persons in Ethiopia.

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የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ልማት ድርጅት (EWDO)ከአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳድር መምህራን ማህበር ጋ በመቀናጀት ከNational Election Board of Ethiopia ባገኘው የገንዘብ ድጋፍ እና የመራጮች ትምህርት ለመስጠት በተሰጠው ፈቃድ መሠረት፣ ዛሬ ከቦሌ የካፐእና ለሚኩራ ክፍለ ከተሞች ስር ከሚገኙ ት/ቤቶች ለተውጣጡ መምህራንና የት/ቤት አስተዳደር አመራሮች በስነ-ዜጋ እና በመራጮች ትምህርት ማንዋል ዙሪያ ስልጠና ተሰጥቷል።

ስልጠናው የዜጎችን የምርጫ ግንዛቤ ለማሳደግ፣ በምርጫ ሂደት ውስጥ ንቁ ተሳትፎን ለማበረታታት እና ትክክለኛ የመራጮች ትምህርት ወደ ማህበረሰቡ እንዲደርስ ያግዛል። ስልጠናውን በተሳካ ሁኔታ እንድንሰጥ የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳድር መምህራን ማህበር ላደረጉልን ትብብብር እናመሠግናለን።

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የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ልማት ድርጅት (EWDO)ከአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳድር መምህራን ማህበር ጋ በመቀናጀት ከNational Election Board of Ethiopia ባገኘው የገንዘብ ድጋፍ እና የመራጮች ትምህርት ለመስጠት በተሰጠው ፈቃድ መሠረት፣ ዛሬ ከአራዳ እና ልደታ ክፍለ ከተሞች ስር ከሚገኙ ት/ቤቶች ለተውጣጡ መምህራንና የት/ቤት አስተዳደር አመራሮች በስነ-ዜጋ እና በመራጮች ትምህርት ማንዋል ዙሪያ ስልጠና ተሰጥቷል።

ስልጠናው የዜጎችን የምርጫ ግንዛቤ ለማሳደግ፣ በምርጫ ሂደት ውስጥ ንቁ ተሳትፎን ለማበረታታት እና ትክክለኛ የመራጮች ትምህርት ወደ ማህበረሰቡ እንዲደርስ ያግዛል። ስልጠናውን በተሳካ ሁኔታ እንድንሰጥ የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳድር መምህራን ማህበር ላደረጉልን ትብብብር እናመሠግናለን።

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በEthiopian Women Development Organization (EWDO) 7ኛውን ሀገራዊ ምርጫ ለመታዘብ ከNational Election Board of Ethiopia ባገኘነው ፈቃድ መሠረት፣ በድርጅታችን በኩል ምርጫውን ለሚታዘቡ ታዛቢዎች ስልጠና በመስጠት እና ከምርጫ ቦርድ የተሰጠንን ባጅ ርክክብ በማካሄድ አስፈላጊ ዝግጅቶችና ሥራዎች በተጠናከረ ሁኔታ እየተከናወኑ ይገኛሉ።

በዚህም መሠረት በ6/09/2018 ዓ.ም እና በ7/09/2018 ዓ.ም ከ“ትምራን ኢትዮጵያ” ጋር በመተባበር ለ7ኛው ሀገራዊ ምርጫ ታዛቢዎች በምርጫ ሥነ-ምግባር ኮድ (Code of Conduct) እና በ“Violence Against Women in Elections (VAWIE)” ዙሪያ ስልጠና ተሰጥቷል።

እንዲሁም በትዝብት ቼክሊስት እና በሪፖርት አዘገጃጀት ላይ የጋራ ግንዛቤ እንዲፈጠር ተደርጎ ስልጠናው በተሳካ ሁኔታ ተጠናቋል።

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የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ልማት ድርጅት (EWDO) ዛሬ ማለትም 21/08/2018 ዓ.ም በሰሜን ወሎ ዞን ከተለያዩ የመምሪያ ሃላፊዎችና ከፍተኛ ባለሙያዎች ጋር በጃራ IDP ማዕከል የተፈጸመውን የፕሮጀክት ግምገማ አካሄደች።

ፕሮጀክቱ ለመተግበር የገንዘብ ድጋፍ የተገኘው ከአይፓስ ኢትዮጵያ የተገኘ ነው። አላማውም በሴቶችና ልጃገረዶች ላይ የሚያተኩር ሲሆን በዋናነት በስነተዋልዶ ጤና (SRHR) እና በጾታን መሠረት ያደረጉ ጥቃቶችን (GBV) መከላከልና ምላሽ አገልግሎቶች ላይ ያተኮረ ነው።

የስልጠናው ዋና ዓላማ በጾታዊ ጥቃት (GBV) የደረሠባቸውን ሴቶች በተሟላ፣ በደህንነት እና በሰብአዊነት የተመሰረተ አገልግሎት እንዲቀርብ የተሳታፊዎችን እውቀትና ችሎታ ማጠናከር ነበር።

በግምገማው ወቅት የተሳካ ክንውኖች፣ ያጋጠሙ ችግሮች እና ወደፊት ሊወሰዱ የሚገቡ አቅጣጫዎች በሰፊው ውይይት ተደርጎበታል።

EWDO በተፈናቃይ ማህበረሰቦች ውስጥ የሴቶችና ልጃገረዶች ደህንነትና ጤና ለማሻሻል ትጋትዋን ቀጥላ ትሰራለች።

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Ethiopian Women Development Organization ከIPAS Ethiopia በተገኘ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ትናንት በ20/08/2018 በሰሜን ወሎ ዞን በሃሮ ወረዳ በሃሮ ጤና ጣቢያ የአንድ ቀን የአቅም ግንባታ ስልጠናና የምክክር መድረክ አካሄደች።

ስልጠናው ለፖሊስ አካላት፣ ለፍትህ ባለሙያዎች፣ ለጤና ባለሙያዎች ለዳኞች፣ ለሴቶችና ወጣቶች አደረጃጀቶች እና ለማህበረሰብ ተወካዮች ተሰጥቷል።

የስልጠናው ዋና ዓላማ በጾታዊ ጥቃት (GBV) የደረሠባቸውን ሴቶች በተሟላ፣ በደህንነት እና በሰብአዊነት የተመሰረተ አገልግሎት እንዲቀርብ የተሳታፊዎችን እውቀትና ችሎታ ማጠናከር ነበር።

በተጨማሪም የጃራ IDP ማዕከል የሪፈራል ሲስተሙን እንዲጠናከር እና ተቋማት መካከል ትብብር እንዲሻሻል ተወያይቶበታል።

ስልጠናው የአገልግሎት ጥራትን ማሻሻል እና የተጎዱ ሰዎችን ድጋፍ በተደራጀ መንገድ ለማቅረብ ትልቅ እገዛ ያደርጋል።

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On 24/07/2018 E.C., based on the permit obtained from the National Election Board of Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Women Development Organization conducted voter education activities to encourage women to register before the voter registration deadline for the 7th National Election.

The campaign was carried out in Bole Sub-City, starting from Hayat Square, and covered the woredas found within the sub-city by moving around with vehicles. Through mobile public announcements, street campaigns, and voter education activities, awareness was created about voter registration and participation.

In addition, brochures and flyers containing voter education messages, which were supported by the Election Board, were distributed to the public successfully.

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The Ethiopian Women Development Organization (EWDO), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Women with Disabilities National Association (EWDNA), provided voter education training involving different community groups.

Participants shared that they gained good understanding from the training. They also committed to raising awareness in their respective communities.

The training was successfully completed.

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The Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO), in collaboration with EngenderHealth, organized a panel discussion in commemoration of March 8 – International Women’s Day.

International Women’s Day, celebrated for the 115th time globally and for the 50th time in Ethiopia, was marked under the global theme “Give to Gain” and the national theme “50 Years of Women’s Voices for Equality and a Prosperous Ethiopia.” The celebration took place in Addis Ababa.

As part of this occasion, the Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO) and EngenderHealth organized a panel discussion at Elilly Hotel, bringing together members of the House of People’s Representatives, government officials, civil society leaders, representatives of religious institutions, media professionals, and women’s rights advocates. The discussion focused on women’s rights, equal participation, and women’s empowerment.

The program began with a welcome address delivered by W/ro Huluagerish Tazez, Director of EWDO. Key messages highlighting the significance of the day were also delivered by the Chief Executive Officer for Support and Service at the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) and the Chief Executive responsible for Women and Social Affairs at the Ministry of Health.

The event was officially opened with an opening remark by Dr. Tadele Burqa, Deputy Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health, Social Development, Culture and Sports at the House of People’s Representatives.

Following this, a panel discussion titled “Advancing Women’s Meaningful Participation as a Fundamental Right” was held. Various experts presented introductory perspectives, which led to an in-depth discussion.

The discussion addressed challenges and risks affecting women’s participation, as well as strategic actions that should be taken to enhance women’s meaningful participation in different sectors.

Finally, Mr. Jemal Kassaw, Country Director of EngenderHealth Ethiopia, delivered the closing remarks and outlined future directions, concluding the program.

This event is expected to make a significant contribution to strengthening the rights, equality, and empowerment of women and girls in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopian Women Development Organization (EWDO), with financial support from Ipas Ethiopia through a sub-grant, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a project aimed at preventing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Right (SRHR) awareness and service utilization, with a special focus on adolescents and youth.

The project will be implemented at the Jara IDP Center, located in North Wollo Zone, Amhara National Regional State.

The MoU signing took place in Woldiya Town with the following Zonal offices: Finance Office, Women, Children and Social Affairs Office, Health Office, and Disaster Risk Management Commission.

This collaboration strengthens multi-sectoral efforts to protect vulnerable communities, promote health awareness, and ensure access to essential services for displaced women, girls, and youth.

🤝 Together for protection, health, and dignity.

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Ethiopian women’s organizations emphasized that concerted efforts among all stakeholders are imperative to prevent gender-based violence at all levels in Ethiopia.

With financial support from the Network of Ethiopian Women’s Associations (NEWA) and through joint coordination, the Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO) conducted a workshop and organized the 34th International and 20th National Anti-Gender-Based Violence Campaign under the theme, “Let My Sister Live a Dignified Life and Thrive for Her Dream.”

The Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization, together with the Addis Ababa City Administration School Directors and Teachers Association, gender focal persons from the 11 sub-cities, students, and other education stakeholders, held a consultative discussion on ways to prevent gender-based violence in schools.

Huluagersh Tazez, Executive Directress of the Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization, delivered a welcome message, emphasizing that ending gender-based violence requires concerted efforts.

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In a significant step toward inclusive and informed democratic participation, the Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO) is proud to announce it has received formal authorization from the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). This official mandate empowers EWDO to conduct critical voter education programs and to serve as an independent observer for the upcoming 7th National Election.

This authorization is more than a procedural milestone; it is a testament to EWDO’s longstanding credibility, its nationwide reach, and its unwavering commitment to empowering Ethiopian citizens. It recognizes the vital role that women-led civil society organizations play in strengthening the foundations of democracy.

Accepting this national responsibility is a duty we hold in the highest regard. EWDO has completed all necessary preparations to carry out this mission with the utmost professionalism, integrity, and commitment.

As we embark on this critical work, we call on all stakeholders—community leaders, media, governmental bodies, and every eligible voter—to collaborate in fostering a peaceful, transparent, and participatory election. Democracy is a shared project, and each of us has a role to play.

EWDO is honored to contribute to this historic process. We believe that by empowering voters and safeguarding transparency, we are helping to build a more resilient and inclusive democracy for all Ethiopians.

Stay tuned to our website and social media channels for updates from our voter education campaigns and observation missions.

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The Ethiopian Women Development Organization (EWDO) Executive Director, Mrs. Huluagerish Tazez, is currently participating in the FIFAfrica Conference taking place in Windhoek, Namibia from September 23–26, 2025

Mrs. Huluagerish arrived in Windhoek yesterday and has already taken part in various conference sessions today, engaging in discussions before and after the main plenary sessions. The conference will continue tomorrow, bringing together civil society leaders, experts, and key stakeholders from across different countries to share knowledge and experiences on digital rights and related issues.

We are honored to be part of this important international platform and grateful for the opportunity to represent EWDO and contribute to meaningful conversations on digital rights, gender equality, and social change.

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The Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO) has been awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the Addis Ababa Teachers’ Association.

The certificate was presented during the 4th Women Leaders’ Forum organized by the Association on September 18, 2025, at the Adwa Memorial Hall. EWDO received this recognition for its partnership and contribution, particularly through providing training on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) and strengthening women’s leadership.

We are grateful for this honor and remain committed to continuing our collaboration and support.

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The Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO), in partnership with the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), held a high-level national dialogue Saturday to address legal and policy gaps in addressing online gender-based violence in Ethiopia. The discussion was supported by a Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa Sub-Grant.

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In honor of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), EngenderHealth-Ethiopia partnered with government, NGOs, the media, and the private sector to accelerate efforts in GBV prevention, gender norm change, and Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) advocacy.

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Explore how the Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO) is driving change in communities across Ethiopia. This video delves into EWDO’s targeted programs, which focus on empowering women through education, skill-building, and entrepreneurship.

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The Ethiopian Women's Development Organization (EWDO) has called on stakeholders to fulfill their responsibilities in ending gender-based violence (GBV) in Ethiopia.

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A meeting organized by the Ethiopian Women Development Organization (EWDO) in collaboration with Engineer Health Ethiopia and the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs has concluded, ...

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የዘንድሮው ማርች 8 በዓለም አቀፍ የሴቶች ቀን በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ለ114ኛ ጊዜ በሀገር አቀፍ ደረጃ ደግሞ ለ49ኛ ጊዜ "’ፈጣንና ቀጣይነት ያለው ሁሉን አቀፍ ለውጥ በሴቶች ተሳትፎ ይረጋገጣል’’በሚል የተመረጠውን መሪ ቃል መሰረት በማድረግ ከኢንጀንደር ሄልዝ ኢትዮጵያ ጋ በመቀናጀት ሃገር አቀፍ ፓናል ውይይት አዘጋጅታለች፡፡ ...

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Women’s rights advocates have called for a stronger commitment to empowering women across various sectors, emphasizing the urgent need for increased investment in their development.

Zeyneba Shukur, a Standing Committee Member for Women's Affairs at the Addis Ababa City Council, highlighted the importance of deeper efforts to address gender inequalities. Speaking at the 114th International Women’s Day event, organized by the Ethiopian Women Development Organization (EWDO) in partnership with EngenderHealth, she acknowledged the critical role women play in society. However, she pointed out that harmful traditional practices, gender-based violence, and weak governance continue to hinder women’s full participation in development.

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