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Our plan in Ethiopia
Plan is working at the grassroots level in Ethiopia to help communities to make real and lasting change, so that their children have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Sponsor a child in Ethiopia.
Plan has worked in Ethiopia since 1995, with current programs in the areas of Addis Ababa (Central), Lalibela (North), Shebedino (South) and Jimma (South-West) and a view to expand into Tigray (North) in 2009. Plan Ethiopia’s programs aim to address the following issues affecting children:
- Malnutrition due to a chronic food shortage
- High unemployment
- Children orphaned as a result of HIV and AIDS
- Childhood diseases such as respiratory illnesses, diarrhoea, contaminated water, measles, malnutrition, malaria and AIDS
- Child rights abuses of genital mutilation, child marriage, trafficking, sexual and emotional abuse
- Lack of child participation and educational resources in schools
Plan’s programs and strategies to address these issues include:
Food and nutrition security
To ensure household food and nutrition security, Plan supports agricultural production improvement and diversification for household food consumption, raises nutritional awareness, facilitates emergency food aid and promotes strategies to improve and stabilise household income.
Maternal and childhood healthcare
To ensure their healthy growth and development, Plan assists women and children access to community medical and safe motherhood services, and promotes youth/adolescent reproductive health services.
HIV and AIDS
Ethiopia has close to 1 million AIDS orphans, with the number of child-headed households due to HIV and AIDS rising. Plan assists children orphaned by HIV and AIDS, and AIDS affected families access to prevention, awareness, care, counselling and support services.
Child rights and community-based organisations
By building relationships between children, families, communities, non-governmental organisations and the government, child rights are acknowledged and respected. Plan Ethiopia assists the strengthening of child rights institutions, children’s clubs or children forums and awareness raising, lobbying and advocacy on child rights.
Quality universal learning
Plan Ethiopia assists educational and awareness programs for childhood development, secondary education and adult learning. This includes providing technical, educational support, and encouraging community involvement to sustain educational program management.
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