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ETHIIOPINA WOMEN
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
Year of Establishment
1995
Year of Registration
June 7,1997
Type of Organization
Local Professional organization
Branch Offices
- Bahir Dar, Dire Dawa, Nazreth, Awassa, Assosa,
Gambela
Vision of the Organization
- Promotion of the economic, political, social
rights of women and to that end to assist them to secure particularly
full protection of their rights under the FDRE constitution
and the relevant human rights conventions
Specific Objectives
- The elimination of all forms of legal and
traditionally sanctioned discrimination against women
- Ensuring legal treatment of women with men
in education, employment access to public services and benefits
- Advocacy of remedial and affirmative
measures for women to redress the consequences of accumulated
discrimination
Strategy
- Strengthening EWLA's core program (research,
advocacy, public education & legal aid) and,
- Networking and alliance building
- Institutional Strengthening
Activities of the Organization
- Legal Research and Law Reform Advocacy
- Public Education
- Legal Aid
Publication
- "Dimtsachen"
-Magazine
- "Berche" –Annual Journal
- Monthly Update
- Posters
- Brochures
Beneficiaries
- 28,660 women in legal aid program from 1996-
end of 2002
Plan of Expansion
Program expansion
- Establishing temporary shelter for victims of violence
Areas of expansion
- Networking with police and expand its
legal aid program in each
sub-city of Addis Ababa
Address
ETHIIOPINA WOMEN
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
Tel:251-1-523944
251-1-523945
Fax: 251-1-523946
Address: P.O. box 13760
Email:ewla@telecom.net.et
Contact Address:
Kefle Ketema Kirkos
Kebele :02
House Number:257
Contact person :Mrs.
Meaza Ashenafi (Executive Director)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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