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Women Support organization(WSO)
Year of Establishment
June 1995
Year of Registration
April 1997
Type of Organization
Local Professional organization
Branch Offices
- North Shewa - Shewa Robit
- North Wollo -Mersa
Vision of the Organization
- To ensure a sustainable improvement of the
quality of life of the people in the target areas
General Objective
- To assist communities in bringing sustainable
development through their active participation
Specific Objectives
- To establish a capable organization that
can effectively address the interests of stakeholders
- Develop a target group within the
areas of:
- Reducing illiteracy rate
- Promoting RH among adolescents
in particular and the community at large to bring about
attitudinal and behavioral changes
- Raising the income of the poor
through various means
- Improving access to safe and adequate
water supply
Strategy
- Awareness creation on human rights particularly
on women rights, aging issues, gender issues, and reproductive
health including on HIV/AIDS and providing care & support
to HIV/AIDS victims and vulnerable children
- Integrating programs that address
the obstacles, illiteracy, large family size, long waiting
time during fetching water etc, that hamper the community
in general and women in particular from participating in the
development process
- Diversifying the income generating
activities & building the productive capacity of poor
women to enhance their income and hence, improve their living
standard
- Networking with GOs& NGOs that seek
to change the existing situation of women
- Supporting community initiatives that
are in line with WSO's development activities/aim, & are
within its capacity.
Activities of the Organization
- Providing education on RH, HIV/AIDS &
Harmful Traditional Practices using peer education approach
& strengthening/organizing clubs, and training to community
members/volunteers on home care and counseling
- Spring development and protection
- Assisting women that involve in fuel-wood
selling to form group/ associations subsequently providing
credit, basic business skills and saving training
- Assisting the poorest of poor women to form
self-help groups and then implementing integrated development
program with their participation
- Providing different kinds of support
to vulnerable old persons such as health care, food, credit,
shelter rehabilitation, constructing grain bank and supporting
their children to attend/ continue their education
Publication
None
Beneficiaries
- Reproductive Health project-34, 107 adolescents
and adults
- Water project- 1,000 women and children
- Women fuel wood carrier project-30 poor
women
- Self Help Group Formation and Management
project-60 poor women
- Women and vulnerable old persons support
project- 397 old persons
Plan of Expansion
Program expansion
- Scale up the existing projects
Areas of expansion
- In woreda 17, kebele 25 - Addis Ababa
- Kewot & Efratana Gidem Woreda-
North Shewa
- Habru Wordea- North Wollo
Address
Women Support organization(WSO)
Tel:251-1-182492
Address: P.O. box 101403
Email:nigmul@yahoo.co.uk/
wosuorg@telecom.net.et
Contact Address:
Kefle Ketema :Bole
Kebele :08
House Number :244
Contact person :Mrs.
Mulugeta H/Gabriel (Dr.) (Executive Director)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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