Ethiopian Women Rights Advocate - EWRA

21/09/2026

ከደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ መልካም ዜና! 🎉⚖️♀️
📍 ሚዛን አማን | መስከረም 2018 ዓ.ም.
የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች መብት ተሟጋች (EWRA) በሴቶች መብት ፕሮግራም (WRP III) አማካኝነት፣ ከሸይ ቤንች እና ከሰሜን ቤንች ወረዳዎች ለተውጣጡ 29 የባህላዊና የልማዳዊ ፍትሕ መሪዎች እና የአካባቢ ባለድርሻ አካላት የሁለት ቀን የጾታ እኩልነትና የሴቶች መብት አቅም ማጎልበቻ ሥልጠና በተሳካ ሁኔታ አካሂዷል።
በActionAid Ethiopia እና በIrish Aid የገንዘብ ድጋፍ፣ ተሳታፊዎቹ በሚከተሉት ጉዳዮች ላይ ግንዛቤያቸውን አጠናክረዋል፦
🌸 የጾታ እኩልነትና የሴቶች መብት
🛡️ ጾታዊ ጥቃትና ጎጂ ልማዳዊ ድርጊቶች
🏡 የሴቶች የመሬት፣ የውርስና የንብረት መብቶች
⚖️ ብሔራዊ ሕጎችና ተገቢ የሪፈራል ሥርዓቶች
🤝 ፍትሐዊ፣ ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀና ለጾታ ምላሽ ሰጪ የሆነ የክርክር አፈታት
ይህ የአቅም ማጎልበቻ ሥልጠና በፌዴራል ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ ኢትዮጵያ ሕገ መንግሥት፣ በተሻሻለው የቤተሰብ ሕግ እና በተሻሻለው የወንጀል ሕግ የተካተቱ እኩልነትን፣ ነፃ ስምምነትን፣ የሴቶች መብቶችን እና ከጎጂ ድርጊቶች ጥበቃን የሚመለከቱ ድንጋጌዎች ላይም ትኩረት አድርጓል። 📚⚖️
ተሳታፊዎቹ ሴቶችን፣ ወጣቶችን እና ማኅበረሰቡን ያካተተ ተከታታይ የአቅም ማጎልበቻ ሥልጠና እንዲኖር አሳስበዋል። የተሳታፊዎቹ ቁርጠኝነት በደቡብ ምዕራብ ኢትዮጵያ የፍትሕ ተደራሽነትን ለማጠናከርና የሴቶችን መብት ለመጠበቅ አስፈላጊ እርምጃ ነው። 🌍💜
በጋራ፣ ሁሉም ሰው በእኩልነትና በደህንነት ፍትሕን ማግኘት የሚችልባቸውን ማኅበረሰቦች እንገንባ! 🙌
ActionAid Ethiopia
#የሴቶችመብት #የጾታእኩልነት #የፍትሕተደራሽነት #የማኅበረሰብፍትሕ #ለጾታምላሽሰጪፍትሕ

19/09/2026

📢 EWRA Validates Menstrual Health Needs Assessment of the Menja Community
On September 1, 2026, the Ethiopian Women Rights Advocates (EWRA) convened a validation workshop in Mizan Aman to review findings from the Assessment of Menstrual Health Needs of the Menja Community in Southwest Ethiopia.
Supported by the Sang pour Sang Knowledge Grants, led by Fòs Feminista, the assessment explored the menstrual health experiences and barriers faced by Menja women and girls.
The half-day workshop brought together 32 participants (17 women and 15 men), including government officials, school leaders, teachers, gender focal persons, community leaders, students, and community representatives. The assessment used participatory methods, including focus group discussions, key informant interviews, case stories, field observations, and documentary evidence, to examine menstrual health experiences and barriers affecting Menja women and girls.
The findings highlighted key challenges related to limited menstrual health information, affordability and access to menstrual products, inadequate WASH facilities, economic constraints, stigma, discrimination, and broader social exclusion. Participants endorsed the findings without major revisions and emphasized that sustainable menstrual health improvement requires more than product distribution.
Stakeholders called for stronger collaboration among the health, education, WASH, and social inclusion sectors, alongside increased institutional commitment, resources, and advocacy. Government representatives, school leaders, and community members expressed their commitment to advancing relevant recommendations within their respective mandates.
The validated findings will provide an important evidence base for EWRA’s continued advocacy and stakeholder engagement to promote menstrual health, dignity, rights, and social inclusion among Menja women and girls in Southwest Ethiopia.

18/09/2026

🤝 EWRA Signs Agreement to Establish Legal Aid Services in Two Woredas ⚖️
📢 📢 Good news that feels almost too bold to be true: six partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their collaboration and establish legal aid services in two woredas. 📝✨
This landmark partnership brings together:
📌 Ethiopian Women Rights Advocates (EWRA)
📌 AAE
📌Mizan-Tepi University, School of Law
📌Southwest Ethiopia Regional Justice Bureau
📌Semen Bench Women Watch Forum
📌Shey Bench Women Watch Forum
By joining forces, these institutions are turning a shared vision into action: Free, accessible, coordinated, and rights-based legal aid for women and communities in the target woredas. 🌍💪
This is more than an MoU. It’s a commitment to justice, protection, and empowerment—written, signed, and ready to be implemented. ✍️🔐
ActionAid Ethiopia

16/09/2026

Strengthening Access to Justice for Women and Girls
EWRA, with the support of ActionAid Ethiopia conducted a two-day training on Paralegal Services for Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Legal Aid and Service on 2-3September 2026
The training brought together Women Watch Forum members, volunteers, Health Extension Workers, and School Gender Club focal persons to strengthen their knowledge of GBV, survivor-centered approaches, legal aid, case handling, documentation, and referral.
Participants engaged in practical exercises and discussions, and certificates of participation were provided upon completion of the training.
Together, we continue working for safer, accessible, and survivor-centered justice services.
ActionAid Ethiopia conducted a two-day training on Paralegal Services for Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Legal Aid and Service on 2-3September 2026
The training brought together Women Watch Forum members, volunteers, Health Extension Workers, and School Gender Club focal persons to strengthen their knowledge of GBV, survivor-centered approaches, legal aid, case handling, documentation, and referral.
Participants engaged in practical exercises and discussions, and certificates of participation were provided upon completion of the training.
Together, we continue working for safer, accessible, and survivor-centered justice services.
ActionAid Ethiopia

08/09/2026

📢 EWRA Conducts One-Day Training on the 4th UPR Cycle Recommendations
The Ethiopian Women Rights Advocates (EWRA) conducted a one-day training in Addis Ababa on the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Cycle Recommendations, in collaboration with the Protection Cluster.
The training aimed to strengthen participants’ understanding of the UPR recommendations and enhance their capacity to contribute to effective implementation, monitoring, and advocacy for human rights.
The training was conducted with the financial support of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).
We appreciate all participants and partners for their valuable engagement and commitment to advancing human rights and protection in Ethiopia. 🤝⚖️

The Lutheran World Federation

08/09/2026

The Ethiopian Women Rights Advocates (EWRA) conducted a one-day capacity-building training for community representatives and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations.
The training provided participants with an opportunity to strengthen their understanding of the UPR process, discuss key human rights recommendations, and explore the role of communities and CSOs in monitoring and advocating for their implementation.
The training was conducted with the support of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).
Together, we continue to strengthen meaningful community participation and advance human rights and accountability. 🤝✨

The Lutheran World Federation

27/08/2026

Building an Equal Future: Women Leading Change!!

Women across communities are leading change, challenging inequality, and creating pathways toward a more just and equal future. Supporting women’s leadership is a key to building societies where everyone can live with dignity, safety, and opportunity.
Together, we can create a future where no woman is left behind.Building an Equal Future: Women Leading Change
Women across communities are leading change, challenging inequality, and creating pathways toward a more just and equal future. Supporting women’s leadership is a key to building societies where everyone can live with dignity, safety, and opportunity.
Together, we can create a future where no woman is left behind.


ሴቶች ለውጥን እንዲመሩ እኩልነት የሰፈነበት የሆነ ወደ ፊት መገንባት!!
ሴቶች በየማህበረሰቡ ለውጥን እየመሩ፣ እኩልነት እጦትን እየተቃወሙ እና ፍትሃዊ እና እኩል የሆነ ወደፊት እየገነቡ ነው። የሴቶችን አመራር መደገፍ ሁሉም ሰዎች በክብር፣ በደህንነት እና በተመቻቸ ሁኔታ የሚኖሩበትን ማህበረሰብ ለመገንባት ቁልፍ ነው።
ማንም ሴት ከኋላ የማትቀርበትን ወደፊት በጋራ መፍጠር እንችላለን።


ትምራን Timran EWDNA Ethiopia Page SIHA Network

26/08/2026

No Safety without Women at the Table!!

Women’s participation in leadership and decision-making is essential for creating safe and inclusive societies. Policies and solutions are stronger when women’s voices, experiences, and perspectives are included.
There can be no true safety, peace, or equality without women at the table.

ትምራን Timran EWDNA Ethiopia Page SIHA Network

ሴቶች በውሳኔ ሰጪነት ጠረጴዛ ላይ ከሌሉ ደህንነት አይኖርም!!

ሴቶች በአመራር እና በውሳኔ ሰጪነት ውስጥ ያላቸው ተሳትፎ ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ እና አካታች ማህበረሰብ ለመፍጠር አስፈላጊ ነው። የሴቶች ድምፅ፣ ተሞክሮ እና አመለካከት ሲካተቱ ፖሊሲዎችና መፍትሄዎች የበለጠ ጠንካራ ይሆናሉ።
ሴቶች በውሳኔ ሰጪ ቦታዎች ላይ ከሌሉ እውነተኛ ደህንነት፣ ሰላም እና እኩልነት ሊኖር አይችልም።

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

Women Shaping Safer Communities!!

Women play a critical role in building peaceful, inclusive, and safer communities. Their leadership strengthens protection systems, promotes equality, and helps prevent violence and discrimination.
When women lead, communities thrive.

ትምራን Timran EWDNA Ethiopia Page SIHA Network
ሴቶች ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ማህበረሰብ በመገንባት ረገድ ትልቅ አስተዋፅኦ አላቸው!!

ሴቶች ሰላማዊ፣ አካታች እና ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ማህበረሰብ በመገንባት ረገድ ትልቅ ሚና ያላቸው ናቸው። የእነሱ አመራር የጥበቃ ስርዓቶችን ያጠናክራል፣ እኩልነትን ያበረታታል እንዲሁም ጥቃትንና መድልዎን ለመከላከል ሁነኛ መሳሪያ ሆኖ ያገለግላል።
ሴቶች ሲመሩ ማህበረሰቦች ያድጋሉ።