Ethiopian Women Development Organization - EWDO

25/08/2026

24/08/2026

📢 Sexual and Reproductive Health Communication & VCAT Training

Today, Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO) conducted a one-day Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Communication and VCAT (Values Clarification and Attitude Transformation) Training as part of its Youth-Led Digital Narrative Change Campaign to Promote Evidence-Based SRHR Information and Positive Public Dialogue in Ethiopia, in partnership with EngenderHealth.

The training provided a safe, inclusive, and interactive space for participants to explore different values, beliefs, attitudes, and perspectives surrounding pregnancy termination. Through practical VCAT exercises and dialogue, participants strengthened their ability to communicate on sensitive reproductive health issues with empathy, respect, accuracy, and without stigma or judgment.
Participants also explored common misinformation and communication challenges, including potential backlash and negative narratives, and discussed practical approaches to developing clear, evidence-based, audience-focused, and stigma-free messages that can contribute to more informed and respectful public conversations.
🌱 Through this project EWDO is committed to supporting youth-led digital narrative change, promoting access to accurate and evidence-based reproductive health information, challenging harmful misinformation and stigma, and creating space for positive, informed, and respectful public dialogue.
🤝 EWDO remains committed to advancing women’s rights, dignity, health, and inclusive social transformation.

14/08/2026

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing between EWDO and Awash International Bank

The Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO) and Awash International Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration and establish a strategic working partnership.

The MOU provides a framework for joint efforts, information sharing, and collaboration toward shared objectives, with a focus on advancing women’s and girls’ empowerment and inclusive development.

አዲስ የስትራቴጂክ አጋርነት!

የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ልማት ድርጅት (EWDO) ከአዋሽ ኢንተርናሽናል ድርጅት (Awash International) ጋር የጋራ ትብብርና የሥራ አጋርነትን ለማጠናከር Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ተፈራርመዋል።

ይህ አጋርነት የሴቶችንና ሴት ልጃገረዶችን ኢኮኖሚያዊ ማብቃት፣ የአቅም ግንባታን እና አካታች ልማትን ለማጠናከር አዲስ ዕድሎችን የሚፈጥር ጠንካራ የትብብር መሠረት ነው።

05/08/2026

https://www.fanamc.com/english/older-persons-rights-project-launched-to-boost-policy-engagement-inclusive-participation/

Addis Ababa, August 4, 2026 (FMC) — A new project aimed at amplifying the voices of older persons and strengthening stakeholder engagement on issues affecting their rights and well-being was launched in Addis Ababa on Tuesday.The initiative, titled "

05/08/2026

https://www.ebc.et/english/Home/NewsDetails?NewsId=7062

Why Older Voices Matter in Shaping Inclusive National Policy

05/08/2026

"የአረጋውያንን ድምፅ ማጉላትና የባለድርሻ አካላትን ተሳትፎ ማጠናከር" ፕሮጀክት በይፋ ተጀምሯል::

የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ልማት ድርጅት (EWDO) በHelpAge International ድጋፍ "የአረጋውያንን ድምፅ ማጉላትና የባለድርሻ አካላትን ተሳትፎ ማጠናከር" ፕሮጀክትን በአያ ሆቴል፣ አዲስ አበባ በተሳካ ሁኔታ በይፋ አስጀምሯል።

ፕሮግራሙ በEWDO መስራችና ሥራ አስኪያጅ ወ/ሮ ሁሉአገርሽ ታዘዝ የእንኳን ደህና መጡ ንግግር የተጀመረ ሲሆን፣ የአረጋውያን ድምፅ በፖሊሲ፣ በተሟጋችነት እና በውሳኔ ሰጪ መድረኮች እንዲሰማ፣ በተለይም የአረጋውያን ሴቶችና የአካል ጉዳተኛ አረጋውያን ተሳትፎ እንዲጠናከር ፕሮጀክቱ እንደሚሰራ ገልጸዋል።

የመክፈቻ ንግግሩን ያደረጉት የፌዴራል የሴቶችና ማኅበራዊ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር ተወካይ ሲሆኑ፣ የአረጋውያን መብትና ጥበቃ በህግና በፖሊሲ መረጋገጥ እንዳለበት፣ በልማት ፕሮግራሞች፣ በውሳኔ አሰጣጥና በማህበራዊ ሕይወት ውስጥ አረጋውያን ሙሉ ተሳታፊ እንዲሆኑ የሁሉም ባለድርሻ አካላት የጋራ ኃላፊነት መሆኑን አጽንኦት ሰጥተዋል። እንዲሁም ሚኒስቴሩ ከEWDO ጋር በትብብር የአረጋውያንን ድምፅ ለማጉላትና የሕይወት ሁኔታቸውን ለማሻሻል በቀጣይነት እንደሚሰራ ገልጸዋል።

በፕሮግራሙ የመዝጊያ ንግግር ያደረጉት በሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የዲሞክራሲ ተቋማት ጉዳዮች ቋሚ ኮሚቴ የሚዲያ ዘርፍ ንዑስ ኮሚቴ ሰብሳቢ የሆኑት የተከበሩ ወ/ሮ አቡኔ አለም ሲሆኑ፣ የአረጋውያን ጉዳይ ለአንድ ተቋም ብቻ የሚተው ሳይሆን የሁሉም የጋራ ኃላፊነት መሆኑን በማስገንዘብ፣ ለዘርፉ የሚገባው ትኩረት ሊሰጥ እንደሚገባ አጽንኦት ሰጥተዋል።

በተጨማሪም የHelpAge Ethiopia ተወካይ አቶ አማኑኤል አብርሃ ከEWDO ጋር በአጋርነት ለመስራት እድሉን በማግኘታቸው ደስታቸውን ገልጸው፣ የአረጋውያን ችግሮችን በዘላቂነት ለመፍታት የፖሊሲ ማሻሻያና ተግባራዊነት ወሳኝ መሆኑን በማስታወቅ፣ HelpAge በዚህ ዘርፍ ከአጋሮቹ ጋር በትኩረት መስራቱን ገልጸዋል።

EWDO ከመንግሥት፣ ከልማት አጋሮች፣ ከሲቪል ማኅበረሰብ እና ከአረጋውያን ማኅበራት ጋር በመተባበር የአረጋውያን መብት፣ ክብር፣ ደህንነት እና ተሳትፎ እንዲጠናከር በቁርጠኝነት ይቀጥላል።
"የአረጋውያን ድምፅ ሲሰማ፣ ፍትሃዊ፣ አካታች እና ለሁሉም ክብርን የሚያረጋግጥ ማኅበረሰብ ይገነባል።"

09/07/2026

EWDO Welcomes Austrian Senator for an Exchange on Women’s empowerment and Partnership Opportunities

Today, the Ethiopian Women’s Development Organization (EWDO) was pleased to welcome Elisabeth, a member of the Austrian Parliament from the Green Party, to our office in Addis Ababa.

During the visit, EWDO presented its organizational profile, mission, and key thematic areas, including women’s rights, gender equality, GBV prevention and response, SRHR, women’s economic empowerment, peacebuilding, and humanitarian action.
The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss future collaboration and partnership opportunities to advance the rights and empowerment of women and girls in Ethiopia.
Elisabeth also expressed her appreciation for EWDO’s work and the warm welcome she received. She shared her interest in supporting connections between EWDO and international organizations and embassies to strengthen future cooperation.
EWDO looks forward to building strong partnerships that create lasting positive change for women and girls in Ethiopia.

22/06/2026

EWDO and Wollo University Women’s Instructtors Forum Strengthen Collaboration

Today, the Ethiopian Women Development Organization (EWDO) had a productive discussion with the leaders of the Women's Instructors Forum of Wollo University at our office.

The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration between EWDO and the Forum to promote women’s leadership capacity and participation, advance gender equality, and contribute to the prevention of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), including Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV).

EWDO remains committed to empowering women, promoting equal opportunities, and creating a society where women and girls can fully participate and thrive.

19/06/2026

የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ልማት ድርጅት/EWDO በቢሾፍቱ ከተማ ኢስት ጌት ሆቴል በ7ኛው ሃገራዊ ምርጫ የሠራችውን ስራዎች ከድርጅቱ በጎፈቃደኞችና ባለድርሻ አካላት ጋር በመገምገም ድርጅቱን ወክለው በቦሌ ለሚኩራ እና የካ ክ/ከተማ ባሉ የምርጫ ጣቢያዎች ላይ ለታዘቡ በጎፈቃደጎች የእውቅና ሠርተፊኬት ተበርክቶላቸዋል።

18/06/2026

11/10/2018
የEWDO በጎ ፈቃደኞች የሩብ ዓመት የግምገማና የአቅም ግንባታ መድረክ በተሳካ ሁኔታ ተካሄደ::

የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ልማት ድርጅት (EWDO) ከኢንጀንደር ሄልዝ ኢትዮጵያ ጋር በመተባበር ለበጎ ፈቃደኞች ሩብ ዓመት የግምገማ ስብሰባና በዲጂታል ደህንነትና ጥበቃ (Digital Safety and Security) ዙሪያ የአቅም ግንባታ ስልጠና አካሂዷል።

በመድረኩ ላይ ተሳታፊዎች ያለፋት ወራት ሥራዎቻቸውን ገምግመው የተለያዩ ልምዶችን በመለዋወጥ እንዲሁም በየቴማቲክ ቡድናቸው ተከፋፍለው የቀጣይ 3 ወራት የተግባር ዕቅዳቸውን በማዘጋጀት መድረኩን በተሳካ ሁኔታ አጠናቀዋል።

ይህ መድረክ እንዲሳካ ለደገፉን እና ሁሌም አጋራችን ለሆነው ኢንጀንደር ሄልዝ ኢትዮጵያ ከልብ ምስጋናችንን እናቀርባለን።