Our Services
The present Siiqqee Women Development Association was conceived by passionate and committed Ethiopian women “Single Mom” 23 years ago who had a strong conviction that women could lead a better life if they are mobilized and assisted.
Girls’ Education
Most rural girls are not lucky to pursue their education, and even if they go to school, they leave school without progressing much due to economic problems they face. As a result, this project has been implemented in Sebeta and Boqoji Districts with the objective of improving the teaching-learning processes at schools, reducing girl dropouts, enhancing girls’ self-esteem, improving the life skills of girls, and improving school performance and more participation of girls in different extra-curricular activities.
The Girls’ Education Project ensures the provision of effective girls’ education by creating a conducive school environment and through the provision of educational materials.
Reduction of Women & Girls’ Health Risks
By virtue of their biological nature, gender identity and social statuses, women and girls are vulnerable to health hazards and encounter physical, psychological and social harms in their lives. SWDA has been implementing health education and psychosocial support program to reduce and/or avert women and girls health risks. Over 5000 community members were provided with sexual and reproductive health education integrated into socio economic empowerment.
The community members got awareness on how to protect women from biological, psychological, social and economic problems health risk.
Sustainable Environment
Sustainable environment program has been one of the great concerns of SWDA; given environment has greater impact on women’s lives. As a cross cutting issue, environment intervention is mainstreamed in the entire project. SWDA mobilize funds from different sources for environment intervention.
Norwegian organization, Partnership for Change has supported to strengthen Daleti Ecological Center and its infrastructure development is undergoing. To generate income various kinds of trees were planted in the open space; installation of modern bee hives; excavation of water reservoir; and construction of children’s playground are the outcomes in the environment intervention.
Community Based Child-support
By virtue of their biological nature, gender identity and social statuses, women and girls are vulnerable to health hazards and encounter physical, psychological and social harms in their lives. SWDA has been implementing health education and psychosocial support program to reduce and/or avert women and girls health risks. Over 5000 community members were provided with sexual and reproductive health education integrated into socio economic empowerment.
The community members got awareness on how to protect women from biological, psychological, social and economic problems health risk.
Socio Economic Empowerment
SWDA has been implementing the project to improve socio-economic life of 1500 marginalized women through self-help groups that empower socially and economically. These women were drawn from Ameya District, South West Shoa Zone; Guto Gidda Woreda and Nekemte town in East Wollega Zone and Bokoji town Arsi Zone.
The project has been addressing chronic problems such as inequality, illiteracy, economic dependency, lack of awareness, lack of security, lack of access to services, and lack of opportunities which have affected local communities in general and women in particular. The project has been addressing these problems with goal.
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Nefas Silk Lafto sub-city, Woreda 2, 1st Floor at the premises’ of Yemisrach Dimts Communication Services of Mekane Yesus
+251-113-698-134
+251-911-405-509
info@siqqee.org
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