Hiwot Ethiopia

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Hiwot Ethiopia

• Overview
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• Organization Background
• June 2007 Addis Ababa

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Background of the Organization

• Hiwot Ethiopia is a youth focused organization
• Established in 1995 as a club
• Registered as association in 1997-Addis Ababa
• Registered in 2001 as a non government
  organization-Federal Government

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• Hiwot works in promotion of SRH, HIV/AIDS, Gender
  (Masculinity) and Right issues.
• The organization strategically works on the
  rights based approach focusing on Child Rights
• Currently it works in the five sub cities of
  Addis Ababa and Merhabate - Amhara Region
• Hiwot leads a Youth to Youth ASRH Addis Network.

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Rationale for the establishment of Hiwot Ethiopia

• The versatile Youth problems drawn in the
  economy, social and cultural well-being , and.
• The particular situation of SRH and HIV/AIDS
  among young generation.
• The national and global favorable ground laid
  down to involve youth participation in the
  development process (CRC)

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Vision

• Hiwot envisages a society where by all people in
  Ethiopia, in particular, youngsters exercise
  their full right to be free from HIV/AIDS and
  Sexual and Reproductive Health hazard.

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Mission

• The organization mission involves in promotion
  of young peoples sexual and reproductive health
  issues and rights through -
• Advocate for Full Rights of young people
• Maximize its effort in the provision of target
  oriented gender sensitive IECBCC, Counseling and
  referral services on SRH HIVAIDS, RIGHTS issues
  and services
• Collaborate with stakeholders and build strong
  network
• Build institutional capacity for the realization
  of responsive organization

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Goals

• Advocate for the full right of young people to be
  free from HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive
  Health hazard.
• Maximize its effort in the provision of target
  oriented and Gender sensitive information,
  education, counseling and referral services on
  SRH and HIV/AIDS for under served young people.

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• Commit it self to collaborate with all its stake
  holders and build strong net-work with donor
  agencies and partner organizations working for
  the empowerment of young people.
• Strives to build its institutional capacity for
  the realization of strong and responsive
  association.

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Management

• The general assembly has a supreme power on
  matters of the organization.
• The Executive board is responsible for the
  strategic direction of the organization.
• The Executive director undertakes the overall
  direct management of the administration and
  program areas

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• The program section has 16 temporary and
  permanent staffs working on different projects
• Administration and Finance section has 5 staff
  members.
• 64 Young people and 30 adults ( parents) are
  working voluntarily with Hiwot on different
  activities

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Program Targets-Putting Young People at the Center
Policy environment
Schools/Service providers

Parents
CBOs
Young People 10-24
Private Sectors
GO/NGOs
Media
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Major Program Strategies

• Promotion of HIV/AIDS, SRH Gender (Masculinity)
  and Child Rights issues
• Linked response to SRH ,HIV/AIDS and Gender
  (Masculinity).
• Networking and partnership with projects
  stakeholders.
• Clubs Capacity Building.

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Major Projects Intervention

• Club establishment and strengthen i.e..
  currently, Hiwot Ethiopia is directly supporting
  18 grass-root youth organizations
• 1. Capacity building Leadership, SRH, HIV/Aids
• trainings, Project grants,
  technical and material support
• Mobilize active youth
  participation in SRH and HIV AIDS
• projects.
• 2. IEC/ BCC interventions-Promotion of SRH, HIV,
  Gender (Masculinity) and rights
• Intensive peer education through peer discussion
  , dialogue and conversation

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• parent to child discussion
• IEC material production
• Edutainment Music and drama
• Engaging young boys in gender (Masculinity) based
  SRH ,HIV AIDS interventions (Young Boys and
  girls Discussion and dialogue on masculinity and
  femininity issues).
• 3. Advocacy
• Panel discussion
• Sensitization workshops

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• Policy dialogue
• National and international conferences
• Lobbying, petitions
• Networking and partnership etc.

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• 4 SRH services
• Peer counseling ,
• Hotline counseling ( 913 ),
• Contraceptives provisions
• Referral Counseling and diagnostic treatment
• Recreational and self-development facilities

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Core Achievements

• Program expansionHiwot program replicated
  through more than 18 youth led SRH and HIV
  associations.
• Youth Leadership - promoted youth participation
  and leadership in youth focused programs in
  grass root and higher decisions making levels
• The Drama and Music intervention has created
  employment opportunities for talented youths
  apart from educating the community
• SRH Advocacy Contributed in the formulation of
  Ethiopian Youth policy, Revised family law

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• Role Models- Established models Boys/ young
  men and parents group in Gender (Masculinity)
  based HIV AIDS SRH interventions.
• In general Hiwot has Remarkably implemented youth
  advocacy , service and awareness program in its
  project area.

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Challenges

• The fast growing youth unemployment rate and
  burning demand for livelihood projects.
• Lack of human, material and technical Resources
  in line with the dynamics and complexity of
  SRH,HIV/AIDS ,Rights and Gender issues
• The ever growing tools and systems to go parallel
  with the changes.
• Unable to meet the diverse needs of service
  facilities demanded by grass-root community
  particularly young people.

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Future program

• Hiwot plans to integrate educational and carrier
  development program with in the current and
  linked SRH, HIVAIDS , Gender (Masculinity) Based
  Child Rights projects.
• Hiwot Plans to strengthen a comprehensive Youth
  Friendly Zone to meet the ever growing service
  demand of various young people.

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Partners

• Government and non-government organizations are
  working with Hiwot on youth development programs
  specifically on HIVAIDS ,Sexual, Reproductive
  Health and Gender (Masculinity) issues through
  Rights Based Approach
• Save the Children Sweden
• Interact Worldwide /European Commission Fund
• German Foundation for World Population/DSW
• Intra Health International/USA
• International HIV/AIDS Alliance (Zambia Regional
  office)
• Addis Ababa City Government HAPCO

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• International Council of Management for
  Population/ICOMP (Malaysia)
• DOT (Information Technology)
• BBC World Service Trust
• Youth Incentive (The Netherlands)
• VSO- Ethiopia (England)
• Schools , CBOs , FBOs women association etc.

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Let us work together
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Contact Address

• Hiwot Ethiopia
• P.O.BOX 17475
• Addis Ababa
• Tel [phone]/
• 251 111 665 50 238
• 251 111 230777
• E mail hiwotethiopia_at_ethionet.et