Good Samaritan Ethiopia

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Good Samaritan Ethiopia
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I. When was it launched?

• - It was launched in 2006 at Sheraton Addis.
• H.E.Girma W/ Giorgis, the President of Ethiopia,
  The patriarch of EOTC, the Arch bishop of ECC,
  and the General Secretary of ECFE
• Board members, Church leaders, and members of the
  Bible society were present in the official
  opening of the Good Samaritan Project.

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II. Uniqueness

• It is biblically based.
• Harmonizes the Scientific with biblical
  knowledge.
• Encourages good ethics and abstinence of sex
  before marriage.

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• Love for All ( PLHIV)
• - They have 360 members
• - Registered by ministry of Justice as PLWHA
  association.
• - GSP Eth. Trained them with TOT and gave them
  office in BSE.
• - Tekabe and I are Board members.

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• Love for All
• - They carry out many Decentralized workshop in
  the community.
• Work along side GSP as volunteer
• They serve in five Gov. hospitals as counselors.
• They have a program called come and drink
  coffee. to educate the community about HIV/AIDS

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• Love for All
• Empowering members
• Sewing machines
• Photographing
• Women beauty Saloon

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• 2. Schools
• 2.1. Junior and High schools
• - Catholic School in D/dawa every Saturday for
  three month.
• - Medhanialem High School
• Teachers and students trained
• HIV/AIDs club established

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• 2.2. Colleges
• - Top Art College ( Social Science College)
• - Graduating students encouraged to take GST.
• - The Dean proposed the GST to be given as
  module course for the Graduating Students.

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• 2.3. Theological College
• - Mekele Theological College took the Training.
• - The principal asked GST to be given as a
  course.

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• 3. Ethiopian Diaspora
• 3.1. Djibouti,
• - TOT workshops was given
• - Good Samaritan committee was established to
  do the follow up.

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• Ethiopian Diaspora
• Future plans to extend GST
• 3.2. Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia (20,000)
• 3.3. Hargesa, Somalia
• 3.4.UAE
• 3.5. Yemen
• 3.6. Middle East

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• 4. Church Relation
• 4.1. The EOTC/ ECC/ ECFE were able to sit
  together to discuss on National issues
  (HIV/AIDS).
• 4.2. Create mutual understanding and respect
  among Churches.

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• 5. Vehicle to establish BS branch
• 5.1. Mekele
• 5.2. Baherdar
• 5.3. Jimma.

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III. Extending Bible Society presence

• 6. Promote BSE work
• - Recruit members for BS
• - Recruit volunteers for DW.
• - Create a chance to interact with the Bible.

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IV. Result/ Impact

• 1. Testimonies
• Before they took the seminar many of them had
  fear, wrong belief about the virus.
• Many develop confidence and ready to reveal
  themselves.

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IV. Result/ Impact

• 2. HIV Test
• The seminar encouraged many to take voluntary
  test.
• For many Families and churches HIV Test
• is very important before marriage.

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IV. Result/ Impact

• 3. HIV/AIDS control office in Ethiopia,
  Government offices, and Churches extend their
  appreciation in different ways.

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IV. Result/ Impact

• 4. Requests
• - The demand we have is more than we can handle.

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IV. Result/ Impact

• 5. HIV/AIDS control office in Ethiopia,
  Government offices, and Churches extend their
  appreciation in different ways.

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IV. Result/ Impact

• 6. Fasil is the Chair person of FBOs that work
  against HIV/AIDS .pandemic.

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V. How is it organized ?
General Secretary
National Coordinator
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