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Center of Concern, in partnership with USAID/OTI, conducted an interactive three-day capacity-building workshop for 120 Peace Council members from Wondo Genet and Wondo districts, focusing on peacebuilding and conflict management strategies to promote peaceful dialogue and ensure a smooth election process, while also equipping participants with mobile devices to enhance communication and collaboration.
Center of Concern, partnering with PACT Ethiopia, has launched the “Cash for Community Cohesion” project in Moyale districts of Oromia and Somali regions, aiming to boost household incomes, enhance food security, and foster social cohesion among 815 selected households from diverse communities through targeted cash assistance and livelihood improvement initiatives.
Center of Concern implemented a comprehensive emergency response initiative in North Gondar zone, providing essential food and non-food items to 700 internally displaced households, including 300 girl-focused families, through support from the Canadian Fund for Local Initiative and Malala Fund, while ensuring collaborative stakeholder engagement throughout the distribution process.
Center of Concern is implementing a vital civic education program in Sidama Regional State, leveraging local radio broadcasts in Sidamu Afo and Amharic to reach over 500,000 community members with essential information on democratic principles and human rights, aiming to empower citizens, especially marginalized groups, to actively participate in governance processes and the upcoming Ethiopian general election, with financial support from the International Republican Institute.
Center of Concern-Hawassa is addressing the complex issue of street children through multiple targeted initiatives, including the “Child Empowerment and Protection” project funded by Goal Ethiopia, which operates a Drop-in and Rehabilitation Center providing daytime services and support for street-connected children and youth, and a Child Transition House offering comprehensive care and education for orphans and vulnerable children, with a focus on girls’ scholarships supported by Edget Baandnet.
The intervention aims to build a new structure and system where protection of the rights of citizens is front and center in the covid-19 pandemic response.
Center of Concern has actively responded to the ongoing ethnic conflicts and instability in Ethiopia over the past five years by implementing crucial peace-building initiatives, including awareness creation sessions, community discussions, and capacity building programs, made possible through the support of funding partners and aimed at fostering dialogue and understanding between diverse groups to contribute towards lasting peace and stability in the region.