Eshet Children and Youth Development Organization (ECYDO)
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
Description
Eshet Children and Youth Development Organization (ECYDO) is Civil Society youth led/focused Organization (CSO) that was founded and legally registered under the Ministry of Justice in the year 2001 as a result of volunteer initiative led by young women and men. Our vision is a safe, clean and happy environment to grow in for every child, adolescent and youth in Ethiopia, with access to education, health services and equal opportunities.
ECYDO strives for an Ethiopia with equal opportunities for girls and boys, for an Ethiopia without HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence. ECYDO strives for an Ethiopia where children and young people can develop and live up to their potential, where nobody is left behind. Main areas of interventions are: Male engagement in HIV/AIDS prevention; sexual and reproductive health rights promotion; fight against gender-based violence including female genital mutilation, early marriage and teenage pregnancy; Promote meaningful youth participation and youth leadership development; advocate for the right of social, political and economic entitlement of children, youth and women/girls; creation of equal opportunities and skills development; removal of barriers in accessing education and services; and environmental protection.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Networking/Convening
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Policy Development/Implementation
- Research - other
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- National
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
- School violence
Skills
- Civics education
- Other academic performance-related
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Masculinities/boys
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
- Sexual harassment & coercion
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- Sports
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Eshet Children and Youth Development Organization (ECYDO)
Headquarters location(s)
- Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Office location(s)
- Ethiopia
Contacts
- Sisay Tarekegn
- Executive Director
- +251911484666
- Eshet Children and Youth Development Organization (ECYDO)
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Ethiopia