Welcome to the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD), where Disability
Read more ...ECDD action relies upon the following strategies to accomplish its Mission:
ECDD is a development organization. As such it engages with mainstream organizations in Ethiopia working in selected development sectors. The ECDD Strategic Plan gives priority to the following development sectors and objectives during the period 2013-2018:
1.Inclusive Health Services
Inclusive health extension services
Objective: increased awareness among health professionals on how to provide basic services, including maternal and child health as well as referral services, to persons with disabilities and their families
Objective: increased access and use by women and men with disabilities of mainstream family planning and sexual and reproductive health services
Objective: increase in the number of children and youth with disabilities attending regular schools operated by partner organiza
Objective: increase in university services for students with disabilities and increased capacity of disabled student associations to promote inclusion and the participation of students with disabilities in the social life of the university.
3.Inclusive Livelihoods
Objective: increase in the number of youth with disabilities attending mainstream vocational skills training courses in both public and private TVET college
Objective: increase in the number of persons with disabilities employed in both public and private sector firms and organizations
Objective: increase in the number of individuals with disabilities participating in group sustainable income-generating activities.
Objective: increase in the number of persons with disabilities participating in Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and other savings groups and having access to savings and credit services.
Objective: increase in the number of persons with disabilities participating in mainstream rural community development programs
Objective: increased knowledge and application of accessibility standards by those responsible for the design of public water and sanitation services and facilities
Objective: increase in the number of children, youth, women and men with disabilities in pastoralist communities participating in and/or benefiting from government and mainstream pastoralist development organization programs
Mr. Bekele Gonfa | D |
Ms. Brukty Tigabu | ND |
Ms. Ellen Alem | ND |
Mr. Getahun Semeon | D |
Ms. Hannan Endale | D |
Ms. Sinidu Abebe | ND |
Ms. Zemi Yenus | ND |
2 Men (of which both are with disabilities ), 5 women (of which 1is with disability)
ECDD conducted yearly discussion forum with Addis Ababa City administration Education Bureau Directorates Directors on mainstreaming disability inclusion in their planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities from Oct. 14-15,2022 in Addis Ababa.