Local Unit Graduation Harar soap making and vegetable selling local unit graduated after completing the three-year program in June 2023. Debre Berhan as well graduated its local unit women at about the same time. The group was engaged in individual businesses and most members of the local unit members were doing well.
Urban Gardening Training As part of its nutrition education, and to improve the nutrition intake and nutrition security among local unit women, WHAE provides seeds to all local unit women to plant in their backyards or in pots. Read More At the request of the Debre Berhan Agriculture and Health Departments, WHAE provided urban gardening …
Peace for Health Campaign A Peace for Health Campaign was conducted by Asossa, Debre Berhan, Chancho, Gulele, and Arbaminch-Dega Ocholo local units (Arbaminch-Dega Ocholo along with family planning) in June 2023 to increase awareness of the advantages of peace in preserving physical and mental health. 25 Peace Agents in each region were trained by WHAE …
Environmental Preservation Campaign In November 2022, WHAE delivered an environmental preservation training to all regional staff in Addis Ababa at the Inter-Luxury Hotel on recycling, waste management, energy conservation, community participation, and advocacy. Based on the training, Harar, Chancho, Debre Berhan, and Jimma coordinated initiatives to raise awareness of environmental preservation from November to December …
Breast cancer awareness In order to increase awareness of breast cancer among women and the general public, WHAE designated April 2022 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a total of 532 women have been reached during the campaign. Local unit women received self-examination instruction and breast cancer education from medical professionals. In Harar, the women …
Producing a National Daycare Standard WHAE has always focused on initiatives that improve the lives of low-income women in a positive and sustainable way and increase child safety. In 2017, WHAE in collaboration with Partnership for Change, began a discussion about accessible daycare services to empower women and sought to improve the existing daycare system. …
Monthly Reproductive Health Education The monthly reproductive health education program aims to promote girls’ awareness of sexual and reproductive health, their rights regarding reproduction, the anatomy of the female reproductive system, puberty, menstruation management, STDs, adolescent pregnancy, and gender-based violence. As part of the initiative, WHAE provides sanitary pads, hair oil, soaps on a monthly …
Monthly Peace Education During the monthly health education program, local unit and GOT women receive peace education. The goal is to foster the health advantages of peace and encourage the women to accept cultural diversity and appreciate one another. WHAE also organizes Peace for Health Campaigns in the regions to reach a wider community. …
Income Generation Six months after the first year, local unit members receive business management and business skills training, and business plans are created. At the start of the second year, a revolving startup fund is made available to the women to get their businesses off the ground. At the end of the second and third …
