The German– based Evangelical Service Evangelischer Entwicklugs Dienst ( EED) has been registered as a non-profit making foreign development organization in Ethiopia and is in the process of opening an office in Addis Ababa at Nazreth Building on Haile Gebre Sillasie Street as of July 2009.

As EED is a non-implementing organization that works through partners, the rationale behind opening the country office is stated as creating a conducive environment for closer contact and intensified collaboration with its partners. It is also aimed at improving the impact of its support works. In addition, EED is interested in sharing the fellowship, dialogue and coordination with other donor organizations which have country offices here in Ethiopia. According to the information obtained from the EED, Ms. Monika Redecker, former Head, EED Dialogue Office in Sudan, will be Head of the Ethiopian office. EED is currently working with 10 Ethiopian organizations and churches in the areas of food security and integrated rural development, basic social services such as education and health including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, strengthening of capacity building, dialogue and networking as well as support to organizations working with handicapped people.

EED has planned to extend financial and personnel support to projects of partner organizations through its country office with a total budget outlay of 100 million Birr for the years 2008-2010. The opening of the office is believed to promote and enhance the working relations between EED and the grantees. EED has been in Ethiopia for over 30 years working in various development areas. The EED International, which did not have country offices until recently, is now trying to open some country offices in three continents of Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Ethiopian country office is one of the few country offices being opened in Africa. CRDA is among the partners in Ethiopia having long working relation with EED. EED and CRDA have more than 25 years of cooperation in supporting development endeavors of CRDA members. Ato Girma Tadese is currently coordinating the activities of the office of EED in Ethiopia.


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