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P.O.Box 5674

Tel: 251-(0)11-4390322
Fax: 251-(0)11-4393502

E-mail: crda@ethionet.et

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

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  About CRDA
 

Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) is an indigenous non-profit umbrella organization. It is an association of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) engaged in relief and rehabilitation, developmental activities focusing on poverty alleviation and policy advocacy and lobbying. It is the first legally registered association of NGOs/CSOs operating in Ethiopia and serves as a forum for collective vision and action. It allows resource mobilization and the sharing of experiences for effective and sustained impact. CRDA builds capacity to ensure efficiency and quality are met, efforts are not duplicated and lessons can be learnt. All this is geared towards championing societal transformation.

Establishment
When rains failed in most parts of former Wollo and Tigray provinces of Ethiopia in the 1970s, famine set in and reached a critical stage in 1973. The then existing government of Ethiopia finally acknowledged the existence of one of the worst famines the provinces had ever experienced. About that time, Government officials approached church agencies for the latter's assistance in the relief efforts. A meeting of churches was summoned to discuss the matter. The meeting was called and thereafter participants continued to meet regularly, resulting in the establishment of the Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA), in May 1973.

The Logo
“CRDA” stands for Christian Relief and Development Association. Its name as well as the logo of an Ethiopian cross (shown across) are a reminder of the Association’s early roots as an organization that mobilized various churches in Ethiopia to respond to the grave humanitarian situation of the time.

Today, CRDA’s membership has broadened significantly and many secular and non-Christian religious organizations have joined the Association, motivated by a basic commitment to serve all rather than to promote any religious values. As such, the Association is mindful of its stated value to be inclusive, that membership and their staff come from a diverse range of faith and secular backgrounds. Its membership has diverse missions and objectives, and it has now begun a process of discussion among its members on whether its name and logo should be retained.

Membership
At establishment in 1973, CRDA had 13 members. As of January 2007, this number has increased twenty times over to 283 member agencies operating in Ethiopia. This number covers more than two third of the NGOs operating in the country. Of CRDA’s total membership, 69% (194) are local NGOs, and 31% (89) are international. The membership operate throughout the country, covering both urban and rural areas emphasizing food security, rural and urban development, health, HIV/AIDS, education, water and sanitation, infrastructure, good governance, environmental protection, civic education, etc. Though they are varied in their organization, activities and scope of intervention, all CRDA members envision a society where human dignity, justice, peace and equality prevail and needs are satisfied.

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REVISED HUMANITARIAN REQUIREMENTS FOR 2008 - Government-Partners Joint Document (PDF English)

United Nation’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA-UN) provides weekly updates on the situation of the current drought in Ethiopia on its website in order to better inform concerned bodies to help in their actions.


 
   
 
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The CSO Task Force's Input on the Draft Legistlation after Premier vs. Civil Society 2nd Round Discussion of June 4, 2008
Notes on the Second Round Prime Minister and Civil Society Representatives Discussion
Highlights Of The Consultation Meeting With The Premier on the Draft Proclamation
Summary Of Comments Given At The Crda Preparatory Meeting Of Crda Members For The Consultation Meeting With The Premier
Minutes of the CRDA Consultative Meeting on Draft Charities and Societies Proclamation
Comments on the Draft Proclamation submitted to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) - English Translation
Comments on the Draft Proclamation submitted to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) - Complete - Amharic
Comments on the Draft Proclamation submitted to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)- Summary - Amharic
Observations on the Draft CSO Law by Kumlachew Dagne (Independent Article)
FDRE Charities and Societies Proclamation 00/2008 - DRAFT
English and Amharic versions side by side
(Large File - 6MB)
   
   
   
Fourth Quarter Progress Report (MA of the Ethiopian Social Accountability Project
CRDA Annual Report for 2006 - Membership Approved
Assesment of NGOs Operating Environment in Ethiopia
Souther Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Regional State Flash Appeal
CRDA Annual Report for 2005
Supplementary Report of NGOs on the Implementation of CRC in Ethiopia
2006 Humanitarian Appeal
Information Package on NGO Contributions (1997-2001): A Study Commissioned by CRDA and DPPC
   
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