Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA)/Sida and its 22 project implementing partners, engaged in the implementation of Environmental Development and Protection and HIV/AIDS prevention and control projects supported by Sida, have signed a one year project extension grant agreement on July 10, 2009 and August 3, 2009, respectively at CRDA Headquarter.

The grant is accessed from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) as an extension of the previous programs that have been supported by Sida since 2004. Dr. Meshesha Shewarega, Executive Director of CRDA, signed the grant agreement worth a total of 9,508,510 Birr for the two programs to be implemented in seven regions of the country. These include Addis Ababa City Administration, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Afar, Somalia and Tigray Regional States.

The Program has been implemented focusing on ‘Rights-Based Approach to Development.’ In line with this community capacity enhancement and development interventions have been taken as main intervention areas by giving emphasis on Poor's perspective, sustainable livelihoods-based approaches, local stakeholders, and mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues such as Gender, HIV/AIDS, Environment, Sustainability and others. During the last five years, food security of the targeted community has been fulfilled significantly through job creation and asset building.


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