REGIONAL TRAINING IN HIV/AIDS SHOWS PROMISE IN 3 COUNTRIES

THIS was revealed in a regional dissemination workshop attended by over 50 participants from 3 countries, held in Nairobi on 18 and 19 March 2010 at the Nairobi Safari Club.

The workshop was organized by the ARCAN project to share lessons learned, achievements, challenges encountered, and propose the way forward when the project comes to a close on April 30, 2010. The project was jointly executed in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania with funding from the World Bank through the Government of Tanzania.

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Civil Society Taskforce Deliberates on Draft Directive
1200 Charities, Societies Successfully Re-registered till December 31, 2009

Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) hosted a consultative meeting between high-ranking officials of the newly established Charities and Societies Agency (CSA) and taskforce of Civil Society (CS) on draft directive that stipulates the re-registration of consortium of charities/societies on December 30, 2009.....
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CRDA – Packard Program Grants over 35,000 Educational Books to Youth Initiatives in SNNPR

The Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) –Packard Foundation Joint Program donated 35,000 educational books valued at nearly 2 million Birr to youth centers and school clubs found in five zones of the South National, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR).

The donation of the books took place at a handing-over ceremony organized at the Resource Center of CRDA, located at Kaliti sub district, on December 3, 2009.....
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The 229^th AGM Adopted the CRDA SPM Document, Elected Board Members

The 229^th Annual Regular General Meeting of CRDA which was conducted on August 21, 2009 at CRDA Hall adopted the 2010-2015 five year strategic Planning and Management (SPM) Document of the Association and elected four board members as well as Chair of the General Meeting.....
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CRDA Organized a Briefing Session on the Implementation of the New C & S Legislation

CRDA organized a briefing session for members with officials of the newly established Charities and Societies Agency on August 14, 2009 at the CRDA meeting hall.....
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The IGAD CSO/NGO National Steering Committee Meeting Held at CRDA

CRDA has organized the IGAD National Steering Committee meeting of NGO/CSO Forum at its Headquarter on July 28,2009.The meeting was officially opened by Dr. Meshesha Shewarega, Executive Director of CRDA.....
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EED Opens Office in Ethiopia

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.....
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CRDA/Sida Signs Project Extension Grant Agreement with Sub grantees

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.....
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Irish Ambassador Visits Orphans Village Center

The Irish Ambassador, H.E. Sile Maquire, Visited the Orphans Village Center (OVC) on July 3, 2009 in the rural village of Dire, Oromia Regional State. Tsigie Tadesse Wolaj Alba Yehitsanat Masadegia has been supported by the Irish Aid for the last three years and the review visit was conducted marking the World AIDS Day.....
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Outstanding Staff Members and External Collaborators Rewarded

CRDA staff members who scored outstanding performance with achieved specific results and external CRDA collaborators who helped CRDA extend the leverage in the task of preparation of documents required for resourcing Global Fund (GF-RD9) were rewarded by CRDA for their contributions on June 15, 2009.....
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Ministry says Committed to Ensure Smooth Transition to and Implementation of the New NGO Law

Ato Jimma Dilbo, Head of Association Registration at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) says his office is committed to ensure smooth transition of one-year period and implementation of the new charities and societies legislation 621/2009.
This was disclosed in a briefing meeting organized by CRDA on May 6, 2009 at its hall between MOJ official and the association members to discuss on transition related concerns and lack of charities on the implementation of the law.

The statement sent by H.E Ato Berhanu Tsegaye, State Minister of MOJ and read out by Ato Jimma Dilbo also indicated that the introduction of the charity and societies legislation has brought members of CRDA and the civil society to the ministry more closer than ever. The promulgation of the proclamation enables to have sector focused and more relevant law that better govern the NGO sector with its detail internal affairs. This is a great stride towards transforming and supporting the sector.......
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Africa Rikai, a Japanese NGO Celebrates Cultural Day, with Karrayyu Students

Africa Rikai, a Japanese NGO established with a theme of “Understanding Africa” and currently operating on education in various parts of the country, organized a colorful Cultural Day Celebration of Karrayu Students in cooperation with Gudina Tumsa Foundation at Dandi Gudina Secondary School in Metehara on June 13, 2009. The program was organized to incite community dialogue and youth educational enrollment.......
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CRDA Gets A New Director

Participants of the extraordinary membership meeting unanimously endorsed the appointment of a new director, Dr Meshesha Shewarga G/Tsadiqe, to CRDA, in an extraordinary membership meeting conducted at the Headquarters on March 7, 2008.....
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DPPA and Partners Declare a Net Requirement of 41,684 MT Humanitarian Aid for 2008

The Federal Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA) and partners declared that based on a series of humanitarian need assessment carried out in various parts of the country a total of 171,646 MT of humanitarian assistance is needed in 2008 to feed 2.18 million people. Of these 137,106 Mt is from the already available stock but 41,684 Mt, food grain, blended food and oil is required from local and international donors.....
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The WaterChannel launched an Enhanced Website

On June 2nd, the new version of www.thewaterchannel.tv was launched. TheWaterChannel is a dedicated web-based video channel on water. It wants to be a main repository for video material on water and a main support and medium in promoting better water management.

TheWaterChannel now contains over 150 water related videos with new material coming in daily. The new version has several improved features and much more functions including improved uploading services, several technical improvements and news feed subscription.

TheWaterChannel has been around for two months and has welcomed over 3500 unique visitors on a good upward curve.

The WaterChannel invites you to take a look and appreciates your feedback! And if you have water videos to share, please let the WaterChannel know!

Ethiopian Volunteers’ Day Celebrated

The Second Anniversary of the Ethiopian Volunteers Day was celebrated on May 17, 2008 at the Volunteers’ Square in Nefas Silke Lafto Sub-city near to Furi Harbo River, the juncture of Mekanisa to the adjecent ring road in the presence of hundreds of invited guests, representatives of organizations, volunteers and other interested group...
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ACSURC to be a Housing Forum

Addis Ababa Civil Society Urban Renewal Committee (ACSURC) is on track to transform into the Housing Forum as the problem of housing in Ethiopia is so vast and needs strong and sustainable institutional arrangement to realize its objective...
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RDF Registers Encouraging Results

The former Committee of Rural Development Forum (RDF), one of the seven forums of Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) announced that the forum has registered encouraging results by accomplishing major activities related to Advocacy and lobbing...
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Task Force Formally Submitted Preliminary Comments on the Draft Charities and Association Proclamation

Member of the NGOs/CSOs Task Force, established to review the draft charities and Societies Proclamation, a document recently released by the Ministry of Justice, and collect the views of the civil society organizations has formally submitted 40 pages of commentary and discussed with the Minister on May 14, 2008 in the afternoon at the latter's office...
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CRDA Observes its 35th Anniversary

Christian Relief and Development Association/ CRDA/ observed its 35th Year of establishment on May 17, 2008. In the Congratulatory Message, Dr. Meshesha Shewarega, Director of CRDA sent to members and partners in connection with the 35th anniversary noted that CRDA is one of the first indigenous NGO established in May 1973 as the expression of voluntarism and commitment to support national relief and development activity....
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Dr Meshesha Vows to Bring about Change in the CRDA

Dr. Meshesha Shewarega, the new director of CRDA expressed his commitment to bring about the desired change and put the association into a new height by working with all internal and external stakeholders on the priority issues designated by the association. This was disclosed on the Staff-Director introduction meeting organized at the CRDA at May 7, 2008...
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Observations on the Draft CSO Law by Kumlachew Dagne
DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEW OF CRDA OR ITS CONSTITUENTS. IT IS AN OBSERVATION SUBMITTED BY AN INDEPENDENT LEGAL CONSULATANT.

The new draft Charities and Societies Act has become the most topical issue among the Ethiopian civil society, member and non-members of CRDA alike. This comes as no surprise, taking into account the fact that the draft law shows, both in the drafting process and in substance, a radical departure from previous attempts on the part of the Ministry of Justice to come up with a law for the regulation of CSOs/NGOs in Ethiopia...
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A Workshop to be organized on Deepening the Participation of CSOs in the NBI Projects and Processes

The Confidence Building and Stakeholder Involvement Project (CBSI) of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) and the Ethiopian Nile Basin Discourse Forum (EtNBDF) are jointly organizing a one day workshop on April 24, 2008 that helps to deepen and concretize the civil society activities and roles under the NBI efforts....
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Children Parliament to be Launched in Awassa

The establishment of Children’s Parliament, an initiative supported by the Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA), World Vision Ethiopia, Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization (JeCCDO), Intervolvo (Netherlands Organizations), Bright Image for Generation Association (BIGA), and secured due support and recognition of Awassa City Administration, is now due to be officially launched with election campaigns of interested children to be held across schools and other places of the town to set up a new Children’s Parliament by the end of this month.....
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Efforts Underway to Rehabilitate Destitute across Ethiopia

A National Task Force for the Rehabilitation of Fellow Citizens Engaged in Begging, established by comprising of various committees and forums of government bodies, members of the civil society and the private sector is currently preparing to launch a massive fund mobilization campaign of Birr 400 million to be used as a seed money to rehabilitate and repatriate 200,000 beggars in Addis Ababa and other main towns of Ethiopia......
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Consultative Forum Discussed on the Current Drought Situation

In a consultative forum organized by CRDA for member NGOs implementing projects in drought affected areas with donors, and partners discussed the current situation of drought in Borena, Guji, Somale and other parts of Ethiopia, exchanged ideas on the way forward and pointed out strategies of the civil society to responded to the emerge needs......
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CRDA Organizes Workshop on Participatory Development and Leadership

Programmatic Institutional Support Department (PISD) in Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) organized a workshop on April 7, 2008, entitled ‘Partciaptory Development and Leadership’ with the objective to strengthen leaders’ commitment on social justices....
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Amharic Bible in Braille Was Inaugurated

Adaptive Technology Center for the Blind, a new CRDA member, in collaboration with Ethiopian Bible Societies launched Amharic Bible in Braille for the blind for the first time.....
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CRDA Unveils its Roadmap

The CRDA Roadmap, designed from the critical appraisal of program areas, assessment of the implementation of the third four-year programs, recommendation of donor-commissioned evaluation and analysis of the prevailing issues of the Civil Society sector was presented to donors and partners at a Mini Donors’ Round Table discussion organized at the CRDA Headquarters on February 27, 2008....
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CRDA Raises its Membership to 321

Participants of the Extraordinary Membership Meeting of March 7, 2008 at CRDA Hall unanimously approved the nomination of 40 new NGOs/CSOs as members of Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA), which brings membership up to 321...
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Executive Director, UNAIDS Visits CRDA

Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS will visit Addis Ababa from March 29 to 2nd of April 2008 to partake in the 41st Session of ECA's Joint Meeting of AU and ECA Ministers of Finance to be organized at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Hall...
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Urban Renewal Committee on a move to decide set up

The Addis Ababa Civil Society Urban Renewal Committee, established as a steering committee in August 2005 and merged with the CRDA’s Urban Development Forum in October 2006, is currently investigating workable organizational set up and designing strategy to address main findings of its major research work on “The Consequences of Condominium Housing in Addis Ababa: with a focus on Housing Access to the Poorest in the City Project in Addis Ababa”...
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Capacity Building Training Workshops Conducted

The Ethiopia Nile Basin Discourse Forum organized a capacity building workshop for members of the Ethiopian civil society on “Action Research, Advocacy and Policy Influencing, Resource Management and Mobilization, Project Cycle Management and Impact Assessment” at the CRDA from March 17-25, 2008....
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Proceedings on Nile Water Mainstreaming Disseminated

The Ethiopian Nile Basin Discourse Forum prepared and disseminated a 168 pages proceedings of a workshop on “The Nile Waters and Ethiopia Mainstreaming the Nile Issues into Media, Academia and Research Institution” organized at the Global Hotel from April 19-25, 2007....
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German Members of Parliament will Visit CRDA

The Church Development Service of Germany - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst - EED announced that an eight to ten member delegation of Germen Parliament will visit CRDA on February 25, 2008 as part of their three days visit to Ethiopia. According to the letter sent to CRDA the objective of the visit will be to facilitate a dialogue between the CSOs and the government on various issues which will be a baseline to reinforce the activities and the longstanding cooperation between the two parties....
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CRDA’s 34 years achievements are on display at the Millennium Hall

CRDA has displayed its 34 years noble attainments on the exhibition entitled “the 1st African Millennium Trade and Investment Fair”. The then CRDA’s relief and rehabilitation, and the current development and capacity build interventions and outstanding activities of some of its members are on display....
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CRDA officially launched Water and Sanitation Forum

CRDA launched its Water and Sanitation Forum, a forum that would be a showcase for strong linkage among various water and sanitation actors on February 5, 2008. On the launching workshop held at CRDA conference hall, Ato Assfaw Dingamo, Minister of Water resources in his opening speech, said that Water and sanitation is a major issue in our country in terms of reducing poverty and improving the livelihood of the poor, particularly women and children...
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ACSOT book launching held

Wzo Semira Alhadi, Acting Director of CRDA reported to the management that the book which is compiled by Association of Civil Society Organization of Tigray (ACSOT) is an exemplary for good practice to other regions. The book was launched last week...
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Semira says African CSOs should engage actively with the African Union for continental development

Wro Semira Alhadi, Acting Director of Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) said African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and coalitions are doing their level best for the people in the continent. On her key note address on the two days conference held at Ghion Hotel from January 23-24, 2008, Wro Semira underlined the need to engage African Civil Society in the African Union to drive the a genda of the Union through the people in consistency with the principle enshrined in the constitutive Act of the African Union...
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Regional workshop on the construction of dams on the Nile

Regional workshop on the construction of dams on the Nile was held in Khartoum, Sudan for three days. The workshop, from January 19-21, 2008, was organized by the Sudanese National Discourse Forum in collaboration with the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, and the NBI...
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CRDA hires a consultant to review the Beijing platform on gender

CRDA in Collaboration with Eastern Africa Sub Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI) has hired a consultant to compile a National and NGOs Reports on the implementation of Beijing Platform for Action which aims mainstreaming the twelve critical areas of concerns...
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CRDA to launch Water and Sanitation Forum (WSF)

The seventh forum under the auspices of Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA), Water and Sanitation Forum (WSF) will be launched soon with its main objective of networking the civil society organizations...
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Discussion was held on a Draft Strategy on ICT for Community Development

A one day workshop organized by Ethiopian Information and Communication Technology Development Agency (EICTDA) was held on the draft strategy paper on ICT for Community Development at Ghion Hotel on January 22, 2008...
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CRDA and its Partners hold a one-day round table meeting

July 2, 2007 CRDA held a round table meeting of its partners. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the 4th three years program plan of CRDA which covers the period 2008-2010. Partners from abroad and those within country attended along side the CRDA Board and Secretariat. Some of the partners include, ICCO, Trocaire/CAFOD/SCIAF, EED, CORDAID, Ireland Aid, Sida, etc. ...
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