Rift Valley Children and Women Development Organization (RCWDO)
- I Implementer
Description
Rift Valley Children and Women Development Organization (RCWDO) is a national, indigenous, non-governmental, not-for-profit and secular developmental charity organization. RCWDO promotes the welfare and development of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups of society, mainly: children, women, youth, the elderly and people with disabilities who are subjected to severe poverty and all forms of the problems of underdevelopment. RCWDO was founded in 1993 by dedicated, philanthropic and voluntary Ethiopians residing in the Central Rift Valley area to address the critical causes of poverty in the rift valley area, as well as other parts of the country. RCWDO assists the efforts of the communities and affected people in strengthening humanitarian efforts. RCWDO envisions a poverty free, resilient society in which everyone can lead dignified quality of life, and experience equality, freedom and sustainable development in a healthy environment. RCWDO works for robust and thriving communities, particularly in the hard to reach and vulnerable segment of the society to enjoy sustainable livelihoods with enhanced resilience capabilities to shocks and stress through their proactive engagement.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Program/Project Implementation
- Research - project evaluation
Secondary Functions
- Networking/Convening
- Policy Development/Implementation
- Research - policy analysis
Geographic Scope
- National
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
Other
- Early childhood development
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Vocational training
Quality
- Curricula/lesson plans
- School facilities
- School-related gender-based violence
- Teacher training
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Gender equality
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Nutrition
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Not applicable or unknown
Headquarters location(s)
- Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Office location(s)
- Ethiopia
Contacts
- Ato Berhanu Geleto
- Executive Director
- berhabu@yahoo.com
- +251911217390
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Ethiopia