OSSA

OSSA is a local NGO founded in May 1989 with branch offices through out the country.
In Amhara region OSSA has offices in Bahir Dar, Debre Markose, Gondar, and Dessie with the following major activities:

Community Based Home Care, Establishing and strengthening Anti-AIDS clubs (AACs), Income generating program (IGA), Hot-line counseling service, Awareness creating program and Establishing Youth Centers

Thewodros Dassahune,
Program Coordinator

Tel 205889 or 202972

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CVM

CVM's objective is to reduce new HIV infections through behavioral change in Amhara Region.  CVM focuses   in 6 zones; North Gondar, South Gondar, East Gojjam, West Gojjam, Bahir Dar and Awi.

Participants are encouraged to develop a sense of ownership of the program. Committees at community level will be the forum to co-ordinate, develop skills and capacities in an integrated manner.
CVM is working together with HAPCC and HAPCO at different level and it has offices and zonal facilitators in Bahir Dar, Gondar, Debre Markos, Debre Tabor, Injibara and Bure.

Contact person : Yigermal Gete - deputy project officer - Tel # 0582 201137/0582 207051  cvm.bd@ethionet.et

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CARE Ethiopia (Bahir Dar)

Goal:

• To decrease the prevalence of HIV infection among youth ages 10-24 years in Bahir Dar 

Objectives:

• To decrease the transmission of HIV/AIDS among boys and girls ages 10-24 by reinforcing risk reduction behaviors.
• To promote youth-friendly approaches and improve the quality of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) services at health facilities and youth centers.
•  To strengthen the care and support services for PLWHA and their families.
• To combat gender based violence such as early/forced marriage, rape and abduction and promote the human rights of women and girls.

Target

• The proposed interventions will directly benefit all adolescents/youth between the ages of 10-024 (both male & female) and women of reproductive  age (15 to 49 years old) and also indirectly benefit the remaining population of Bahir Dar.

  Location: Bahir Dar

  Contact Person: Marcy Vigoda(Country director)

  Tel. 0115538040

  Anteneh Gelaye (project Manager) (CARE Bahir Dar)

  Tel. 0582201628/1648

  e-mail: carebahirdar@ethionet.et

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Red Cross Society

Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) has started a nation wide HIV/AIDS prevention, advocacy and care program since 2001, supported by sister national societies NGO’s and national HIV/AIDS prevention and control office.  In Amhara region 5 ERCS zonal branches are involved with HIV/AIDS prevention, advocacy and care program in the following components: Peer education for youths, Advocacy, Home Based Care and  IEC

Regional Branch Office address 0582 206292 0582 206292 P. O .Box 1295

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Save the Children UK

Save the Children UK (SCUK) is the leading UK charity working to create a better world for children in over seventy countries. 

SCUK has maintained a continuous presence in the Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia since 1984. SCUK has accumulated specialized knowledge in a number of areas, including health and HIV/AIDS, and has an in depth understanding of working with communities and building institutional capacity at the local government level.

SCUK has 14 years experience of HIV/AIDS programming in Ethiopia.   Presently, SCUK is  implementing HIV/AIDS projects in the Amhara and Somali regions.

 With a child rights focus and extensive previous experience of implementing HIV/AIDS programs in Ethiopia, SCUK is well placed for mobilizing and building the capacity of communities to implement HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support activities. 

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Associations

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Dawn of Hope

Dawn of Hope was found in 1998 by a small group of HIV-positive people who wanted to contribute to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia and to promote the rights, the needs for care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. 

With over 6000 members and 10 implementing branch offices in Addis Ababa, Nazreth, Debre Zeyt, Debre Birhan, Awasa, Shashemene, Dilla, Harar, Bahir Dar and Humera, Dawn of Hope continues to establish new branch offices to cover as many needy areas and communities as possible.

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Mekdim

Mekdim Ethiopia is a national association established in 1997 by people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and AIDS orphans. 

Mekdim believes that PLWHA and AIDS orphans should play an active role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. It is our commitment

to promote human rights for PLWHAs and AIDS orphans;

to provide care and support to those infected and affected by the epidemic; and

to educate and promote behavior change among the public at large

Major activities

Youth Association

The Amhara Youth Association was established on July 2003 and to date with 233,500 active members. Membership is open to all between 15 to 35 years of age.

Major Activities and Achievement

  Tel. 0588 20 78 73  Fax 0828 20 10 68   P.O.Box 989, Bahir Dar  Email: A.Youth.A@ethionet.et

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