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There are many causes of gender inequality in Ethiopia: child marriage, gender-based violence, lack of female sanitary options in schools and scarce maternal healthcare. All of these act as barriers which stop Ethiopian women and girls from reaching their full potential.
Because of this, women and girls are most at risk of poverty in Ethiopia. Two in five girls miss out on school because they have no way to manage their menstrual hygiene. Many women then lose the chance to earn an independent income and contribute to their community’s development. And when a woman lives in poverty, her family and the next generation are far more likely to live in poverty too.
Gender-based violence is one of the most systematic, widespread human rights violations in the world. In Ethiopia, half of all women have experienced physical or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime.
Despite laws which outlaw it, rates of gender-based violence in Ethiopia remain high. In many areas, traditional cultural values around the treatment of women are deeply entrenched and many people ignore or are simply unaware of new laws.
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Did you know that when you lift a woman out of poverty, you’re helping lift up the community around her too? Experience shows that when a woman can access health, education and income, she invests this back into her family and helps bring about positive change in her community. Here’s how our project partners are making this happen:
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Systemic gender-based violence can be combatted through solidarity, education, and literacy. With your support, our partners are working together to eliminate the issue from its core. Thanks to your continuous contributions, women and girls will have reduced vulnerability to exploitation, abuse and maltreatment within Ethiopia's families, communities, and schools.
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APDA was created alongside local Afar leaders who felt their needs were not being met by formal government services. APDA is dedicated to ending harmful practices, including female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and the lack of rights for women in marriage. They also run life-changing projects in water harvesting, mobile health and education, and have been providing life-saving emergency support, in response to the recent locust plagues and conflict in the region.
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When you help women out of poverty, you’re helping life up her family and community too.
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6 November 2024
Azmera’s story highlights the struggles faced by young women in Ethiopia. Married at 14 and pregnant by 17, she lost her baby during a long labor, ...
6 June 2024
In the face of food shortages, conflict, and medical crises, brave mothers like Ayana are losing their lives and the lives of their babies. Your do...
5 May 2024
Project Location: Afar, Ethiopia Local Field Partner: Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) Report Author: Valerie Browning Reporting ...
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