By Heidi
To supply the day care centers with learning materials, PfC cooperates with the female-run company Lewet / Five Dots. The women in the company used to earn their living by searching the city’s rubbish dumps for something to sell. This is a very risky job and gave minimal income. It’s a privilege to use skilled, … Continued
By Heidi
19th of March 2022, the building of Tebita Ambulance’s new 8 floor high building started. The building will house the ambulance center, the paramedic education college and the first aid kit production company. Tebita now rents premises for their businesses. By having their own premesis and all the business in the same building, the rental costs will be … Continued
By Heidi
PfC wants to contribute to young girls and women in Ethiopia to be given the opportunity to education, life skills training and to be included in the formal working life. Thanks to financial support from Erna and Knut Eng’s Children Foundation, PfC has worked together with our partner, Siiqqee Women’s Development Association, to build a new girls’ … Continued
By Heidi
Tebita Paramedic College was established in collaboration between PfC and Tebita in 2018. For the paramedic education starting in summer / autumn 2021, more than 2,300 applications had been received by the application deadline. It was a big job to evaluate all the applications. PfC participated in parts of this process. Partly to ensure a … Continued
By Heidi
In cooperation with Grieg Foundation PfC have educated 70 new day care assistants! The graduates received a certificate from «Ministry of Gender and Social Affairs» at the ceremony. They are now ready to take the new national exam for day care assistants that is under development. The day care sector is high on the agenda in Ethiopia, and … Continued
By Heidi
Prior to the global corona outbreak, PfC and Tebita Ambulance had agreed to set up a company to start production of first aid kits. With financial support from PfC, sewing machines and materials were purchased, and three women were employed by the company. During the pandemic, the business was expanded to manufacture personal protective equipment … Continued
By Heidi
PfC has participated as a key player in a national and inter-ministerial process to develop a universal day care policy in Ethiopia, initiated by MoWCY (Ministry of MoWCY , Children and Youth). PfC has contributed with a comprehensive curriculum proposal for day care assistants delivered to the State Secretary in MoWCY in the spring of … Continued
By Heidi
What is required for women to be fully participating in the formal economy? Answer: Qualifications, rights, willingness to cooperate, investments and professional daycare. Partnership for Change (PfC) has developed significant childcare projects in Ethiopia, recognizing the essential need for organized daycare to enable employment for women across educational and economic backgrounds. Launched in the fall … Continued
By Heidi
The childcare centre at the Good Samaritan Training Center (GSTC) has been completely renovated and furnished. In the beginning of May, the children could finally be welcomed to their start-up at the day care! With this, yet one more Montessori-inspired day care is in place. Professional architects and specialists in day care construction have worked … Continued
By Heidi
Together with our partner Siiqqee Women’s Development Association, which has received land from the authorities, we are building a new girls’ center in Sebeta. At the center, vulnerable girls will have access to a safe and social place where they can receive life skills courses, do homework, have access to a library and internet, café and … Continued
