| Key information |
| Name of the organisation | Enhancing Child Focused Activities (ECFA) |
| Location | Adama, Ethiopia |
| Website | ecfaethiopia.org |
| Contact details (Representative and contact person for the CRP-CoP network) | Mr.Yisrak Kebede Executive Director Cell phone :-+251911840000 Email :-yisrakk@yahoo.com |
| Organisation |
| Type of organisation (i.e.; service delivery, community mobilisation, training / capacity building, advocacy, research, network, media, knowledge based, funder) | Service delivery, community mobilization, capacity building , advocacy & protection |
| Focus of the organisation | Protection of children & young women from any form of abuse |
| Activities and mission | Mission: To work for the respect of the rights of children and young women through special and innovative protection services in Ethiopia. Violence against children is a pervasive problem in Ethiopia. Studies show that many children experience sexual abuse, trafficking, female genital cutting, early marriage, and forced sex work. ECFA seeks to address all types of violence against children. ECFA works in partnership with a variety of local organizations and agencies to address the unique needs of physically and sexually abused children in a holistic manner, and thus the organization is carrying out activities based on the following strategic focuses. 1. Providing confidential, accessible and quality helpline service in Oromia region 2. Strengthening and expanding Child protection trainings for child protection actors and establishing training and resource centre 3. Preventing violence & abuse through Increasing awareness of child protection issues among children and the community engagement /mobilization 4. Mitigating online sexual Abuse & exploitation of Children 5. Advocacy and policy literacy for effective child protection |
| Projects and Programmes |
| Name of the project/programme | Nature and theme(s) of work |
| Girls power Program | To protect girls and young women from violence and enhance their participation Improve awareness of target community, girls and young women on sexual violence, Available protection services and the child help line through media and sport event. Plan International Ethiopia |
| Capacity building for the integration, harmonization and sustainability of Child protection | To ensure the safety of children in all settings from abuse and harm through strengthening city level child protection system and integrating the system at the grass root levels of the city administrations structures. Oak Foundation |
| Building the capacity of staffs of child protection actors Plan International Ethiopia |
| Child helpline service | Providing counselling & referral services for children by receiving their reports through 3 digit telephone line ,email, web chat and social media Child helpline International |
| Resources |
| Publications / Reports | -2014 annual report that will be send in the meantime (under publication) – Case stories Community conversation mannual |
