Social Protection, Emergency and Development Programs/Social Services and Development programs

OSSHD since 2016 has widened its scope to entertain social and development programs in addition to health program and has been implementing different social programs in an effort to contribute to the national poverty reduction work in a targeted community member thus by enabling the society to develop self-efficacy.

OSSHD under its projects targeted most vulnerable and excluded segments of the society in its social protection programs to enable them cope up with their difficulties. The social program includes Orphan and Vulnerable Childrens, People Living with HIV(PLHIV), Gender Based Violence Survivors and other vulnerable groups. A multiple of social protection engagement modalities have been and are being used by OSSHD including promotional interventions through Information, Education and Communication/Behavioral Change Communication (IEC/BCC), provision of capacity building to individuals and organizations and through direct provision of support to selected vulnerable groups of society.

Current Projects

Children sponsorship program

Integrated and holistic response to violence against Women and Girls in Amhara Region

SELAM: Stakeholder Engagement and Local Community Action Matters

Improve the living conditions, assistance, and protection of 538,543 IDPs and host communities by facilitating the equitable access to multispectral services and the provision of quality community-cantered protection services

Area Based and In Site Camp Coordination and Camp Management in Mekelle

Caring for vulnerable Children (CVC)

Survival center GBV protection

MHPSS for conflict affected populations

Emergency support to vulnerable communities

Previous Projects

Preventing and Responding to SGBV, including HTPs, and Rehabilitation of Survivors for the enjoyments of their fundamental Human Rights in Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS Prevention Education as primary goal through promotion of VCT

Home and Community based care program

Community Based HIV/AIDS care and support program

Urban Productive Safety Net Project (UPSNP)

Make Her Voice Heard: Empowering women and girls to prevent and address gender-based violence in three regions of Ethiopia

When “mum missing” safe family፣ community and school environment for children

Emergency support to vulnerable communities

Area Based and In Site Camp Coordination and Camp Management in Mekelle

Caring for vulnerable Children(CVC)

Survival center GBV protection

MHPSS for conflict affected populations

Improve the living conditions, assistance, and protection of 538,543 IDPs and host communities by facilitating the equitable access to multispectral services and the provision of quality community-centered protection services

HIV/AIDS intervention program with the emphasis on self-help and community-based support of AIDS patients and orphans as well as HIV/AIDS prevention