LIA Ethiopia

Mission

The mission of LIA- Ethiopia is to support and empower needy, disadvantaged and marginalized communities of Ethiopia in their effort to become self-reliant. This is accomplished through capacity building of community based organizations (CBOs) in an integrated and wholistic manner.

History

Life in Abundance-Ethiopia (LIA-E) was established in June 2000 a local community development organization with the goal of assisting the most needy community members, particularly women and children. LIA-Ethiopia uses integrated community based health care strategy to reach the poorest individuals and communities with wholistic interventions. LIA-E is affiliated to Life in Abundance International (LIA-Int.), whose headquarters are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ONGOING PROJECTS

• Church based wholistic projects with Training of trainers and leadership development

• Hosting short term teams and interns

• Orphans and vulnerable children projects – Debre Birhan, Jimma, Addis Ababa, Merkato

• Integrated HIV/AIDS Care & Support Projects

• Aids: prevention of transmission from Mother to child

• Youth: Abstinence and Behavioral change –Debre Birhan

• Child nutrition and development project - Debre Berhan

• Water and Sanitation project – Addis Ababa
  
  

Organizational Set Up

LIA-Ethiopia undertakes its ministry under the supervision of its General Assembly, Executive Board and Manager. The country office oversees interventions at appropriate levels and engages the target communities with integrated and wholistic approaches.