, Addis Ababa
Save The Children
Internal/External Vacancy Announcement – Re-advert   INTRODUCTION   Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.   Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.   Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.   Job Title Thematic Director, Health and Nutrition Code 0270 Place of Work Addis Ababa Program/Unit PDQ Monthly Salary in ETB As per the salary scale of the organization No. of Positions 1(One)   ROLE PURPOSE:   The Health and Nutrition Thematic Director (H&NTD) is primarily responsible for development and quality of all Save the Children’s health and nutrition (H&N) programs in Ethiopia in both humanitarian and development contexts. This includes developing a multi-year thematic strategy and annual plans; identifying innovative and technically sound project ideas, approaches and methodologies that can help the Country Office effectively achieve its strategic breakthrough goals; proactively engaging with CO’s business development team, SC members and donors in identifying funding opportunities through presenting and marketing of those ideas; playing a major/leading role in technical designs of new programs; developing and maintaining strong external relations with key stakeholders in particular the Government of Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health, H&N cluster and coordination forums; ensuring the development and application of H&N quality assurance standards/benchmarks, tools etc. across the programs of the CO. The position also includes responsibilities of overseeing the provision of quality and timely technical assistance to all projects; leading/managing a team of H&N experts; ensuring the production and utilization of high quality, well-articulated project evidence and research by working together with Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team of the CO; supporting and strengthening Communities of Practice forums to disseminate learning and knowledge; and supporting advocacy and campaign strategies.   S/he represents SC values and principles in interactions with staff and external audiences, including frequent interaction with member technical staff.  These values and principles include commitment to the mission of Save the Children, team orientation, quality management and leadership development, introducing systems and procedures to strengthen staff motivation and productivity.  The Thematic Director will also understand our work in the field by frequently travelling to field locations.  S/he is a member of Program Development and Quality (PDQ) Department Senior Leadership Team, CO’s Extended Senior Management and National Management Team. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Deputy Country Director, Program Development and Quality (PDQ) Dimensions: Save the Children works in all regions in Ethiopia with a current staff complement of approximately 1,700 members and current expenditure of approximately $90+ million each year. Number of Positions/Staff directly reporting to this post:  4-5      KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Strategic Program Development and Representation ·         Provide overall leadership for the strategic development and quality implementation of the H&N program, including development of strategic plans and supporting a portfolio of projects, research and initiatives required to achieve of strategic objectives.  ·         Lead the strategic planning process for H&N and then annual operational planning based on the strategic plan, and regular internal program planning and review meetings for the health and nutrition teams, as well as related inputs to quarterly and annual reports. ·         Support Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) for the documentation of program achievements ·         Communicate program achievements against agreed strategic objectives and milestones, and any emerging new evidence for a wide range of internal and external audiences. ·         Actively communicate and coordinate with the other Thematic Directors, relevant technical specialists and project managers to ensure synergy and integrated approaches across themes that take into account current good practices. ·         Develop and maintain strong external relations with key stakeholders in particular the Government of Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health, H&N cluster and coordination forums ·         Ensure a deep understanding of FMOH priorities; communicate these to the H&N and relevant Program Operations team; and use these for program development and implementation. ·         Maintain and cultivate key external relationships including with the GOE FMOH, donors, multi-lateral organizations, and INGOs ·         Regularly coordinate with member technical staff.  Identify technical support requirements, inclusive of field visits, as and when necessary. ·         Serve as the senior representative for all relevant external representation opportunities   Program Development ·         Contribute to the development and regular updating of an SCI Ethiopia fundraising opportunities matrix. ·         Identify innovative and technically sound project ideas, approaches and methodologies that can help the Country Office effectively achieve its strategic breakthrough goals in collaboration with PDU and SCI members, identify institutional and other funding opportunities. ·         Work proactively by engaging with CO’s business development team, SC members and donors in identifying funding opportunities through presenting and marketing of technically viable ideas ·         Support pre-positioning for identified opportunities including understanding FMOH and donor priorities, and identifying partners ·         Present compelling H&N business cases through analytical assessment of donor and Ethiopia’s priorities in the sector ·         Develop and maintain contacts with current and potential donors, potential partners and key technical agencies, in coordination with the Program Development Unit (PDU) and DCD PDQ. Attend relevant donor meetings and visits.  ·         Ensure that high quality technical inputs are provided while designing new H&N project proposals ·         Ensure that technical proposals are relevant through proactively and systematically gathered needs and information from beneficiaries and stakeholders in the field ·         In collaboration with MEAL ensure current technical knowledge, research and current/previous programming lessons learned and good practices are widely shared and used in proposals.   Program Quality and Effectiveness ·         Ensure the development and application of H&N quality assurance standards/benchmarks, tools etc. across the programs and research initiatives of the CO ·         Ensure quality of projects are attained at delivery level by working closely staff involved in implementation through provision of continuous capacity improvement measures and rolling out of relevant quality benchmark tools/processes ·         Work closely with Program Operations teams to support quality implementation including incorporation of recommendations for technical improvements.  ·         Conduct regular field visits to provide support to quality assurance initiatives in the field ·         Work closely with MEAL in developing a robust evidence-based learning to support program implementation, development and advocacy; and insuring that lessons learned and good practices are properly documented, effectively disseminated and, where appropriate, incorporated into wider advocacy initiatives. ·         Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure quality benchmarking is in place for program implementation and all evaluations are conducted at a high level of quality. ·         Work with MEAL to ensure dissemination of learning and knowledge to H&N, PDQ and relevant Program Operations and partner staff through the active use of Communities of Practices      ·         Develop and implement effective strategies to integrate resources and lessons of large stand-alone projects in the thematic area; support cross-fertilization of good practices. ·         Understand cross-cutting issues of resilience, gender, child participation, and others to ensure their incorporation into program design and implementation. ·         Support Program Operations and Awards in submitting quality donor reports by providing timely and thorough technical review of such reports including recommendations on how these reports could be improved.   Policy Analysis, Policy Engagement and Advocacy for Policy Change ·         Oversee the development and implementation of Save the Children’s H&N advocacy work. Provide technical guidance to advocacy efforts (objectives, messages, targets, approaches) and manage the achievement of each specific objective. ·         Develop relevant policy briefs and position papers related to the H&N Program. Lead in networking and articulating SC’s position, policy and strategy in national forums and meetings.  ·         Ensure that the voices of children guide advocacy and policy change objectives and related activities. ·         Keep abreast of national policies and global trends/good practices in the area of H&N, analyze and share with relevant PDQ H&N and Program Operations staff- ideally through the Community of Practice. ·         Represent Save the Children in relevant working groups, task forces, seminars and related fora in the thematic area; and among donors, UN agencies, International NGOs, and national and sub-national government counterparts.   Staff and Budget Management ·         Lead and manage the H&N team composed of health and nutrition experts. ·         Provide ‘dashed-line’ technical leadership for all SC H&N Program technical staff in Ethiopia. ·         Ensure the ‘right-sizing’ of the H&N team structurally. ·         Coaches, mentors and provides structured training as necessary to team members. ·         Develop and manage budgets for staff of the H&N team, advocacy, consultancies and research, as required. ·         Conduct regular, comprehensive performance management.  This includes work plans and performance reviews and support of staff learning and development. ·         Identify succession plans and team members with high capacity for future promotion   SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice) Accountability: ·         Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values ·         Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved Ambition: ·         Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same ·         Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others ·         Future orientated, thinks strategically Collaboration: ·         Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters ·         Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength ·         Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to Creativity: ·         Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions ·         Willing to take disciplined risks Integrity: Honest, encourages openness and transparency

ውስጣዊ መረጋጋትን ከመፍጠር አኳያ ጠ/ሚ/ር ዶ/ር ዐብይ አህመድ ወደ ስልጣን የመጡበት ወቅት በሁሉም ረገድ እጅግ ፈታኝ የሆኑ ጉዳዮች ባረበቡበት ወቅት ነው። መንግስት ውስጣዊ መረጋጋት ማስፈን ተስኖት ሁለት ጊዜ የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ ለማወጅ የተገደደበት፣ እዚህም እዚያም ግጭቶችና ትርምሶች የሚፈሉበት፣ በማንኛውም ቅፅበት አዲስ አበባ በኹከት ልትናጥ እንደምትችል የምታስፈራበት፣ ተረጋግቶ መስራትና መኖር አዳጋች የሆነበት፣ ኢኮኖሚው ተንገጫግጮ የነበረውን ፍጥነት [...]

, Addis Ababa
Save The Children
Internal & External Vacancy Announcement   INTRODUCTION   Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.   Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.   Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.   Job Title Senior Finance Coordinator Code 0301 Place of Work Addis Ababa Program/Unit Child Protection Monthly Salary in ETB As per the scale of the organization No. of Positions 1 (One) Length of Contract One year with possible extension     ROLE PURPOSE:   The Senior Finance Coordinator has overall responsibility of controlling all financial aspects of the Hub and is expected to deliver complete and accurate financial information to Hub Programme Operation Director (POD) as appropriate for decision making process. S/he provides overall Close assistance to Hub and Filed offices and project staff regarding management of financial, budgetary and internal Controls are in Place.   JOB SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES   ·         Critical review and verify overall month end deliverables. ·         Posts all GLACOS & GJs related data for Off-line offices. ·         Prepares On-line Bank Reconciliation to cross check with the off-line one. ·         Review the accuracy of monthly Field Office Month End Financial Reports and submit to Accounting Unit. ·         Works Closely with Reporting, Accounting, Budgeting and Treasury Unit to improve field offices financial activities.    ·         Ensure funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures and Communicate Budget vs actuals to Budget Holders and POD.   ·         Communicates and/or escalates issues, including budget overspending, financial gap, and non-compliance issues in a timely manner to Hubs Finance Manager and POD. ·         Assists budgeting unit and provide relevant financial data during formulation of country-wide Master budget and proposal budgeting. ·         Prepare and consolidated monthly cash request forecast of the project, and forward to Treasury unit ·         Consistently Supervise and manage including but not limited to payroll reconciliation, Clearance of taxes, Provident fund and both travel & program advances. §  Make sure filed office financial documents are delivered to Addis Ababa archive on monthly basis   and facilitate external and internal audit process and responds to quires raised. §  Regularly assess filed office finance staff capacity and facilitate training and capacity building. §  Be a true business partner to PODs and other operation staff to provide timely, accurate and relevant financial information to assist sound decision making.  

Jijiga,
Save The Children
  Internal /external Vacancy Announcement INTRODUCTION Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.   Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.   Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.   Job Title MEAL Coordinator Code SCI/JigJiga/00119/18 Program/Unit USAID’S Building the potential of youth Place of Work Jigjiga Monthly Salary in ETB As per the Organization’s scale No. of Positions One (1) Length of Contract One year with possibility of extension   JOB SUMMARY: The Monitoring and Evaluation coordinator will be responsible for the development/implementation of program-wide M&E database system for POTENTIAL project at regional level to track progress reports. The coordinator is expected to ensure adequate quality control in all aspects of M& E from data collection to results’ reporting and provide technical support in M & E issue across all program staff at the field office level.  He/she is regional backstop for providing technical support for the regional teams to help them closely work with regional, zonal, woreda bureaus and their community structures in the area of project data/information management. He/She Coordinate and interacts with regional and field office teams to assure quality and timeliness of activities at regional, district and woreda levels. He/She is responsible to oversee POTENTIAL M&E activities such as data collection, database management, supportive supervision, and coordination of review meetings and periodic reporting in all targets.  As part of the assignment, the position holder is expected to prepare quarterly, biannual and annual tabular and narrative reports; develop electronic database system for monitoring and tracking monthly activity reports and make it accessible to relevant staff. Reports to:  Project Manager   KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Job responsibility 1: Project Planning: ·          Support and ensure   the regional and zonal team prepare annual POTENTIAL Plus work plan and timely submit for regional offices for approval; ·          Support the zonal team to ensure that POTENTIAL work plan is harmonized with annual woreda Youth sector plan and actively participate in the woreda planning; ·          Ensure timely and regular submission of   detailed monthly work plan to regional office; Job responsibility 2: Project Implementation:  ·          Monitor timely implementation overall POTENTIAL work plans and budget utilization ·          Ensure timely implementation and effectiveness of POTENTIAL related review meetings at zonal ·          Ensure that the quality of POTENTIAL supported trainings, review meetings and supportive supervisions are maintained; ·          Provide monitoring and evaluation training to relevant local stakeholders as required and  support such efforts of the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor/ Research, monitoring and evaluation advisor. ·          Provides technical support to zonal team in project activity monitoring, data organization and utilization and report writing    Job responsibility 3: Coordination: ·          Support and take initiatives in supporting  district office  statisticians, HMIS officers and others in use of data for decision making, simple analysis techniques using MS Excel and other public domain software ·          Coordinate and facilitate research(Base-, mid- and end –line ) activities of POTENTIAL that will be conducted in the region ·          Facilitate timely and regular programme monitoring in collaboration with regional program  thematic coordinators  and regional coordinator ·          Coordinate all supportive supervisions, site visits, documentations of trainings, review meetings, preparation of case studies, and make sure that these POTENTIAL activities are well documented and track able ·          Coordinate, prepare, and consolidate  all reporting(biweekly, monthly and quarterly) activities of the region in collaboration with regional coordinators and others as needed   Job responsibility 4: Monitoring and evaluation:  ·          Actively participate in POTENTIAL related regular and periodic assessments ·          Timely review project reports and provide constructive feedbacks to regional and woreda teams ·          Identify and inform new developments in POTENTIAL monitoring and evaluation to program staff ·          Undertake regular visits to the field to support monitoring processes, spot check data collection, data quality, analysis, reporting on programme progress ·          Actively participate in regular regional office project review meetings to assess progress;  ·          Keep on track the performance of the region’s activities according to the regional plan and inform the senior project coordinator if there are deivaiations from the plan ·          Ensure that  project data are timely collected, enterd  to databsed and used for quaratly and annual reporting      Job Responsibility 5: Documentation and reporting: ·          Submit timely training reports, review meeting proceedings and field travel reports to regional office for documentation; ·          Share weekly updates with regional POTENTIAL team; prepares monthly and quarterly project progress reports and submits to the concerned bodies in timely fashion ·          Identify potential success stories and best practices relating to POTENTIAL for documentation on regular basis;  ·          Performs other related tasks as required.

addis ababa,
Resel Pick-Pick ICT plc
Resel Pick Pick ICT Technology is a company established to provide best solution for the money based transaction for students and business comunity with the support of a platform called “E-ገንዘብ” and “Pick Pick share taxi” is engaged in launching 1000 meter taxi service to provide safe, comfortable, reliable and affordable transportation service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.hence we are looking for competent, young and active office manager for our E- ገንዘብ officeDetail tasks Serve as the point person for office regarding Maintenance, Mailing, Supplies, Equipment, Bills, and Shopping.Schedule meetings and appointmentsOrganize the office layout and order stationery and equipmentMaintain the office condition and arrange necessary repairs Partner with HR to update and maintain office policies as necessaryOrganize office operations and proceduresCoordinate with IT department on all office equipmentEnsure that all items are invoiced and paid on timeManage contract and price negotiations with office vendors, service providers and office lease Manage office general &Administrative budget, ensure accurate and timely reportingProvide general support to visitorsAssist in the on boarding process for new hiresAddress employees’ queries regarding office management issues (e.g. stationery, Hardware and travel arrangements)Liaise with facility management vendors, including cleaning, catering and security servicesPerform other duties as required

Sekota, Amhara
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER
1:- Contribute to the definition and implementation of AAH Policies, positioning and strategies in the mission.  Implements, in the framework of his projects, the missions WASH strategy taking into account the key internal and external documents: AAH charter, 2015 strategic framework, policies (WaSH and other AAH sector), Positioning papers (WaSH and transversals), national strategies and other specific legal framework enforced by the body/department in charge of WASH issues.  Contributes to the definitions of the missions WaSH strategy in cooperation with WaSH TA’s 2:-Contribute to the identification, definition, formulation of WaSH projects Responsible for the geographic areas of intervention and working with target populations of: Þ     Needs assessments and related reports. These reports must be written and transmitted to the WaSH TA Þ     Writing and submission to the WaSH TA’s of WaSH related parts of the proposals (proposal narratives, budget and LFA) Þ     Follow up the general situation(AWD, Outbreaks, humanitarian crisis,…) of intervention areas and immediately forward feedback 3: Ensure projects implementation, monitoring and reporting Þ     Masters preferably his project(s) and related stakes, Logical framework and indicators (LFA). Has got printed copies of all projects contractual documents and ensures that his team is aware of them. Þ     Develop technical guidelines for the implementation of his projects and have them validated by WaSH TA’s Þ     Plans the implementation of his projects activities Þ     Supervises the implementation of  projects activities using AAH tools (APR, DIP, Budget follow up …) Þ     Contribute to and promote the monthly budget follow up Þ     Implements donor and AAH visibility on the working sites of his projects Þ     Responsible for the implementation in the working sites of the safety and security measures/rules for both AAH teams (including daily hired) and the populations/public Þ     Implement transparency and accountability measures vis-à-vis the project beneficiaries, by making them participate throughout the project cycle.  Þ     Undertake feasibility study, design Water supply  and sanitation projects, prepare DIP, prepare tender document for contracted out projects, and prepare procurement plan for items will procure at base and AA level Þ     Ensure sanitation and hygiene approaches and  interventions will bring behavioural change within the community Þ     Prepare, compile and submit monthly APRs to the manager and WASH TAs Þ     Undertake reports (Donor report, government quarter report, monthly AAH report, contextual assessment report, KAP analysis report, terminal report,) and share to line manager and WASH TA. 4: Ensure Local AAH representation and coordination with other stakeholders within the intervention area Þ     Coordinates AAH’s action with other stakeholders working in the intervention area Þ     Support capacity building of AAH WaSH partners in the area of intervention Þ     Promotes partnership with Local NGO’s , including capacity building, at district/provincial/regional level 5: Contribute to evaluation (internal and external) of projects effect/impact. Þ     Contribute to the definitions of external evaluations (opportunities, ToR,….), supports external evaluators (during their missions), and implement recommendations coming out from external evaluations Þ     Implement a double KAP(Baseline and Endline KAP) for projects that are relevant Þ     Ensure and follow up data are properly prepared, codded, collected, analysed and reported Þ     Ensure participatory monitoring of projects and update the result for relevant stakeholders in consultation with WaSH TA’s Þ     Collect data using GPS and plot on the intervention area map 6: Contribute pro-actively to HR management (including national staff career plan development) Þ     Is the functional and hierarchical manager for the WaSH teams working on his project(S) Þ     Takes part activities in the recruitment and the training of his staffs, in cooperation with the administrator or the logistic- administrator office Þ     Ensure the evaluation (performance appraisal) of his staff Þ     Ensure that WaSH staffs  weekly movement plan  are inconformity with meeting objectives of the program Þ     Follow up staff movement (peridiem, day-offs, annual leave..) logistical needs,  7: Contribute to the mission’s capitalization and to AAH communication Þ     Writes and submits a handover/mission reports when his mission is over using the AAH format Þ     Ensure the compilation on a soft drive of all essential documents related to his project(s) and transmits them to the WaSH TA’s. The WaSH TA’s will ensure that technically validated documents are further disseminated Þ     Ensure compilation of soft drive of all relevant pictures of his project(s). these photos have to be transmitted to the communication department during the end of mission debriefing period at the HQ Þ     Closely link with the WaSH TA’s and update info’s on regular basis. Þ     Contribute to the definition and implementation of capitalization/technical research topics and on advocacy activities. Þ     Contribute to the setup of AAH WaSH database in the mission Þ      Representing AAH participate in the regional joint WaSH assessments, surveillances, and taskforce meetings and forward feedbacks on time to line managers  

1-ከዚህ በፊት ቀጥታ ሲዋጉን የነበሩ አካላት ዛሬ እስፓንሰር በመሆንና ገንዘባቸውን በመርጨት የክልሉት ፀጥታ ለመደፍረስ ከፍተኛ ስራ እየሰሩ ይገኛሉ ብለዋል፡፡ ከእስፓንሰሮቹ የሚሰጣቸውን ገንዘብ በመቀበል የተሰጣቸውን ተልዕኮ ለማስፈፀም ዝግጁ የሆኑ በሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ የእኛው ወንድሞች በመከላችን ይገኛሉ ብለዋል፡፡ 2-ለዚህ ህዝብ እንሰራለን የምንል ከሆነ ሁላችንም ወደሀገር ተመልሰን በሀሳብ በመፋለም አንድ ላይ መስራት አለብን ብለን ጥሪ አድርገን ጥሪ ብቻ ሳይሆን [...]

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Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa is one of the biggest international African based health development organization established in 1957 in Nairobi, Kenya.  Amref Health Africa lives with a Vision of “Lasting Health Change in Africa” with a Mission Statement i.e.  Amref Health Africa is committed to improving the health of people by partnering with and empowering communities and strengthening health systems in Africa. It is for Africa and committed to improving health and health care in Africa. Amref Health Africa became formally registered in Ethiopia in 1998 and started its fully-fledged country program in 2002 with one project in Addis Ababa. Since then, the country program has grown both geographically and programmatically. At present, Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia has over 25 projects which operate in eight Ethiopian regions (Addis Ababa, Afar, Oromiya, Amhara,Gambella,Somali, Benishangul Gumuz and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region). Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia started its health programme in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region of Ethiopia in 2007 where it implemented two projects targeting four districts in the South Omo. The organization currently has been implementing projects in South Omo, Segen, Wolaita and Gamo Gofa Zones of SNNPR. Amref Health Africa strongly believes that there is an acute gap between vulnerable communities and the Ethiopian health system. To contribute towards closing the gap, Amref Health Africa has chosen to act in a holistic and integrated way and hence focused on five interrelated thematic areas: (1) community health system strengthening (2) capacity building (3) advocacy for health (4) income generation and resource mobilization and (5) institutional strengthening.