Association for Women's Sanctuary and Development

Formation2003
TypeWomen's shelter
HeadquartersAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Region served
Addis Ababa, Adama, Hawassa, Dessie, Debre Birhan, Weldiya and Semera
Director
Maria Yusuf
Websitewww.awsadethiopia.org

Association for Women's Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD) is a women's shelter in Ethiopia.[1][2][3] It is the first of its kind to be established in the country and began operations in 2003.[4][5][6] AWSAD currently has various branches in several cities including Addis Ababa and Adama.[7]

History

AWSAD was founded by Maria Yusuf, she is currently also its director.[8] The NGO also maintains a newsletter which Billene Seyoum served as editor.[9]

The UN Women in collaboration with the Danish and Irish governments assisted AWSAD in launching the biggest women's shelter in the nation in 2015.[10]

In 2019, United Nations Development Programme supported AWSAD in opening sanctuaries for victims of sexual violence in war-torn northern Ethiopia.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gebreselassie, Elias. Speaking up against sexual violence, domestic abuse in Ethiopia. Al Jazeera.
  2. ^ Williams, Alessandra. Dancing Transnational Feminisms Ananya Dance Theatre and the Art of Social Justice. University of Washington Press. p. 137.
  3. ^ Pellerin, Camille. Citizens, Civil Society, and Activism Under the EPRDF Regime in Ethiopia An Analysis from Below. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 105.
  4. ^ Enkuberhan, Ruth. An assessment of Integrated services from the Present and Past Shelter Users' Perspectives: the case of Association for Women's Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD) Shelter. Addis Ababa University. p. 28.
  5. ^ Ford, Liz. Ethiopia's safe houses offer more than shelter to violence survivors – in pictures. The Guardian.
  6. ^ Hague, Gill (26 May 2021). History and Memories of the Domestic Violence Movement We've Come Further Than You Think. Policy Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4473-5632-5.
  7. ^ Webster, Lee. More Than a Roof: our new report on women's shelter services. Womankind Worldwide.
  8. ^ Mengistu, Lemma. Experiences of Women Survivors of Gender-Based Violence with Surivor-Centred Approach, A case of Association for Women's Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD) Ethiopia (PDF). The University of Nairobi. p. 25.
  9. ^ Woldeyes, Billene Seyoum. DW.
  10. ^ Survivors of violence find hope in shelters in Ethiopia. UN Women.
  11. ^ Supporting survivors of SGBV in conflict-affected areas. UNDP.