Welcome to EMRDA!

Ethiopian Muslims Relief and Development Association (EMRDA) was established in the year 1994 as NGO and legally re-registered with Charities and Societies Agency in 2009 with the objective of preventing abject poverty and unemployment through participation and sustainable integrated development. Over the past 18 years, it has been implementing multi-dimensional development Programs and made significant contribution to the overall poverty reduction effort of the country. Read more     

EMRDA is on the way to construct its own Management Training Center and Head office Building by now it has owned 2125m² of land at Addis Ababa and planned to construct G+7 of two blokes building with all modern facilitates to administer and run its Programs. So your support is instrumental for its realization. Please donate this project here

The future direction of EMRDA is to establish its own multi purprse center in which all of its envisioned programs take place under a roof. One of the major programs is to establish Interest free Micro Finance Institution which gives access to community in saving & credit services and strengthen the overall programs of the organization. It is also planned to set up community management training center that links the programmatic activities with the microfinance scheme. The center will also serve in providing community services such as General Meeting Hall, Library, and museum particularly for general researches and results of the studies of Islamic Cultural Heritage.

Vision:

• To see equally developed, transformed and poverty free society.

Mission

• To improve the livelihood of the poor and marginalized communities through participatory approach by providing access to basic education, Skill Training, SRH-HIV/AIDS services, improving Food Security and environmental protection, Capacitating women & youth in Ethiopia.

Goal

EMRDA’s overall objective is to be a strong integrated development organization in the fight against poverty for a better livelihood particularly in rural and pastoral areas

 Program Intervention areas  Read more

• Basic formal and non formal education (ABE)
• Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) care and support
• Community skills training (VT)
• Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH/HIV/AIDS ) prevention (Youth focused )
• Women’s Empowerment
• Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) capacity building
• Income Generating Activities(IGA)
• Small scale water development ( WaSH)
• Food Security

• EMRDA Organizational Profile 2011
• EMRDA Summary of Annual Report 2010 and Plan for 2011
• EMRDA Consolidated Audit 2010 Report

Making a difference in partnership !!