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Gender Equality, Protection & Inclusion

Advancing Rights. Protecting Dignity. Creating Inclusive Communities.

Building Safer, More Equal, and Inclusive Futures Across Ethiopia

Every person deserves the opportunity to live with dignity, safety, and equal access to opportunities.

Gender equality, child protection, and social inclusion are fundamental to sustainable development. When women and girls are empowered, children are protected, and marginalized groups participate fully in society, communities become healthier, more resilient, and better equipped to address poverty, inequality, conflict, and other development challenges.

Across Ethiopia, many women, girls, children, persons with disabilities, displaced populations, and other vulnerable groups continue to face barriers to protection, education, healthcare, livelihoods, and participation in decision-making. These challenges are often reinforced by harmful social norms, gender inequality, violence, discrimination, poverty, and limited access to essential services.

Since 2009, alignAfrica has partnered with communities, government institutions, schools, civil society organizations, local leaders, women's and youth groups, and development partners to strengthen protection systems, promote gender equality, and advance inclusive development across Ethiopia.

Rather than delivering stand-alone interventions, we strengthen community structures, local institutions, and partnerships that promote equal opportunities, protect vulnerable populations, and create sustainable systems that enable everyone to participate safely and meaningfully in society.

Programme Areas

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Child Protection and Safeguarding

Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

Ending Harmful Practices and Protecting Girls

Disability Inclusion and Social Inclusion

Youth Voice, Participation and Social Accountability

Policy Advocacy and Protection Systems Strengthening

Advancing Equality. Protecting Rights. Strengthening Communities.

Our Impact Since 2009

Our work contributes to stronger protection systems, empowered women and girls, safer communities, and more inclusive institutions across Ethiopia.

People Reached Through Gender Equality Initiatives

Supporting women, girls, communities, and institutions through programmes that promote gender equality, women's empowerment, leadership, and inclusive participation.

People Engaged Through Gender-Based Violence Prevention

Working with communities, institutions, and local leaders to strengthen awareness, prevention, referral systems, and community action to reduce gender-based violence.

Children Reached Through Child Protection Initiatives

Supporting children through child protection, safeguarding, community-based care, awareness raising, and referral mechanisms that promote safety and wellbeing.

Women, Youth and Vulnerable Groups Empowered

Supporting leadership development, community participation, disability inclusion, life skills, and social empowerment for women, young people, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups.

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Community Protection Systems Strengthened

Working alongside local government and communities to strengthen safeguarding mechanisms, referral pathways, community structures, and social accountability systems that improve protection and inclusion.