Community Conversation for Women and Children Rights and Supports

Training of Trainers Cascading Knowledge in their Communities JFA-PFE has been actively working on combating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Child Marriage and supporting children whose parents are imprisoned. In April 2016, JFA-PFE conducted a three-day Training of Trainers in Bahir Dar to teach 24 community conversation organizers basic concept about gender, the patriarchy system…

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Facilitating Justice Sector collaboration

15th National Joined-Up Justice Forum In close collaboration with the Ethiopian justice sector, JFA-PFE facilitates a bi-annual gathering of high level Justice Sector leaders and their deputies to discuss on nationwide relevant issues. The 15th joined-up justice forum took place over two days in in Gondor (northern Ethiopia) in mid- April 2016. About 100…

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Over 5,000 Participants across Ethiopia Enhance Their Human Rights Awareness

5,087 Public Prosecutors, Justice Sectors Officials Social Court Judges, Police Officers, Community Police, Investigators, Militia Officers and Officials, Prison Administrators and Counseling and Psychology Professionals also took the capacity building and awareness raising training. JFA-PFE is conducting these kinds of trainings trusting that it will increase the knowledge and awareness of participants in human…

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5th Bahir Dar City Run to stop Child Marriage

On the February 26, 2016, the 5th annual Bahir Dar city run was performed with a theme “Children Lives Matter; Stop Child Marriage.” More than five thousand Bahir Dar city residents, famous athletes, government officials and NGO representatives participated in this 10kms run for the cause of ending child brides. In this city run…

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