Child and Maternal Support Initiative
IDAPRO successfully implemented a one-year Child and Maternal Support Initiative during the 2024 Ethiopian Fiscal Year in Addis Ababa. The project targeted highly vulnerable children and their mothers to improve child welfare, household food security, and women’s economic resilience.
Child Sponsorship
The first project is the Child Sponsorship Project, which has been implemented in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City since September 2024. The overall objective of this project is to improve the socio-economic living conditions of Highly Vulnerable Children (HVC) and their parents or guardians by improving access to essential services such as education, health, and food.
livelihood improvement and empowerment
The second initiative focuses on livelihood improvement and empowerment programs for women and youth in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City, which started in January 2024. The general objective of this program is to strengthen women’s economic empowerment, improve livelihood opportunities, and enhance income-generation capacities for youth.
Child and Maternal Support Initiative
Key achievements included:
• Monthly cash assistance to 10 vulnerable children
• Establishment of a Self-Help Group (SHG) for mothers
• Regular savings practices
• Provision of start-up capital for income-generating activities
• Establishment basic bond with local willing individuals and companies
Our Projects
The project demonstrated IDAPRO’s capacity to design, manage, and implement effective community-based interventions and laid a strong foundation for future scale-up.
IDAPRO focuses
Focuses on ensuring equitable access to essential, high-quality care, aiming to reduce mortality through antenatal check-ups, skilled birth attendance, and postpartum care, particularly within the first 365 days. Key initiatives include strengthening community-based health services, promoting nutrition, and providing emergency obstetric and newborn care.
Focuses to ensure that every woman and child survives and thrives through equitable access to high-quality, comprehensive health services throughout the continuum of life.
