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]
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| Formation | 2003 |
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| Type | Women's shelter |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Region served | Addis Ababa, Adama, Hawassa, Dessie, Debre Birhan, Weldiya and Semera |
Director | Maria Yusuf |
| Website | www |
History
editAWSAD 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Gebreselassie, Elias. Speaking up against sexual violence, domestic abuse in Ethiopia. Al Jazeera.
- ^ Williams, Alessandra. Dancing Transnational Feminisms Ananya Dance Theatre and the Art of Social Justice. University of Washington Press. p. 137.
- ^ Pellerin, Camille. Citizens, Civil Society, and Activism Under the EPRDF Regime in Ethiopia An Analysis from Below. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 105.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ford, Liz. Ethiopia's safe houses offer more than shelter to violence survivors – in pictures. The Guardian.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Webster, Lee. More Than a Roof: our new report on women's shelter services. Womankind Worldwide.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Woldeyes, Billene Seyoum. DW.
- ^ Survivors of violence find hope in shelters in Ethiopia. UN Women.
- ^ Supporting survivors of SGBV in conflict-affected areas. UNDP.