World Vision is a global Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization dedicated to helping children, families, and communities overcome poverty and injustice. Operating for more than 75 years, World Vision functions as a leader in improving and transforming lives, serving the most vulnerable children irrespective of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. The organization actively works in the world's hardest places, driven by the belief that every child deserves a chance at a bright future rich in meaning and purpose.

Vision, Mission, and Values

Our Vision

Life in all its fullness

Our Mission

Empowering people out of poverty

Our Values

Rooted in the love of Christ

Our History

The organization began in 1947 when founder Bob Pierce gave his last $5 to a missionary orphanage to care for an abandoned Chinese girl. Over its long history, World Vision has consistently traveled to regions and taken on challenges others would not, including purchasing a ship in 1979 to rescue refugee families stranded at sea off the coast of Vietnam. Today, the organization continues to focus its operations where it is hardest to be a child, ensuring that resources reach those who need them most.

Our Global Strategy: Our Promise

World Vision works directly with the most vulnerable children across the globe to help them experience an environment where they can realize their true potential. Through collective global efforts, the organization aims to build sustainable support systems that provide safety, development, and a higher quality of life for families and entire communities.

For 25 years, Right To Play has worked in some of the most difficult and dangerous places on earth to help children to stay in school and graduate, resist exploitation and overcome prejudice, keep themselves safe from disease, and heal from the harsh realities of war and abuse.

Established in 1951, YMCA Ethiopia is a non-religious, non-political youth development organization dedicated to empowering young people and fostering holistic human development. Operating under the guiding principle of the "Body – Mind – Spirit" triangle, the organization provides safe spaces, skill-building opportunities, and empowerment programs for children, youth, and women across Ethiopia.

Strategic Framework

| Component | Definition & Objectives | | --- | --- | | Vision | Empowering young people for the renaissance and holistic transformation of Africa. | | Core Philosophy | The "Body – Mind – Spirit" model to cultivate balanced, healthy, and capable individuals. | | Core Target Groups | Children, youth, women, and vulnerable community members. |

History & Institutional Background

• 1949: Initial youth activities and preparatory programs commenced in Ethiopia.
• 1951: YMCA Ethiopia was officially established.
• 1976: Operations were dissolved under the military Derg regime.
• 1992: Re-established by the government as an active volunteer-led youth development association.
• Global Affiliations: Full member of the World Alliance of YMCAs and the Africa Alliance of YMCAs.

Key Operational Sectors & Geographic Presence

• Youth Employment & Economic Readiness: Technical skills training, entrepreneurship development, and livelihood preparation.
• Health Promotion: Physical fitness activities, adolescent sexual and reproductive health education, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Civic Engagement & Leadership: Youth leadership development, character building, and community participation.
• Child Protection & Vulnerable Support: Targeted assistance and social development initiatives for vulnerable children and families.
• Branch Network: Operates approximately 10 branch offices spanning Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia, Sidama, South Ethiopia Regional State, and Tigray.

About the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The ICRC is a neutral, independent organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for people affected by armed conflict and other violence.

The Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations for Elections (CECOE) was established in 2019 with the aim of augmenting and coordinating the role of Ethiopian CSOs in election observation – monitoring, voter education and preventing post-electoral conflicts. Following its establishment, the CECOE opened a new chapter in the country’s CSO sector by systematically observing the Sidama referendum which took place in the same year of the coalition’s establishment. Building upon this experience, during the 6th Ethiopian general elections the coalition had implemented several seminal projects that tectonically shifted the role of Ethiopian CSOs in electoral processes.

During the Sixth National and Regional Elections of Ethiopia, CECOE recruited and deployed over 3,500 long-term and short-term observers to nine regional states and two city administrations which participated in the June and September 2021 elections as well as the South West Ethiopia referendum for a status of statehood. Furthermore, the Coalition implemented a media monitoring initiative which monitored election related information on seven selected mass media outlets, 40 political party social media accounts and 40 CSO organisations. In addition, the coalition also reached over 25 million online users and several million citizens using mainstream media outlets in its voter information and education program.CECOE also coordinated the financing of voter education campaigns implemented by its members, securing over ETB 1,200,000.00 for VE activities in different regions.

CECOE has also successfully observed the referendum that was held in the six zones and five special woredas of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) in February 2023. In a bid to systematically observe this referendum, the CECOE recruited, trained and deployed 434 stationary and 76 mobile observers.

Based on its elections and referendum observation findings and studies.., CECOE engages stakeholders in the public and CSO sectors in several electoral reform and advocacy activities. . To that end, the Coalition has organised several consultation forums, validation workshops, published policy briefs and commentaries, produced and aired tv advertsisments.

Currently, CECOE is working on a wide array of short-term and long-term programs related to elections, good governance, peacebuilding. One of the projects that comes at the forefront in this regard is the “Women Political Participation” project which CECOE co-implemented with Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) with a fund secured from the European Union.

Founded in 2014 following six years of research, Organic Liquid Fertilizer Producing PLC is the producer of Eco Green, Ethiopia’s first and only patented organic liquid fertilizer. The company develops sustainable, eco-friendly agricultural inputs made from plant and animal materials designed to restore soil health, reduce farming costs, and enhance crop yields.

Key Operational Metrics & Social Impact

• Network: Trusted by 150+ eco-friendly partners and over 5 million farmers.
• Workforce Inclusion: Women comprise 55% of the total workforce, supporting regional economic empowerment.
• Community Initiatives: Active participant in Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative through tree planting, fertilizer donations, and local educational support.

History & Timeline

| Year | Milestone | | --- | --- | | 2007 | Initial research begins to develop an organic alternative to chemical fertilizers. | | 2007–2013 | Six years of laboratory development, testing, and field trials leading to the creation of Eco Green. | | 2014 | Official establishment of Organic Liquid Fertilizer Producing PLC and national commercial rollout. |

Executive & Operational Leadership

• Kebede Lakew: Chief Executive Officer
• Leul Mengistu: General Manager
• Dawit Getachew: Finance Manager
• Kedija Umer: HR and Operations Manager
• Dr. Girma Tadesse: Head of Research & Development
• Dr. Wubeshet Shefera: Legal Advisor

Core Objectives & Certifications

• Soil Restoration: Replaces soil-depleting chemical inputs with organic alternatives.
• Cost-Effectiveness: Provides affordable liquid fertilizer solutions to boost agricultural productivity.
• Certification: Officially certified by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture, validating quality standards, safety, and performance.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's lead agency for international development, operating in 170 countries to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. It focuses on sustainable development, democratic governance, peacebuilding, and climate resilience.

Sandford International School, located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a premier coeducational day school serving students aged 3 to 18 since 1947. It offers a British-based curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, and the IB Diploma Programme to a diverse body representing over 50 nations. The school is an IB World School and the oldest CIE Test Centre in Ethiopia.

CIMMYT is a non-profit, international agricultural research organization and a member of the CGIAR Research Centers network. For over 50 years, CIMMYT has applied agricultural science and fostered global partnerships to improve the yield, nutritional quality, and resilience of staple dryland cereals—specifically maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops—with a primary focus on resource-poor farming communities across the Global South.

Global Impact & Key Metrics

• Economic Return: Generates $3.5–4 billion annually in economic benefits for farmers and consumers worldwide.
• Seed Footprint: 50% of maize and wheat grown in low- and middle-income countries derives from CIMMYT varieties.
• Breeding Lines: Supplies 80% of the world's breeding lines for maize and wheat via its global seed distribution network.
• Climate Focus: 90% of organizational research and programming addresses climate change adaptation and mitigation.
• Capacity Building: Delivers approximately 50,000 days of gender-inclusive training annually to farmers and agricultural experts.

Core Areas of Intervention

| Focus Area | Objectives & Scope | | --- | --- | | Resilient Crop Breeding | Developing seed varieties resistant to extreme heat stress, severe droughts, emerging pests, and crop diseases. | | Smart Farming & Resource Efficiency | Promoting improved soil and crop management practices that optimize the use of land, water, nutrients, and energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | | Nutritional Security | Biofortifying and enhancing staple crops to combat malnutrition among low-income populations. | | Knowledge Transfer & Gender Inclusion | Equipping local farmers, researchers, and women producers with advanced agronomic tools, technology, and decision-making capacity. |

Strategic Objectives (2030 Strategy & Beyond)

• Food Security & Livelihoods: Improving the nutrition security, incomes, and livelihoods of smallholders and rural communities.
• Agrifood System Resilience: Strengthening the capacity of cereal production systems to withstand climate shocks and ecological stresses.
• Biodiversity & Conservation: Promoting the wider, more equitable utilization of maize and wheat genetic diversity.
• Enterprise & Economic Growth: Providing scalable technologies and practical agronomic know-how to local entrepreneurs and farmers.
• Institutional Capacity Building: Fostering long-term research collaborations with national agricultural research systems (NARS), global universities, and the private sector.

Giving Cash Directly to People Living in Poverty

GiveDirectly is a nonprofit that lets donors send money directly to the world's poorest households. By shifting funding directly into the hands of individuals, we aim to accelerate the end of extreme poverty globally.

Performance and Delivery (Last 12 Months)

Key Metrics Tracker

| Category | 12-Month Total | Recent Monthly Highlights | | --- | --- | --- | | Recipients Paid | 421,726 people | 20,976 recipients reached in April | | Dollars Delivered | $173,017,021 | $18,918,472 delivered in April$16,792,426 delivered in February | | Donations Received | 221,904 donations | 12,207 donations received in April19,000 donations received in October |

Historical Impact & Operations

Since 2009, we have delivered over $1 billion in cash directly into the hands of more than 2 million people living in poverty.

Current Operational Footprint

We maintain active operations in seven countries across Africa and North America:

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Rwanda
• Uganda
• United States

Why Direct Cash Transfers Make Sense

Shifting Power to the Individual

Traditional aid often decides for people what they need, when they need it, and how they should use it. While well-intentioned, this approach can be disempowering. Giving cash shifts power to the person living in poverty, recognizing they are the experts in their own lives and granting them the dignity to choose for themselves.

Data-Driven Outcomes

Dozens of studies confirm that recipients spend cash aid in highly impactful, creative ways.

• Immediate Use: Money is commonly spent on medicine, livestock (cows, goats, chickens), school fees, solar panels, tin roofs, irrigation, motortaxis, and seeding new business ventures.
• Long-Term Growth: Years later, these initial investments raise baseline incomes, significantly lower malnutrition rates, and expand local economies by up to 2.5 times the original amount given.
• Debunking Myths: The data consistently demonstrates that recipients do not work less or spend funds on alcohol. Furthermore, outcomes show that men utilize and invest the cash just as effectively as women.

Our Shared Goal

Today, 817 million people globally live on less than $3 per day. Cash transfers are a proven, scalable method to accelerate their escape from poverty. Supported by individual donors, foundations, businesses, and institutions, our programs aim to demonstrate a clear path toward ending extreme poverty within our lifetimes.