Contact Person

Abebe Kebede
Executive Director
+251-1-911228516, +251-1-940271632
http://www.corhaethiopia.org
Kaliti Road, CCRDA Building In front of the Training Center for Drivers and Mechanics

CORHA is an organizational expression of the determination of NGOs committed to the provision of comprehensive, integrated and sustainable Sexual and Reproductive Health information and services in Ethiopia. Since its establishment in 1995, CORHA has been functioning effectively in creating platforms for policy discussion and dialogue, coordinating member’s activities and representing its members in higher level platforms such as Joint Consultative Forum, Protection of Basic Service- Ethiopian Social Accountability Program (ESAP), Health Population Donors Group.

Organisation's Contributions

Process Indicator Contribution Description
Advocacy worksohop conduct and their support to family planning , health sector budget strengthened Held different consultation meetings where FP was one of the priorities discussed CORHA held different consultation meetings where Family planning was one of the priorities discussed. For instance, organized national consultation and awareness raising workshop for concerned government and non-government partners to conceptualize the DD and consider both the opportunities and challenges that the country could face to benefit from the DD, including using FP as one of the game changers to harnessing the DD. A one-day high level national consultation workshop on multi-sectoral partnership platform formation was held at Hyatt Regency Hotel on 1 March 2019, where consensus was reached to revitalize and strengthen high-level partnership forum which is instrumental to reduce wastage of resources and duplication of efforts among partners of adolescent and youth development. Furthermore, CoRHA facilitated a high level consultative workshop with Federal and Regional House of Peoples Representatives on the implementation of youth policy, strategy and youth package from 11-12 March 2019 at Dire International Hotel, Adama town. The consultative workshop was organized to discuss the oversight role of the parliamentarians at federal and regional levels on the implementation of youth policy, strategy and packages in general and youth volunteerism, the status of national service program, the status of youth mainstreaming in particular and on the way forward for possible revision of the existing national youth policy of Ethiopia (2004)
A national list of key indicators for all categories of the AYH program identified and developed Prepared the 2nd National Youth Status Report – Ethiopia 2018 CORHA in collaboration with the then Ministry of Women, Children and Youth prepared the 2nd National Youth Status Report – Ethiopia 2018. The report was printed in 300 copies and distributed to concerned sector ministries, civil society organizations, donors and other partners. The official dissemination of the report was held during the celebration of International Youth Day on 13th August 2019 at Capital Hotel by the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth.
Number of research conducted Conducting the National Assessment of the Effectiveness of Youth Personality Development Centers in Ethiopia CORHA in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth has been conducting the National Assessment of the Effectiveness of Youth Personality Development Centers in Ethiopia. The general objectives of this national assessment is to understand the extent to which the youth centers in Ethiopia are serving the intended purpose of promoting the development of young people including the friendly and quality provision of SRH services. The assessment is critically important to know the current status of youth centers and serve as policy and program input for future interventions. The assessment is in its final stage for the publication and dissemination.
All Health workers trained on AYH friendly servic Organized tailored training on Human Rights-based Approach to strengthen the capacity of UNFPA implementing partners to address adolescent youth development issues CORHA organized tailored training on Human Rights-based Approach to strengthen the capacity of UNFPA implementing partners to address adolescent youth development issues. The training was organized particularly for implementing partners (IPs) drawn from Addis Ababa and Oromiya regions. A total of 23 (10 female and 13 male) staffs of IP from Bureau of children, women and youth, labor and social affairs, Regional HAPCO, Health bureau and CSOs working on adolescent and youth with especial emphasis on SRH, Gender, and child protection.
Advocacy workshop organized in higher leranning institutions Conducted the study to document cases of sexual and reproductive health problems and service as well as demand for services in selected universities. CORHA in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Federal HIV Prevention and Control Office (HAPCO) conducted the study to document cases of sexual and reproductive health problems and service as well as demand for services in selected universities. The study has clearly informed the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ministry of Health and other partners to develop strategies for demand creation and comprehensive in-campus SRH and HIV prevention programs.