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Maedot is a Women and Children focused civil society organization that undertakes integrated urban and rural programs. It was established and registered by Ministry of Justice as an indigenous NGO in July 2000 with Registration No. 0139. Re- registered twice by as Ethiopian Resident Charity organization by Charities and Societies in 2009 as Ethiopian Civil Society Organization by Authority of Civil Society Organization on August 27, 2019 respectively to undertake Child and Women focused poverty alleviation programs and have current renewal from the respective offices. Maedot has a Governing Board and a Management Body composed of professionals to provide sustainable service to Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and their caregivers. Maedot has 64 committed staff members and deployed 337 community volunteers to implement the Family Focused HIV prevention, Care and Treatment Project and  its effort to expand and ensure the delivery of quality services to its target population. Maedot is supporting more than 10,714 OVCs and 6194 care givers in Addis Ababa in nutritional, HIV care, and support and economic empowerment initiatives.

Maedot has a personnel policy (manual) with a clear recruitment, promotion and evaluation procedures and staff development plan. It has a financial manual with clear financial procedure and computerized financial and accounting system to operate with. Maedot has also developed Management Information System and Monitoring & Evaluation manuals.

Maedot implemented projects mainly focused on OVC and HIV Prevention Care and Support programs in three major sub-cities in Addis Ababa City Administration and Woliso and Delila Woreda in South West Showa Zone and Batu/Zeway town in East Showa Zone of Oromia Regional State. Maedot worked in USAID assisted projects in cooperation with FHI360, PACT, Care Ethiopia and HACI on Family focused HIV AIDS .

Governance

Maedot has a Governing Board and a Management Body composed of multidisciplinary professionals committed to devote its utmost effort to provide sustainable service to poor children and women in its target area of operation.

Vision

To see a country with all children and women meet their basic needs to lead a dignified life free from hunger and want.

Mission

Providing child and woman-focused development interventions through the implementation of inclusive and integrated programs based on prior situation analysis

Core Values

• Receptiveness, Team Work, Inclusiveness, Transparency, Efficiency

Organizational Culture & Values

The Management style is transparent and participatory that allows staff to be involved in joint decision making, free from political interference and a working environment that promotes an organizational culture that accepts change and evolves to adapt to the country’s policies and changing circumstances.

Organizational Capacity

Maedot has a Management Body committed to devote its utmost effort to provide sustainable service to poor children and families in its target area of operation. Maedot has 64 committed staff members (for its rural and urban program) that include professionals experienced in grass root training and organizing. Maedot deployed 337 community volunteers to support its effort to expand and ensure the delivery of quality services to its target population.

Maedot has a personnel policy (manual) with a clear recruitment, promotion and evaluation procedures and staff development plan. It has a financial manual with clear financial procedure and computerized financial and accounting system to operate with. Maedot has also developed Management Information System and Monitoring & Evaluation manuals.

Past and Present donors

The past and present implementing partners and/or donor agencies of Maedot are Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Save the Children Sweden, European Union/Alisei, the Embassy of Finland, the World Bank, Alliance for Development, INTERPEDIA, Edukans Foundation, USAID (through Care Ethiopia, Save the Children, Pact Ethiopia, FHI360 and MENA – Mekdim Ethiopia National Association)

Membership of Umbrella Organizations/Networks

Maedot is member of CRDA, Network of the Ethiopian Women’s Associations

Interventions

Major objective of the organization is to enable Highly Vulnerable Children (HVC) and their caregivers improve their Socio-economic condition through creating access to Education, care and support, mitigation of Gender Based Violence and protection of rights of children and vulnerable community members.