1. Introduction

Noble Action Holistic Development (NAHD) is an indigenous registered non-governmental charity organization founded on 2 July 2011, with registration number 3165. The organization continues to positively impact needy community members, regardless of their religion, ethnic background, or other affiliations. In this context, the term “Noble” embodies qualities such as courage, which signifies resilience in the face of challenges and pain; honesty, which ensures truthfulness and a commitment to integrity; and compassion, which reflects understanding and care for those in need. Thus, “Noble Action” within this organization represents an unwavering commitment and a genuine effort to comprehend the needs of the disadvantaged and provide them with essential assistance and support that addresses their physical, material, psychological, spiritual, and financial requirements.

2.     The Motto, Vision, Mission and Values of NAHD

The Motto – Transformation;

VISION – Holistic Development;

MISSION – To be a light for the community!;

3. Primary Focuses of the organization/Program focus
4. Child development and Family empowerment
   • Save the lives of children and their families who have lost their guardians due to various natural and man-made issues and are at high
   • Engage families facing serious challenges and living below the poverty line, particularly women, in diverse income-generating activities, enhancing their skills and empowering them
5. Entrepreneurship and skills training initiatives for youths and women

• Enabling young men and women to receive vocational and skills training, becoming entrepreneurs and valuable citizens for themselves, their families, and the country;

1. Health care and Prevention

• Fulfilling the roles of government and non-governmental organizations in preventing and addressing health issues and social crises, including HIV/AIDS;
• To encourage relevant stakeholders to contribute to making services accessible in areas with limited access to health services;

1. Education

• Creating conditions for children to access formal
• In regions with limited school coverage, collaborate with stakeholders to build schools, manage them, and ensure adequate resources are available;
• Ensuring the ongoing holistic development of children and families;

1. Street children support

• Saving the lives of street children and facilitating their transition away from street life;

1. Citizen engagement to enhance social accountability
   • Ensuring that the fundamental services provided by the government to the community are focused on the community’s needs and aimed at enhancing social responsibility;
   • Supporting initiatives to ensure community development benefits through the establishment of good governance at the national level;
2. Access to pure water

• Providing clean water to citizens in rural areas lacking access to safe drinking water;

1. Participating in efforts to address climate change observed at the international level;
2. Engaging in development activities that guarantee women’s equal access;
3. Preventing illegal immigration and contributing to ensuring that citizens can work and thrive in their own
4. Creating conditions that enable citizens displaced by natural and man-made disasters to receive appropriate support;

4.     Strategic Objectives

• To assist children in attending school and provide them with material and financial
• To help children develop into healthy and productive citizens by offering medical and psychological
• To empower beneficiaries through income-generating
• To assist children and their families in meeting their livelihood
• To initiate self-help savings groups to combat
• To provide access to quality academic institutions for underprivileged community
• To care for children on the streets and facilitate rehabilitation and
• To ensure access to clean water in rural and remote
• To promote entrepreneurship and vocational skills training programs for youth and
• To promote citizen engagement in enhancing social accountability
• To address climate change issues impacting the community at large
• To promote safeguarding issues that help create a safe environment for everyone, especially women and children.
• To promote local initiatives that could help reduce youth migration
• To create a supportive environment for individuals displaced by natural or social
• To create employment

 

6. THE ADVISERY BOARD MEMBERS OF (NAHD)

 

Name	Qualification	Responsibility
Kaleab Asres (PHD, Professor)	Professor pharmacology; AAU	Chair person
Mulatu Biru (MPH, PHD)	UN, Public health specialist	Vice Chair person
	MSc In pharmacology and MBA In Management and leadership.
Mesfin Moges (MSc and MBA)		Member
Zewdie Tilahun (MA)	MA in business management	Member
Misgana Chakiso (BA)	BA in Business Management	Member
	BA in Political Science and International Relations, MA in social psychology
Aiden Mulatu (MA)		program Director
	BA in Psychology, MBA in management and Leadership, MA in social psychology, PhD candidate in development studies
Zecharias Erdolo (MA, MBA)		Executive Director

 

7. Governance

NAHD has a General Assembly, which serves as the supreme organ of the organization, and an executive board responsible for drafting and ratifying the organization’s rules and regulations. Additionally, the executive board oversees the execution of policies and programs. An internal auditor ensures the proper functioning of the organization’s financial flow in accordance with organizational and governmental rules and regulations. The General Assembly comprises a mix of board members, founders, volunteers, respective community beneficiaries, and other concerned parties. The executive board is the top management body following the General Assembly. It guides the organization towards its vision and mission while addressing policy matters. The admin assistant/program manager assists the executive director with program and management issues and oversees the day-to-day operations of the organization. The executive director is a highly skilled professional responsible for casting the vision and developing the strategic plan of the organization, as well as ensuring that activities run smoothly according to the plan. The monitoring and evaluation coordinator is tasked with overseeing the daily activities of projects based on their agreed-upon implementation plans.

 

8.     List of Partners

• Government

1. Federal Agency for Civil Society Organizations/ACSO
2. Federal, Regional, Zonal and woreda level Finance and Economic Development Bureaus and offices
3. Federal, Regional, Zonal and woreda level Women and children affairs bureaus
4. Federal, Regional, Zonal and Woreda level Health Bureaus and offices
5. Federal, Regional, Zonal and Woreda Level labor and social affairs Bureaus and offices
6. GO and NGO consortiums

• Donors:
  1. One Euro International e
  2. Bethany Christian services global
  3. VNG international

 

9.     Geographic Intervention

 

Noble Action holistic development is currently active in Oromia Regional State, specifically in Adama City administration and East Shewa Zone, Boset Woreda, as well as in Bole/Nuraera district and six other woredas within the zonal administration. Our future plan is to expand the organization’s impact throughout the country.

10. Organizational Capacity

Noble Action Holistic Development has been striving to uplift the respective community and employing maximum effort to strategically reach various groups within it. In doing so, the organization has systematically addressed child development, family empowerment, access to education, healthcare, and poverty reduction needs of the people. As a result of our project interventions, hundreds of youths, children, women, and adults have accessed a variety of project packages. Destitute children have gained access to basic needs, street children have been removed from street life, and many have been reunified with their parents or guardians or engaged in lifelong livelihood activities. Numerous children have received access to education and healthcare. Citizens have begun advocating for their rights, and the government is prioritizing areas where citizens’ needs are emerging.

Contact Persons of the Organization Zecharias Erdolo and/or Aiden Mulatu Telephone

+251 911 49 12 68/Mob.

+251 930 30 38 78 /Mob.

+251 930 07 08 74 Mob.

+251 911 72 75 48/Mob.

1. O. Box

31323, Addis Ababa; Ethiopia Web site: nobleahd.org

E-mail

Office@nobleahd.org, info@nobleahd.org, zekerbo@gmail.com, aidendjote@gmail.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia