Association for Women's Sanctuary and Development explained
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]
History
AWSAD was founded by Maria Yusuf, who 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]
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Notes and References
- Book: Gebreselassie . Elias . Speaking up against sexual violence, domestic abuse in Ethiopia . Al Jazeera .
- Book: Williams . Alessandra . Dancing Transnational Feminisms Ananya Dance Theatre and the Art of Social Justice . University of Washington Press . 137 .
- Book: Pellerin . Camille . Citizens, Civil Society, and Activism Under the EPRDF Regime in Ethiopia An Analysis from Below . McGill-Queen's University Press . 105 .
- Book: 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 . 28 .
- Book: Ford . Liz . Ethiopia's safe houses offer more than shelter to violence survivors – in pictures . The Guardian .
- Book: Hague . Gill . History and Memories of the Domestic Violence Movement We've Come Further Than You Think . Policy Press . 191 .
- Book: Webster . Lee . More Than a Roof: our new report on women’s shelter services . Womankind Worldwide .
- Book: 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 . The University of Nairobi . 25 .
- Book: Woldeyes, Billene Seyoum . DW .
- Book: Survivors of violence find hope in shelters in Ethiopia . UN Women .
- Book: Supporting survivors of SGBV in conflict-affected areas . UNDP .
