Siiqqee women's Development - SWDA

📸 Highlights from the Session

The event brought together key stakeholders, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), religious leaders and institutions, government development enterprises, private sector actors, and financial institutions to engage in meaningful dialogue on:
✨ Innovative strategies for domestic and local resource mobilization, with a focus on sustainable, community-driven approaches.
✨ The role of cultural and traditional values in shaping modern philanthropy, and how these can be leveraged to strengthen local giving practices.
✨ Policy and institutional frameworks that promote local giving for local needs, ensuring long-term impact and ownership.
The session reinforced the importance of collective responsibility and collaboration in strengthening locally led development.
Let us continue to invest in ourselves, for ourselves, building sustainable solutions rooted in our own communities.

🌍 Strengthening Communities from Within!
We are excited to share highlights from our recent initiative on Local Resource Mobilization through Local Philanthropies, organized by the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) in proud collaboration with Siiqqee Women’s Development Association (SWDA).

💡 Why Local Philanthropy Matters
Local philanthropy ensures sustainability by reducing reliance on international aid, offering contextual solutions from local donors, shifting the narrative from "beneficiary" to "investor," and building accountability.

🤝 A Collaborative Vision
This collaboration aligns regulatory support with grassroots expertise to create a robust environment for civil society. The session discussed domestic resource mobilization strategies, traditional values in philanthropy, and supportive policy frameworks.

"True development is when a community looks inward for the tools to build its future."

Invest in ourselves.

እንኳን ለብርሃነ ትንሳኤው በሰላም አደረሳችሁ! ✨

ትንሳኤ የድል፣ የለውጥና የአዲስ ተስፋ ምልክት ነው። ሴቄ ውመንስ ዴቨለፕመንት አሶሲዬሽን (SWDA) በመላው ዓለም ለሚገኙ የክርስትና እምነት ተከታዮች፣ ለክቡራን አጋሮቻችንና ለለጋሾቻችን እንኳን አደረሳችሁ ይላል።

ሴቄ ውመንስ ዴቨለፕመንት አሶሲዬሽን (SWDA) በሥራችን አማካኝነት በሕብረተሰቡ ውስጥ አዎንታዊ ለውጥ እንዲመጣና የተሻለ ዓለም እንድትፈጠር እንሰራለን። ይህ በዓል ሰዎች እርስ በእርስ የምንተጋገዝበት፣ ለውጥን የምንቀበልበትና ለተሻለ ነገ የምንተጋበት እንዲሆንልን እንመኛለን።

መልካም በዓል! 🌿

✨As we celebrate this joyful season of Easter, a time of renewal, hope, and new beginnings, Siiqqee Women's Development Association (SWDA) extends its warmest wishes to all our partners, communities, and followers.
Easter reminds us of the power of transformation and the promise of a brighter future.

Happy Easter! 🌿

🌟 SWDA: Standing with Communities in Times of Crisis 🌟

For over a decade, Siiqqee Women’s Development Association (SWDA) has been delivering life-saving humanitarian support across Oromia and beyond. From flood relief in 2014, to empowering displaced women in 2021, to supporting families affected by conflict in 2023 — our mission has always been clear: restore dignity, rebuild livelihoods, and strengthen resilience.

💡 Today, we are scaling up our Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE) project with UNICEF Ethiopia, reaching over 11,790 direct beneficiaries in East and Kelem Wollega Zones.

👉 Together, we can protect women, children, and vulnerable groups while building stronger, safer communities.

📌 Learn more about our humanitarian commitment and join us in making a difference.

29 Years of Empowerment. ✊🇪🇹

For nearly three decades, SWDA has been on the front lines of social and economic change in Ethiopia. We started with a vision that poor and vulnerable women could control their own futures—and today, we see that vision becoming a reality every day.

From our new head office in Addis Ababa to the rural districts of Oromia, our commitment to dignity and equality remains unshakable.

Stand with us. Support SWDA.

📍 Visit us in Addis Ababa- Jemo-1 condominium, behind All Mart supermarket
📞 +251-911-405-509
🌐 https://siiqqee.org/