Women and girls in Ethiopia face significant disadvantages compared to boys and men, particularly in literacy, health, livelihoods, and basic human rights. They often have low social status, limited support networks, and unequal participation in the workforce. While women represent about 50% of Ethiopia’s labor force, most are engaged in unpaid family work or self-employed in informal jobs.

Women empowerment is the crucial entry point for all MCMDO programs. Women and children are at the center of every intervention, reaching communities from rural kebeles to overcrowded urban slums and refugee camps. To date, MCMDO has empowered and sustained over 10,000 beneficiaries across 120 woredas nationwide. Currently, we run two projects in Arada Sub-City, Woredas 08 and 04, in partnership with GOAL International Ethiopia.