Thematic Areas

Thematic Area and Descriptions

Food Security and Livelihood

• Provision of Seeds and Tools: Distributing quality seeds and farming tools to farmers to ensure timely planting and harvesting.
• Agricultural Training: Conducting training programs for farmers on.
• modern and sustainable farming techniques to increase productivity.
• Irrigation Systems: Implementing or repairing irrigation systems to ensure a reliable water supply for crops.
• Livestock Support: Providing veterinary services, fodder, and breeding stock to support livestock health and productivity.
• Market Access: Establishing or improving access to markets to help farmers sell their produce at fair prices

EXCLUSIVE

Health

• Emergency Response: Deployment of Mobile Health and Nutrition Team (MHNT).
• Establishing and strengthening local health facilities to offer essential medical services.
• Promoting health awareness and education to empower communities.
• Training local health workers to improve service.
• delivery and ensure sustainability of health interventions.
• Working closely with local governments and organizations

Nutrition

• Conduct utritional screening for childerned under five and PLW.
• Provision of OTP/SC service in health facilities.
• Support TSFP at health pos and health centers level through early identification nad stregthen referal linkeage.
• utrition services including nutrition screening, treatment of wasting, micronutrient supplementation and IYCF counseling provided to children aged 6-59 months.
• Promote IYCF activities at health facilities and community level.
• Conduct community outreach activities including Vit A and Ferous salfate supplementation, deworming.
• Provide health education and counseling on key messages of nutrition

Eduction

• Increase access to quality, inclusive, holistic education for crisis-affected girls and boys.
• Existing learning environments are child-friendly,gender-responsive, equitable, disability-friendly and inclusive Safe and protective learning environments for crisis-affected girls and boys.
• Improve coordination mechanisms to respond to education in emergencies.

Child Protection

• Strengthening Child Protection Systems.
• Community-Based Child Protection Mechanisms.
• Education and Empowerment.
• Social and Economic Support.
• Public Awareness and Advocacy

Gender Based Violence

• Strengthen access to multi-sectoral lifesaving GBV case management, Mental Health, and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), GBV and health services integrating sexual reproductive health (SRH).
• Support to existing One Stop Centers, Women and Girls Friendly Spaces, health facilities, and safe houses, and establish new ones in underserved areas.
• Facilitate referrals of survivors and vulnerable women and girls Carry out GBV awareness.
• Provide capacity building of frontline service providers.
• Procure, preposition, and distribute dignity kits to women and girls of reproductive age. Provide life skills, vocational training, and livelihood programming

Youth and Women Economic Empowerment

• Create new economic opportunities for youth.
• Improves skills development and self-employment opportunities.
• Empower young people and women, and create private sector engagement.
• Works in partnership with these public and private actors.
• Improves the livelihoods of women and young people

Water,Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

• Provide clean water access: Install wells, boreholes, or water purification systems to ensure safe drinking water. Promote hygiene
• education: Conduct community workshops on handwashing, water storage, and sanitation practices.
•Build sanitation facilities: Construct latrines or toilets to improve community hygiene and reduce water contamination.
•Facilitate water-sharing agreements: Mediate equitable water distribution to prevent conflicts among communities.
•Monitor water quality: Regularly test water sources to ensure safety and prevent health-related disputes.
•Promote community-led WASH governance: Support local committees to manage water and sanitation resources inclusively.

Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

• Contribute to CSOs participation in designing and implementing peace and conflict mitigation projects.
• Promote community traditional peace building and conflict management approaches.
• Organize trainings, and conferences.
• Monitor and timely disseminate potential conflict and crisis information as related to operational areas and as required

Care About Us

Where Learning Begin

1. Integrated Relief

  • Emphasizes synergy between health, WASH, and empowerment.

  • 🔹 "Integrated Relief Approaches"

2. Community Empowerment

  • Reflects your mission to empower vulnerable groups.

  • 🔹 "Community Empowerment Approaches"

3. Sustainable Impact

  • Ties into your focus on long-term recovery.

  • 🔹 "Sustainable Impact Strategies"

4. Inclusive Response

  • Reflects your value of inclusivity and reaching all vulnerable groups.

  • 🔹 "Inclusive Community Building"

5. Whole-Community Support

  • Communicates a "holistic" intent using everyday language.

  • 🔹 "Whole-Community Building Approaches"

Sustainable Impact Starts Here

At the heart of our mission is a commitment to empowering vulnerable communities through holistic relief, compassion, and sustainable development. We strive to build resilient futures by addressing urgent needs and fostering long-term self-reliance.

Sectoral Expertise

Supporting Lymphoedema Morbidity Management (LMMDP) in Lanfuro, Tora, Sankura, and Alemgebeya Woredas, Silte Zone, Central Ethiopia Region

Advocacy Workshop for Stakeholders

A zonal-level advocacy workshop was conducted in Worabe town, engaging 40 key stakeholders from regional, zonal, woreda health offices, and community leaders. This workshop aimed to promote awareness about lymphatic filariasis, encourage cross-sector collaboration, and mobilize support for integrated care and disability prevention.

Health Workers Refresher Training

A comprehensive three-day refresher training was organized for 30 frontline health workers to enhance their clinical knowledge and practical skills in managing lymphoedema. This initiative significantly increased health workers' capacity and confidence in providing effective morbidity management and preventive care.

Hydrocele Surgery Agreement

Agreements were established with Alemgebeya and Tora Primary Hospitals to provide surgical care (hydrocelectomy) for hydrocele patients referred from community and woreda levels, enhancing healthcare accessibility and service quality for affected populations in the target regions

Improving Access to Safe Water in Dubuluk and Dire Woredas of Borena Zone, Oromia Region.

Rehabilitation of Water Points

Holistic Relief Organization (HRO) rehabilitated two water points serving a total of 2,200 households in Anole and Goro Dada Kebeles of Dubuluk Woreda. The hand pumps had been non-functional for months. The rehabilitated water points now provide safe water for both household consumption and livestock use.

Distribution of Water Treatment Chemicals

HRO distributed water treatment chemicals to 200 households in Kersa Dambi and Goro Dada Kebeles of Dubuluk Woreda, providing a total of 6,000 sachets. The targeted communities rely on open and unsafe water sources, primarily rainwater collected in ponds.

Community Awarenness and Establishment of WASHCO

HRO provided sanitation and hygiene education sessions on the proper use of water treatment chemicals and on protecting water sources from contamination and wastage, reaching more than 25,000 people across the project woredas.

Partnership and Engagement

Partnership signed with Tomorrow is Better (TiB)

HRO closely working with government stakeholders, community structures and institutions to reach the affected groups and ensure their engagement in the project implementation. HRO ensures the smooth implementation of its projects by signing Operational and project agreements with relevant stakeholders at regional, zonal, and woreda levels before initiating any project interventions.

HRO collaborates with private suppliers and individuals at the project area, regional, and national levels, particularly for the procurement of project materials, vehicle rentals, and organizing events and logistics

  • HRO is a member of consortium members including:
  • National Podoconiosis Action Network's (NaPAN)
  • Ethiopian Localization Lab (ELL)
  • Tomorrow is Better (TiB)
  • Community Sustainable Development Aid (COSTIDA)

Partnerships With: -

1. National Podoconiosis Action Network's (NaPAN)

2. Ethiopian Localization Lab (ELL)

3. Oromia Cooperative Bank

4. Tommorrow is Better (TiB)

5. Community Sustainable Development Aid (COSTIDA)

6. Bank of Oromia