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Establishment
Jerusalem Children
and Community Development Organization (JeCCDO), previously
called Jerusalem Association Children's Homes (JACH),
is a legally registered and an indigenous non- governmental
organization established in 1985, in response to the
needs of children who were left orphaned or lacked proper
care and support due to civil war, drought and displacement.
It operates in four regions: Amhara, Oromyia, Dire Dawa,
and Southern Ethiopia People, Nations and Nationalities.
Organizational
Structure
Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization
is administered by the Board of Directors, which itself
is accountable to the General Assembly. The Board is
composed of diverse and high profile professionals.
And the Secretariat headed by the Managing Director,
manages the regular job of the organization.
Vision
The vision of JeCCDO is a society in which disadvantaged
children are cared for by all responsible sectors and
can grow to realize independence and self- reliance.
Mission
JeCCDO's mission is to reduce the vulnerability of children
by creating enabling environment for the community with
the community through the promotion of community-based
childcare programs in partnership with government, NGOs,
private sector and the building of professional JeCCDO
organization.
Objectives
The objectives of JeCCDO are to
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Enable communities to take care of poor disadvantaged
and orphan children to become self-reliant;
» Promote/establish effective partnership
between communities and Government, NGOs and Private
Sector;
» Provide institutional care for children
who were abandoned and orphaned as a result of civil
war and famine, and eventually make them self- reliant
and productive members of the society through Child-family
Reunification and Reintegration schemes (currently being
phased out); and
» Develop and maintain JeCCDO as a professional
and quality organization. |
