About Environmentalists Development Association

Environmentalists Development Association – Ethiopia (EDA-E) is a non profit organization founded by individuals consisting mainly of academicians, engineers, and researchers with a long time experience in rural development projects. It is re-registered in Ethiopia by the Charities and Societies Agency in 2006, which also marks the beginning of its operations.
EDA-Es set-up comprises the General Assembly, Board of the Association, Executive Director, Management Committee, and other staff.

EDA-E envisages the materialization of social development in harmony with its natural environment.

Its main concerns focus on the protection of the environment, the promotion of eco-friendly resource management, the provision of schools, potable water, and sanitation facilities, and the promotion of women-focused income generation activities.
EDA-E has the mission to preserve and rehabilitate the ecological system of Ethiopia at a local level by:

• developing, promoting, and applying environmentally friendly technologies;
• identifying, collecting, and conserving the flora and fauna of all agro-ecological zones;
• advocating the protection of ecologically sensitive areas, such as lakes and rivers, virgin forests, and special breeding habitats;
• encouraging, compiling, and validating indigenous knowledge on sustainable usage of natural resources.

Other related missions include

• disseminating/promoting knowledge in personal and public health
• empowering women through knowledge and skills
• encouraging good learning/teaching practices in rural schools

The Association upholds the accepted values of non-discrimination, partnership, community participation, knowledge sharing, and empowerment.
EDA-E's Major Development Partners

• WasserStiftung/Water Foundation, Germany
• German Embassy, Addis Ababa
• Halcrow Foundation, UK
• Embassy of Finland, Addis Ababa
• SNV, The Netherlands
• Senior Experts Service, Germany
• Charities and Societies Agency
• Swedish International Development Agency (through Mothers & Children Multi-Sectoral Organization)
• Civil Societies Support Program (Joint fund of Ireland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden & United Kingdom)