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A Holistic Approach to Economic, Social, and Early Childhood Development among the Lowest Income Members of the Ethiopian Sport Academy

Overview

Funded by Ethiopiaid UK, this project weaves together quality child-care, women-driven livelihoods, and gender-equity services for the lowest-income staff at the Ethiopian Sport Academy. By upgrading an on-site day-care, launching savings-and-loan groups, and offering ongoing GBV support, it creates a self-sustaining model where families gain skills, income, and safety—building a healthier academy community and a brighter future for their children.

Objectives

  • Nurture early childhood development through a safe, Montessori-inspired day-care and caregiver training
  • Increase women’s income via SHGs, saving, micro loans, seed funding, and additional income generating opportunities
  • Embed gender equality by mainstreaming GBV prevention and survivor-centred support

Target Beneficiaries 

Women employees earning below the poverty line at the Ethiopian Sport Academy, their young children, spouses, and other household members. All academy staff can access N4ED’s GBV case-management service.

Approach

  • Upgrade the academy’s day-care partition, materials, and programme to serve children aged 6 months to 4 years old
  • Train nannies in play-based learning, positive parenting, and growth monitoring
  • Run monthly nutrition, health, and childcare workshops for parents
  • Form SHGs, help access saving and micro-loans, deliver phased business training, provide seed loans, and scale promising ventures
  • Offer scholarships, vocational pathways, and dependable childcare so mothers can work or study
  • Hold mixed-gender dialogues on equality; deliver GBV-prevention sessions and on-site case management
  • Promote urban gardens for diverse diets and supplemental income

Expected outcome

  • Greater household economic resilience and financial independence
  • Enhanced parenting, nutrition, and ECD knowledge among mothers and fathers
  • Safer, more equitable households through sustained GBV services and social dialogue
  • Improved child growth and school-readiness thanks to quality care and better diets.

Timeline

October 2024 – January 2026 (including inception)

Call to Action:

Partner with us to support working mothers and young children—by donating Montessori-aligned day-care materials, mentoring women-led businesses, creating sales and marketing platforms, or facilitating meaningful networking opportunities.

Donor
Ethiopiaid UK

Target area: 

Addis Ababa, within the Ethiopian Sport Academy