Empowering Futures: OVC Care and Support Program
Pro Pride is dedicated to improving the well-being of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and families affected by HIV/AIDS through comprehensive, community-based programs. Since 2005, in partnership with Save the Children USA and USAID, the organization has implemented the PC3 program in Dire Dawa and six towns in East and West Hararge Zones, reaching over 27,000 children and their families with education, health, nutrition, psychosocial support, legal protection, life skills, and livelihood services. Building on this, Pro Pride also implemented the Yekokeb Berhan Program for Highly Vulnerable Children from 2012 to 2016 in six towns of West Gojjam Zone, reaching 15,272 children.
The program provided educational support, shelter, hygiene, health care, nutrition, psychosocial guidance, legal protection, and economic strengthening, including savings and microenterprise development. Strong community engagement and partnerships with health facilities, schools, government institutions, and NGOs ensured sustainable impact, enabling families to build resilience and long-term livelihoods while significantly improving the lives of highly vulnerable children.
Target Groups
- Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC)
- Highly vulnerable children (HVC)
- Families and caregivers of OVC/HVC
- Local community-based organizations
- Schools, health centers, and local authorities
Objectives
- Improve the overall wellbeing of orphans and highly vulnerable children (HVC).
- Provide integrated support covering education, health, psychosocial, legal, and economic domains.
- Strengthen community and household systems for long-term care and protection of OVC/HVC.
Strategic Approaches
Delivered multi-dimensional support including:
- Education (school materials, uniforms, tutorial support)
- Health care (medical support, immunizations, HIV counseling/testing/treatment)
- Nutrition (direct food support and home gardening)
- Psychosocial support (home visits, counseling)
- Shelter and hygiene (sanitation materials)
- Legal protection (birth registration)
Engaged 19 local community organizations to take active roles in project implementation—laying the foundation for sustainability through local ownership and involvement.
Provided business training, matching funds, and organized families into savings and credit groups. This approach promoted financial resilience, improved household income, and supported long-term care for children.
Worked at household, community, regional, and national levels to ensure systems are in place for the protection and care of vulnerable children. Built partnerships with government and non-government actors to institutionalize child protection services.
Impacts Achieved
- Reached over 27,000 OVC and their families in Oromia with holistic care and support.
- Supported 15,272 highly vulnerable children in six towns of Amhara Region between 2012–2016.
- Improved children’s access to education, health services, legal protection, and psychosocial care.
- Empowered households with economic strengthening packages, enabling family self-reliance and long-term resilience.
- Formed savings and credit groups for families to promote income generation and household stability.
- Strengthened linkages with local stakeholders including schools, health facilities, vocational centers, and microfinance institutions to ensure coordinated and sustainable service delivery.
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Email: info@propride.org
Phone: +251 11 663 0144 | +251 91 120 0602
Address: Sister NGOs Building, Yeka Sub‑city, Woreda 9 (near Athletics Federation), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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– Dire Dawa: Kezira, Kebele 03 – Tel: +251 25 112 5143
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