About EWEDEO
Learn about our mission, our history, and the people driving education and development for the Edig community.
Our Mission
EWEDEO: the Edig Wide Education and Development Expansion Organisation: is a community-based CSO rooted in the Edig community of Ethiopia. We bring together Edig people, including diaspora members, around seven core commitments.
- →Encouraging community members of education age to pursue school rather than starting work early.
- →Identifying students who have dropped out through research, then providing material and support to help them continue.
- →Giving everyone in the community: regardless of age: access to basic education.
- →Recognising and awarding community members who have graduated and scored high marks from primary through higher education: our longest-running tradition, spanning decades.
- →Collaborating with local government to rehabilitate ageing or damaged schools and provide material and monetary support.
- →Working with government to dig water wells and address water scarcity in the rural areas where our community lives.
- →Collaborating with government to build and restore roads connecting rural Edig communities to urban areas.
Formally registered as a CSO on May 23, 2022, EWEDEO gives lasting structure to the community-driven work our members have sustained for over two decades.
Recognition of Excellence
Annual awards celebrating academic achievement at every level, inspiring generations of Edig learners.
Education for All
No one is too old or too disadvantaged to access learning and opportunity in our community.
Infrastructure & Development
Clean water and connected roads are as foundational to progress as any classroom.
Community-Led
Every initiative is driven by Edig members at home and in the diaspora: for the community, by the community.
Want to Work With Us?
We're always looking for passionate volunteers, partners, and donors.