Hotspot start date: July 2015
In Ethiopia, the Freedom Fund is investing in local groups in Addis Ababa and in the Amhara region to support women and girls who are most likely to migrate to the Middle East for domestic work.
The Ethiopia hotspot program aims to develop the skills and knowledge needed to migrate in a safer manner and/or to develop economic alternatives to migration through livelihoods activities and vocational training.
Local community and spiritual leaders are active participants in the hotspot activities and are supported to take the lead in making migration safer in their communities. Returnees are also supported through providing psychosocial and other services and are engaged in awareness raising activities of the hotspot.
Read the Ethiopia Hotspot 2021 Annual Report.
Our impact as of end-2022
Metric |
Total |
Lives impactedNumber of active, regular participants of programs supported by the Freedom Fund. Includes members of community vigilance committees, self-help groups, individuals rescued from slavery, and those given educational, psychosocial or income generation services. Excludes those provided with one-time information. |
173,328 |
Total investedTotal funds invested in hotspot programs since the Freedom Fund’s inception. |
$13.3m |
Cost per personAverage cost of community interventions per active, regular participant. Excludes grants made to partners working indirectly, e.g. at international policy level or for research and evaluation purposes. Excludes grants made for research and evaluation purposes. |
$74 |
Community freedom groups supportedNumber of active, local groups, including community vigilance committees and self-help savings and loans groups, formed or supported by Freedom Fund partners. |
2,474 |
At-risk children in schoolNumber of previously out-of-school children in slavery-affected communities now enrolled in formal or informal education as a result of Freedom Fund support. |
1,442 |
Graduates of vocational trainingNumber of slavery survivors or highly vulnerable individuals completing vocational training courses provided or referred by Freedom Fund partners. |
4,646 |
Micro-enterprises startedNumber of slavery survivors or highly vulnerable individuals who have started micro-enterprises or gained a new form of income as a result of Freedom Fund support. |
3,775 |
Individuals accessing social & legal servicesNumber of individuals provided with social and legal services by Freedom Fund partners. These services help slavery survivors recover from mental trauma as well as provide at-risk individuals with legal protection and options for recourse. |
50,751 |
Media storiesNumber of media stories about slavery and trafficking that can be attributed to the Freedom Fund or its partners’ efforts to generate attention to the issue. |
5 |
AGAR Ethiopia Charitable Society
Association for Forced Migrants
Bethsaida Restoration Development Association
Beza Posterity Development Organisation
Emmanuel Development Association
Forum on Sustainable Child Empowerment
Hope for Children
LIVE Addis
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (research partner)
Mahibere Hiwot for Social Development
Mission for Community Development Program
Netsebrak Reproductive Health and Social Development Organisation
Organization for Prevention Rehabilitation and Integration of Female Street Children
Professional Alliance for Development