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Gayo Pastoral Development Initiatives

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Joined August 2024

To improve livelihood of targeted pastoral communities whereby livelihood vulnerability to disasters reduced, livelihood options diversified, access to quality social services enhanced, and food/se..

Presence in: Ethiopia
Focus: Education, Environmental Justice, Health, Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Traditional / Customary Justice

Gayo Pastoral Development Initiative (GPDI) is a non-government organization (NGO), non-political, not-for-profit and secular organization established to promote sustainable livelihoods and self-reliance in the pastoral communities of Oromia Regional State. It was legally registered with the Ministry of Justice on November 21, 2003 and re-registered under new legislation of “Charities and Societies Proclamation No. 1113/2019” on July 24, 2019 with a registration number 0156 as “Ethiopian Resident Charity”.

To achieve the intended ultimate goal, it works in collaborative partnership with the target community, local and international professionals, government agencies and counterparts, donors, national and international organizations.

GPDI has been working with different donor agencies since the establishment to achieve the intended organizational goal, vision and mission.

GOAL:

To improve livelihood of targeted pastoral communities whereby livelihood vulnerability to disasters reduced, livelihood options diversified, access to quality social services enhanced, and food/social securities ensured.

GPDI Thematic areas:

  • Natural Resource Management (NRM)
  • Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response
  • Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
  • Education
  • Pastoral Livelihood Diversification and Enhancement (LDE)
  • Health and Nutrition

 VALUES

The following core value guide GPDI’s operations in implementing its mission in serving the pastoral community in general and the vulnerable target communities in particular with its aspiration to be an effective and vibrant non-governmental organization: