Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an Ethiopian Resident Charity Organization established in 2007. It envisions seeing a country where children, youth, and women are economically, socially & culturally empowered to overcome poverty, marginalization & exclusion. Its mission reads as “create a brighter future for children, youth & women through education, skills training & women livelihood promotion in partnership with communities & other stakeholders”. It is mandated to work on integrated community development programs and re-registered as per the Civil Society Agency Proclamation 1113/2019 with a registration number 0259. The overall goal of the organization reads as “ensure brighter future for children, youth & women”. To meet this goal, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been implementing 5 programs: Child Development, Education, Youth Skill Development and Employment, Women Livelihood, and Renewable Energy. Brief History of ECCE Program Development in ESD • ESD initiated Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in 2008 in its operational rural Ethiopia even before the issuance of the National ECCE Policy Framework. • ESD introduced three approaches to ECCE (Center Based, School Based, Community/Village Based)