Bright Star Relief and Development Association

History & Purpose Bright Star Relief and Development Association (BS-RDA) is an indigenous humanitarian, charity and non-governmental organization established by Ethiopians to tackle socioeconomic problems facing poor and vulnerable population groups to work in areas of education, child labor, women and youth development in collaboration with different stakeholders. The target groups it addresses are mainly street people, children exploited through child labor, commercial sex workers, delinquents or young offenders, children and women in abject poverty. Primary activities of the organization: Capacity Building Project: This project provides vocational training to unemployed females and mothers to empower them professionally. Children Sponsorship Project: This project sponsors children in need and develops them into potent citizens. Home for Destitute Project: This project rescues and rehabilitates young females involved in commercial sex work. Independency Project: This project tackles socio-economic problems faced by young students in Ethiopia. Schooling Project: This project promotes quality education to combat poverty in Ethiopia. Education Project: This project provides non-formal education to children before joining formal education. Street Children (Hawassa): This project provides basic living needs and education materials to former street children in Hawassa. Urban Destitute Support: This project rehabilitates street people in line with the social protection policy.