"FOCUS
ON ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AT THE COMMUNITY
LEVELS
AS AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS IN AFRICA"
everyONE is a non-governmental organization
based in Ethiopia. We are working on creating opportunities for
economic development and personal development as a strategy to mitigate
HIV and improve the lives of persons living with HIV or AIDS.
To date everyONE is working in five sites around
Addis Ababa focusing on vulnerable groups such as people living
with handicaps, people living in dehabilitation and destitution
due to leprosy, People Living With HIV/AIDS, women surviving through
prostitution, children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS,
elderly men and women living without family support and more.
everyONE was named so to reflect our philosophy
which states that each and every ONE's action and contribution to
society is what will make fundamental difference in the welfare
of the whole. That is to say, everyONE works at the community and
grass roots level creating opportunities for growth and learning
for the individual members of that community.
To date, everyONE works with 542 persons, of which
57 are core staff and 485 are community agents and members. everyONE
chooses to work with the community agents and members sharing a
notion that they are staff and not benefeciaries.