Programs



Progynist currently operates in SNNPR, Guraghe zone at Butajira town, East Meskan, Meskan, Silti, Dobi, South sodo, Encino; Hadiya zone in Hosaena town and in the newly formed South-west region in Bench-sheko zone at Mizan Aman town and Sheka zone at Tepi town.
Its projects are directed towards

A: Women Empowerment

Progynist strives to create an enabling environment where a women’s voice can be heard, where she can make her own decisions and choose the life she wants to leads.  It also strives to challenge and combat the Patriarchy, support women to gain the ability to challenge social norms and systems and continually implements interventions to improve the socio-economic circumstances of women mothers.

B: Health promotion and HIV/AIDS prevention for Orphan and vulnerable children (OVC)

Progynist provides family-based HIV prevention, care and treatment support to Orphan and vulnerable children in four zones of SNNPR. It’s sexual violence and HIV prevention programs are curriculum-based and provide evidence-based services to its most affected orphan and vulnerable children and their key population/priority populations. Impower/Imsafer (2019-2022) (link nomeansnoworldwide.org) Sinovuyo Teens (2019-2022) CBIM (Coaching Boys into Men) (2021-2022) It has made significant contributions towards the attainment of local HIV epidemic control, making significant strides towards the achievement of 95-95-95 /UNAIDS 2030.

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