Rescue Generations Ethiopia (RGE) conducted its first founder member meeting on January 30, 2019 and legally registered and accorded as local Non-governmental Organization on April 23, 2020.

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Organizational Structure

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RGE has a well-established platform that operates in line with humanitarian principles and has comprehensive policies and procedures in place. A clear chain of command ensures proper duty delegation, transparency, and accountability. RGE currently employs 7 full-time volunteers and 11 part-time volunteers who are committed to assisting those in need.

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Key Organizational Policies and Procedures:

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1. Bylaws of the Organization
2. Financial Policy and Procedure
3. Human Resources (HR) Policy
4. Code of Conduct and Ethical Policy
5. Child Protection Policy
6. PSEA (Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) Policy
7. Procurement Policy
8. Accountability to Affected Populations
9. RGE Strategic Direction

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Core Areas of RGE’s Work:

 

• Health, Nutrition, and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)

• Education program

• Agricultural productivity through climate resilient natural resource protection and management

• Care and Support for Vulnerable Children and their guardians

• Teens and Youth behavioral change communication (BCC ) for positive social change

• Economic empowerment of unemployed youth

• Economic Empowerment for Vulnerable Women

• Emergency Response for Crisis-Affected Populations

• Capacity building

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The above thematic areas were summarized in to four main pillars to ensure sustainable development.

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Strategies/Approach

 

• Establishing and strengthening of system for delivering voluntary services

• Partnering and working closely with existing community structures

• Networking and working with influential individuals, private sectors, merchants and donor organizations

• Working with Universities, colleges and research institutes to identify priority problems and formulate evidence based intervention and possible solutions

• Communicating Organizational vision, mission, objective for volunteer enrollment

• Mobilization and fund raising from the volunteer members

• Unlocking existing social capital and resources for sustainable development​

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