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FC – Environmental Protection Experiences

FC’s Environmental Protection Experiences This booklet presents how Facilitator for Change moved from a production-focused approach to agroecology-based farming and environmental protection, with results from its work in forest conservation, land rehabilitation and sustainable agriculture. Highlights Forest conservation: 9,272 hectares of forest conserved through participatory management, 598,000+ seedlings produced, and 553 households reached with firewood-saving stoves. Forest-friendly livelihoods: 1,934 households (927 women) earned income from honey production, petty trade and agroforestry. Land rehabilitation: soil and water conservation on 864 hectares, and 107,000+ multipurpose tree seedlings planted. Acidic soil treatment: 365+ hectares treated, with average soil pH rising from 4.33 to 5.67. Organic fertilizer: farmers produced 1,100+ tons of compost and 5,000+ litres of vermiwash, treating 240+ hectares. Agroecology practices: nitrogen-fixing legumes (205 ha), coffee-based agroforestry (60+ ha), agroforestry expansion (636 ha), conservation agriculture (203 ha) and indigenous crops (24+ ha). Back to Resource

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FC participated at 3rd agroecology conference

Facilitator for Change Shares Its Agroecology Experience at the 3rd National Agroecology Conference

Facilitator for Change Shares Its Agroecology Experience at the 3rd National Agroecology Conference Addis Ababa, 5 November 2026 – Facilitator for Change (FC) is participating in the 3rd National Agroecology Conference, held at the Ministry of Agriculture in Addis Ababa, where it is showcasing its field experiences and promoting sustainable agroecological practices. The conference is organized by the Promoters of Agroecology, with financial and technical support from national and international partners. During the conference, FC is sharing its practical experiences and contributions in several key areas of agroecology, including: Soil Health, Fertility and Sustainable Inputs: Promoting community-based practices that improve soil health, restore soil fertility, and reduce dependence on external agricultural inputs. Seed Diversity and Indigenous Seeds: Supporting the conservation and use of indigenous seed varieties to strengthen local food security, biodiversity, and farmers’ independence. Traditional Foods and Food Culture: Promoting traditional food systems, local food diversity, and nutritious diets through the preservation and appreciation of indigenous food practices. Climate Resilience: Advancing agroecological approaches that strengthen the capacity of farming communities to adapt to climate change and build resilient agricultural systems. The conference brings together farmers, government representatives, civil society organizations, and development partners to exchange knowledge, share experiences, and strengthen collective efforts to advance agroecology in Ethiopia. The program features keynote speeches, farmer-led panel discussions, a Traditional Food and Seed Exhibition, a recognition program, and the presentation of a position paper on agroecology.  Through its participation, Facilitator for Change reaffirms its commitment to promoting sustainable agriculture, protecting natural resources, strengthening community resilience, and supporting healthy and sustainable food systems. FC’s Agroecology Experiences Explore FC’s agroecology initiatives and experiences in promoting sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation. Read More

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አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለ — የመታሰቢያ ጽሑፍ

አትም / Print የቀድሞ ስራ አስፈጻሚ ዳይሬክተር, Facilitator for Change አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለ የሕይወት ታሪክና የመታሰቢያ መልእክት   1956 – 2019 ዓ.ም. የ Facilitator for Change ቤተሰብ የቀድሞ ስራ አስፈጻሚ ዳይሬክተራችንን አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለን በሞት በማጣታችን ጥልቅ ሐዘናችንን እንገልጻለን። ለቤተሰቦቻቸው፣ ለወዳጆቻቸውና ለሁላችንም መጽናናትን እንመኛለን። — የFC ቀድሞና የአሁኑ ሠራተኞች ትውልድ አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለ ከአባታቸው ከአቶ ሃይሉ አየለ እና ከእናታቸው ከወ/ሮ አሰገደች ተክለጊዮርጊስ ሕዳር 29 ቀን 1956 ዓ.ም. በሐረር ከተማ ተወለዱ። ትምህርት አቶ ገላዬ የመጀመሪያ እና የመካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርታቸውን በሐረር ከተማ አጠናቀዋል። ከ1968 እስከ 1975 ዓ.ም. ከ1ኛ እስከ 8ኛ ክፍል በልዑል ራስ መኮንን መቲሰቢያ አንደኛ ደረጃ መንፈሳዊ ትምህርት ቤት ተምረዋል። ከ1976 እስከ 1980 ዓ.ም. ደግሞ በመድኃኔዓለም አጠቃላይ ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ከ9ኛ እስከ 12ኛ ክፍል ተምረዋል። ከ1981 እስከ 1989 ዓ.ም. በአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ በሳይኮሎጂ የትምህርት ዘርፍ በመጀመሪያ ዲግሪ ተመርቀዋል። በተጨማሪም በስትራቴጂክ ዕቅድ ዝግጅት፣ በፕሮጀክት ዕቅድ ዝግጅት፣ በማኔጅመንት፣ በኮምፒዩተር እና በተለያዩ ሙያዊ መስኮች በተለያዩ ድርጅቶችና ተቋማት የሙያ ስልጠናዎችን ወስደዋል። የሥራ ሕይወት እና ሙያዊ አገልግሎት አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለ በረጅም የሥራ ዘመናቸው በተለያዩ ተቋማት በማገልገል ሰፊ የሥራ ልምድ አካብተዋል። ሐምሌ 1976 – ሰኔ 1981 ዓ.ም. ቦሌ ወላጅ አልባ የማቋቋሚያ ኤጀንሲ የምክር አገልግሎት መምሪያ ኃላፊ እና የማህበራዊ ዘርፍ ክፍል ኃላፊ ሐምሌ 1982 – ታኅሣሥ 1990 ዓ.ም. ሕፃናትና ወጣቶች ኮሚሽን በሕፃናትና ወጣቶች ድጋፍና አገልግሎት ዘርፍ ጥር 1985 – ነሐሴ 1989 ዓ.ም. የአማራ ክልላዊ መንግሥት ሠራተኛና ማህበራዊ ቢሮ — ደብረ ማርቆስ ወላጅ አልባ ማዕከል የሕብረት ዘርፍ ክፍል ኃላፊ እና የጽ/ቤቱ ዋና አስተባባሪ መስከረም 1991 – ታኅሣሥ 1992 ዓ.ም. ፔስታሎዚ ሕፃናት ድርጅት የሥነ-ልቦናና የሳይኮሶሻል አስተባባሪ፣ የደብረ ማርቆስ ፕሮጀክት አስተባባሪ ጥር 1992 ዓ.ም. — እስከ ሕይወታቸው ማለፍ ድረስ ፋሲሊቴተር ፎር ቼንጅ (FC) የፕሮግራም ኃላፊ እና ስራ አስፈጻሚ ዳይሬክተር — የማይረሳ አስተዋፅኦ መስራች እና የቦርድ አባል የሀርቡ ማይክሮ ፋይናንስ አ.ማ. በቅንነትና በታማኝነት ያገለገሉበት ለሕፃናትና ለማህበረሰቦች ያበረከቱት አስተዋፅኦ አቶ ገላዬ በረጅም የሥራ ዘመናቸው ከቤተሰቦቻቸው በተለያዩ ምክንያቶች የተለዩ በርካታ ሕፃናትና ወጣቶችን በደብረ ማርቆስ፣ በአዲስ አበባ እና በሌሎች ማዕከላት የምክር አገልግሎትና የተሃድሶ ስልጠና ድጋፍ አድርገዋል። በአገሪቱ ሰሜን፣ ምሥራቅ፣ ደቡብና ምዕራብ ክፍሎች በመንቀሳቀስ፣ በወቅቱ አስቸጋሪና ውስብስብ በነበሩ ሂደቶች ውስጥ በመሳተፍ፣ ሕፃናቱን ከቤተሰቦቻቸው ጋር እንደገና ለማገናኘት ጉልህ ሚና ተጫውተዋል። በፋሲሊቴተር ፎር ቼንጅ በፕሮግራም ኃላፊነትና በሥራ አስፈጻሚ ዳይሬክተርነት በነበራቸው የአመራር ዘመን፣ በጥበብና በቁርጠኝነት ሠራተኞችን በማስተባበር ለበርካታ ደሃ እናቶች የኑሮ መሻሻል፣ ለአርሶ አደሮች በምግብ ሰብል ራሳቸውን እንዲችሉ እና በአስቸጋሪ የኑሮ ሁኔታ ውስጥ ለነበሩ በርካታ ሺህ የጎዳና ሕፃናትና ወጣቶች የሕይወት ለውጥ አስተዋፅኦ አድርገዋል። የግል ባህሪያቸውና የሰው አገልግሎታቸው አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለ ለተቸገሩ ሕፃናትና ማህበረሰቦች ጥልቅ ሰብአዊ ርኅራኄ የነበራቸው፣ በጎ አድራጊና አሳቢ ሰው ነበሩ። በሥራ ባልደረቦቻቸው ዘንድም በሙያቸው፣ በትህትናቸው፣ በደግነታቸው እና ለድርጅቱና ለማህበረሰቡ ባበረከቱት በጎ አስተዋፅኦ ሁሌም በክብር ይታወሳሉ። በተጨማሪም ወላጅ ቤተሰቦቻቸውን ለረጅም ዓመታት በመርዳትና በመደገፍ ለብዙዎች አርአያ ነበሩ። የመጨረሻ ዘመናቸው በቅርቡ በደረሰባቸው ሕመም ምክንያት በሆስፒታልና በቤት የሕክምና እርዳታ ሲያገኙ ቆይተዋል። በዚህ ወቅት መላው የቀድሞና የአሁኑ የFC ሠራተኞች፣ ጓደኞቻቸውና ዘመዶቻቸው፣ በተለይም የአዲስ አበባ ቤተሰብ፣ እስከመጨረሻው ደቂቃ ከጎናቸው በመሆን አስታምመዋቸዋል። አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለ በተወለዱ በ62 ዓመታቸው፣ በመስከረም 1 ቀን 2019 ዓ.ም. ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት ተለይተዋል። አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለ አንድ ወንድ ልጅ አባት ነበሩ። አቶ ገላዬ ሃይሉ አየለን በክብር እናስታውሳለን። ነፍሳቸው በሰላም ትረፍ።

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FC Project Virtual meetings Updates

FC Conducts Virtual Update Meeting with Project Staff

FC Conducts Virtual Update Meeting with Project Staff Facilitator for Change (FC) successfully conducted a virtual update meeting with project staff from across its project offices on Monday, September 7, 2026. The meeting brought together FC project teams to review progress following the bi-annual review, discuss emerging challenges and issues, and assess new developments affecting project implementation. Participants also discussed re-planning priorities in line with the current situation and upcoming annual plans. Key areas of discussion included project achievements and challenges, donor and government reporting, next year’s annual plan preparation, proposal development, and fundraising updates and plans. The meeting also outlined priorities for strengthened monitoring and follow-up, including monitoring of projects in Oromia and Benishangul-Gumuz, capacity-building activities and baseline assessment, as well as cross-monitoring of projects in the Amhara Region. The meeting provided an important platform for project teams to share experiences, identify priority actions, strengthen coordination, and ensure effective implementation of FC’s ongoing programs.

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Facilitator for Change Successfully Concludes 2026 Bi-Annual Review and Learning Meeting

Facilitator for Change Successfully Concludes 2026 Biannual Review and Learning Meeting Adama, Ethiopia | July 22–24, 2026 Facilitator for Change (FC) successfully conducted its 2026 Biannual Review and Learning Meeting from July 22 to 24, 2026, in Adama. The three-day event brought together head office staff, project managers, project officers, and project accountants from FC’s project offices across the Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, and Oromia regions to review organizational performance, share best practices, strengthen collaboration, and set strategic priorities for the years ahead. Throughout the meeting, project teams presented successful experiences and innovative approaches implemented across their intervention areas. Participants shared practical lessons and evidence-based best practices on child protection, inclusive economic empowerment, women’s resilience, sustainable agriculture, climate-smart farming, humanitarian response, rehabilitation of vulnerable children, organic fertilizer promotion, and community development initiatives. The presentations stimulated meaningful discussions, enabling participants to exchange experiences, identify successful models, and explore opportunities to strengthen program implementation across all projects. The meeting also provided an opportunity for participants to discuss implementation challenges, identify practical solutions, and strengthen collaboration across project teams. In addition, participants attended technical sessions on results-based reporting, financial reporting procedures, documentation and photography techniques, FC’s new Strategic Performance Management (SPM) framework, and future resource mobilization strategies. The Biannual Review and Learning Meeting concluded with a renewed commitment to strengthening organizational learning, promoting innovation, enhancing accountability, and working collaboratively to deliver greater and more sustainable impact for children, women, youth, farmers, and communities.

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FC - 5th SPM

FC – 5th STRATEGIC PLAN & MANAGEMENT (SPM)

FC Fifth Strategic Plan & Management (SPM) – Summary Explore the summary of Facilitator for Change (FC)’s Fifth Strategic Plan & Management (SPM), which outlines the organization’s strategic direction, priorities, and key approaches for the coming years. The summary provides an accessible overview of FC’s vision, mission, strategic priorities, core values, and organizational development directions as FC continues working toward empowering vulnerable communities and promoting sustainable development. Back to Resource

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FC and Injebara University

FC and Injibara University Sign Strategic Institutional Partnership Agreement

FC and Injibara University Sign Strategic Institutional Partnership Agreement July 2, 2026 — Facilitator for Change (FC) and Injibara University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Strategic Institutional Partnership focused on research, community development, capacity building, and resource mobilization. The partnership aims to combine academic expertise and development experience to support initiatives that contribute to the sustainable social and economic transformation of communities. During the signing ceremony, Dr. Gardachew Worku, President of Injibara University, emphasized the importance of translating the agreement into practical actions through clear action plans, impactful training, joint resource mobilization, and strong monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. FC reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with Injibara University to advance research-based interventions, resource mobilization, and innovative solutions that respond to community challenges and promote sustainable development. The partnership marks an important step toward strengthening collaboration between academic institutions and development organizations for greater and lasting community impact.

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FC - 2025 Annual Summary Report

FC 2025 Annual summary Report

FC 2025 Annual Summary Report Facilitator for Change (FC) is pleased to share its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of impactful achievements in child protection, education, women’s socio-economic empowerment, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable land management, and community resilience. Throughout 2025, FC worked alongside communities, government institutions, development partners, and stakeholders to improve the lives of vulnerable children, women, youth, farmers, and persons with disabilities across Ethiopia. The report showcases key accomplishments, lessons learned, and the collective efforts that contributed to building safer, more inclusive, and resilient communities. We invite you to explore the report and learn more about the progress made, the challenges overcome, and our continued commitment to creating sustainable change and building a better future for children and communities. Back to Resource

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Agro-ecology

Awi Sirasri Project: 2025 Impact Highlights

Awi Sirasri Project: 2025 Highlights In 2025, Facilitator for Change (FC) continued to drive lasting change for vulnerable children and families in the Awi Zone, Amhara Region, through the Awi Sirasri – Building a Better Future for Children project. Despite ongoing challenges including conflict-related school closures and market inflation, the project delivered integrated, community-driven interventions that strengthened child protection, education, livelihoods, and environmental resilience. Key results include mobilizing over 2.3 million Birr in capital through 64 women’s groups, equipping 1,359 farmers with climate-smart practices, and supporting 1,382 children to attend school—improving retention and reducing dropout and repetition rates. Child protection systems were reinforced through school clubs, child groups, and community training, preventing harmful practices such as forced marriage. Environmental rehabilitation efforts restored over 5 hectares of degraded land, reducing flood risks and generating new income from grass sales. Through local ownership and multi-sectoral programming, the project has laid a strong foundation for sustainable community resilience and child wellbeing. Read the full 2025 Highlights Booklet below to discover the achievements, success stories, and impact from the field. Back to Home

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Agro-ecology

Agro-Ecology in Action: 2025 Highlights

Agro-Ecology in Action: 2025 Highlights Facilitator for Change (FC), with the support of SOS FAIM, is transforming the lives of smallholder farmers in Bure Zuria Woreda through sustainable agro-ecological practices. In 2025, the project helped improve soil fertility, expand organic fertilizer production, promote climate-smart farming, strengthen household incomes, and increase financial resilience through community savings groups. More than 1,000 farmers, women, and youth directly benefited from these initiatives. Despite challenging circumstances, the project continues to demonstrate that agroecology is a practical pathway to food security, environmental sustainability, and resilient livelihoods. Read the full 2025 Highlights Booklet below to discover the achievements, success stories, and impact from the field. Powered By EmbedPress Back to Home

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