Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD)

The Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit organization. ECDD committed to promoting the rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities through policy advocacy and the mainstreaming of disability inclusion in service delivery, development programs, and humanitarian actions, in partnership with other organizations. Established in 2005, ECDD is dedicated to fostering an inclusive Ethiopia where persons with disabilities in all their diversities exercise their human rights and have access to mainstream services and opportunities on an equal basis with others.

ECDD is implementing a project entitled “Forced Begging Among Persons with Disabilities in Ethiopia (2023–2027)”, funded by the U.S. Department of State (DoS). The project undertakes intervention development research to generate evidence, design interventions, and implement strategies to combat forced begging and trafficking among persons with disabilities. Having successfully completed the initial research phase, the project is now piloting interventions in Addis Ababa, particularly in the Atobis Tera and Shiro Meda areas.