Background
The Nazareth Children’s center and integrated development (NACID)
is a non-government, non-political and non-profit humanitarian organization established to run a center for orphans in Nazareth and to carry out integrated community development. The organization was initiated in 1989 in response to save the lives of children who lost their parents during the disastrous famine of 1984-1985. The center which started with the care of orphaned children soon began to address the needs of deprived rural and urban communities.wwqwq
To that end, it opened an elementary school. Established a clinic and drilled numerous deep water wells. These interventions not only enhanced the integration of the children in to the community but also allowed the community to benefit from the very useful service offered by NACID. Today NACID operates an array of integrated community development projects in a number of rural and remote communities of the country.
Our Vision
NACID envisages economically and socially self-reliant and self-managing communities; where there is no want for basic necessities such as food, water, shelter, medication, clothing and schooling; communities with adequately & effectively protected environment.
Our Mission
NACID is child focused, family oriented, community-initiated development partner, committed to promote rehabilitation and proper protection of the environment.
NACID’s principal objectives include:
- Build the capacity of communities through training, education, health and family development programs
- Alleviate poverty through micro-financing and employment generating schemes
- Rehabilitate and manage the environment through resource conservation and environmental protection programs
Organization and management
NACID’s overall powers and responsibilities are divided between the policy making and the executive bodies. The board which consists of seven members, issues policies and makes major decisions while the executive body headed by the Director executes those policies and decisions. The staff is composed of competent and multidisciplinary professionals.
Source of funding
NACID’s work is supported by its income generation activities and donors both locally and from abroad. The CRDA, UNICEF, CRS/USAID, path finder, IPPF, Plan international, EthiopiaAid, OXFAM UK, feed my people international USA, CCF Canada, Save the Children, CordAid, ISEE, Children at risk from the Netherlands, Intermon, Balbalika and Adis Galicia from Spain and various donor partners have supported its intervention efforts.
Problems and Needs
Funding is our major problem. Given their global donor fatigue, raising fund is becoming increasingly difficult. We would therefore appreciate partnering with donors who would be interested in carrying out development activities in Ethiopia. Partnership could take any form.