Mission
We are an innovative, community healthcare organization committed to breaking the chain of generational poverty by serving the most vulnerable in communities of Addis Ababa.
Ruling year
2014
Executive director
Mr. Andrew Warren
Ethiopia Country Director
Mr. Theodros Alemayehu
Main address
P.O. Box 120338
Nashville, TN 37212 USA
EIN
47-1761898
NTEE code
International Relief (Q33)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The problems ACT seeks to address are extreme poverty and sickness among the most underserved and neglected in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Community health and poverty alleviation
Relieve the impact of extreme poverty and major illnesses on families in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Where we work
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of adults with a source of ongoing care
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Estimated number of AIDS-related deaths prevented in the service area as a result of the organization's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Family relationships, Health, Social and economic status
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of HIV-infected persons surviving 3+ years after diagnosis of AIDS
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of death caused by cancer
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Number of new clients within the past 12 months
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Family relationships
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of support groups offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of chronically ill patients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health, Social and economic status
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of children treated for acute malnutrition
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of clients living with HIV receiving assistance to access healthcare benefits
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of HIV-positive people begin HIV treatment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of HIV-positive people who succeed in HIV treatment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of HIV-positive people who achieve or maintain an undetectable viral load
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of children who have access to education
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of graduates enrolled in higher learning, university, or technical/vocational training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of loaned made to businesses
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Health, Family relationships
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of clients living independently
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Family relationships, Health
Related Program
Community health and poverty alleviation
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. Demonstrably reduce mortality and morbidity in our adult population of primarily HIV+ individuals, but also others suffering from major chronic illnesses like tuberculosis and mental illness.
2. Strengthen our families' ability to meet basic household economic needs, including housing, food, education and medical care.
3. Reduce generational poverty by ensuring all children, particularly girls, complete at a minimum a high-school education and if possible earn a university or trade school degree.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Monitor the health of all program participants and ensure adequate medical care.
2. Enroll all participants in a Community-based Health Insurance program.
3, Provide supplementary care, if needed.
4. Provide Conditional Basic Income Grants and monitor family economic performance.
5. Assist every participant to open a savings account and encourage monthly saving.
6. Provide basic business skill training and provide grants for new business startups or expansions.
7. Ensure that all school-age children are enrolled and attending school and monitor their progress.
8. Provide psychosocial support and counseling when needed.
9. Ensure adequate housing by providing rent support when needed and assistance with purchasing affordable housing.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our staff are professional and committed and most of our leadership has been with the organization since its beginning. We have developed tools that allow us to track the progress of our beneficiaries and have longitudinal data that covers 20 years of work. We have also developed positive and supportive working relationships with the government at all levels.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Ethiopia ACT has been serving this population for twenty years and served more than 2,200 families effected by HIV, TB, and other chronic diseases. Our expertise in HIV treatment support has consistently kept the mortality rate in our population under 2%. Over 85% of the families served are now able to meet all of their households' basic needs without external help.
Ethiopia ACT is always looking for new and effective strategies to address the most urgent needs of our beneficiaries and communities. We are increasing our focus on issues impacting women and girls, including providing feminine hygiene supplies in the secondary schools in our communities and helping more female students complete their educations.
Ethiopia ACT is also expanding the number of families served and increasing its accessibility to these families.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Individuals living in extreme poverty and suffering from some major chronic illness.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Rising inflation, particularly in house rent, was presented to the program staff as a major challenge. The senior staff agreed to reallocate funds from areas with less demand or surplus and increase monthly rent allowances.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve
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Operations
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Ethiopia ACT
Board of directorsas of 03/21/2023
Andrew Warren
Stephen Chan
Hardwin Mead
Maria Concannon
Chris Scott
David Thomae
Jonathan Dhillon
Mike Duckworth
Paul Cleckner
Ryan Well
Nancy Keuch-Rosa
Carolyn Curtis
Theodros Alemayehu
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
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