Biruh Tesfa ('Bright Future') program provides domestic workers, orphans and migrants in urban Ethiopia with social support, HIV education and skills

Authors

Annabel Erulkar, Population Council
Herma Gebru, Population Council
Gebeyehu Mekonnen, Population Council

Document Type

Brief

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

This brief provides details about the Biruh Tesfa (“Bright Future”) program in Ethiopia established by the former Ethiopia Ministry of Youth and Sports (currently Ministry of Women, Children and Youth) with technical assistance from the Population Council. Biruh Tesfa aims to address the social isolation of adolescent girls by building their social capital and participation and giving them access to basic literacy, life skills, and HIV and reproductive health information. This evaluation of Biruh Tesfa shows early success and the program, which was initially pilot-tested in the low-income area of Mercato in Addis Ababa, was ultimately expanded to four urban areas in the Amhara region.

DOI

10.31899/pgy2.1067

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Erulkar, Annabel, Herma Gebru, and Gebeyehu Mekonnen. 2011. "Biruh Tesfa ('Bright Future') program provides domestic workers, orphans and migrants in urban Ethiopia with social support, HIV education and skills," Program brief. Addis Ababa: Population Council.

Project

Biruh Tesfa