| About
Us |
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Ethiopian
Adbar Women's Alliance is the first Ethiopian Women's organization
in the U.S. Since 1993, it has been a community based, non-profit
organization designed to empower Ethiopian women, and their
families. Adbar provides a variety of cultural appropriate
empowerment programs and services toEthiopian immigrants/refugee
women and other African women in the Greater Boston Area.
| What
'Adbar' Means |
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Adbar
is an "Ethiopian goddess," a symbol of peace, harmony,
justice, and fertility. Adbar represents the "spirit"
or the underlying force of a community that lives in a specefic
place. Adbar also signifies a stability, community, and guidance.
| Purpose
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Adbar
is a grassroots organization that is dedicated to creating
social change and establishing women's rights on an individual,
community, and global level. We are also committed to helping
Ethiopian women and their families in Massachusetts to adjust
to their new lives and to realize economic independence and
personal safety.
| Organizational
Awards |
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- Received
a certificate of recognition at Boston City Hall in 1997
from Mayor Menino for out efforts to reach out to the larger
U.S. public.
- Been
awarded a certificate of recognition in 1998 from the cross-cultural
organizers of "Sharing the Journey," an annual
event in Cambridge.
- Received
an award from the Ethiopian Mutual Association in 1999 for
our commitment and involvment in the lives of Ethiopian
immigrants and refugees women and their families in our
community.
- Received
certificate of recognition from Mayor Menino Oct, 2000 for
our participation in "Boston Vote 2000" and Civic
Education.
- Awarded
certificate of recognition from the United States of Department
of Commerce for our participation in the "United States
Census 2000."
- Received
certificate of recognition from the entire members of the
Cambridge City Council for our collaboration with Jose Mateo
Ballet Theater to reach out to the larger American audience
as well a public officials (2000).
| Constituency |
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There
are about 15,000 Ethiopians in the Greater Boston area. Approximately
half are female, ages 5 to 50. Currently the majority of Ethiopian
women using Adbar services are girls and young and middle-
aged women who have survived substandard living conditions,
refugee camps and refugee transports to other countries and
are unfamiliar with the language culture.
| Geography |
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Although
Ethiopians have lived in the greater Boston area for the last
20-25 years we do not have a concentrated settlement, most
of our constituents live in Boston, Cambridge, Roxbury, Dorchester,
Chelsea, Brookline, Arlington, Framingham and through out
the Commonwealth.
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