The Hailemariam and Roman Foundation () is a non-profit organization based in
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...
,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
.
The foundation was established in April 2018 by former Ethiopian
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
Hailemariam Desalegn
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe ( amh, ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister ...
and former
First Lady Roman Tesfaye. The foundation's programs are focused on improving the health and nutrition of young children and mothers, as well as transforming the tourism and conservation of selected national parks in the most remote areas of Ethiopia.
Co-founder,
Hailemariam Desalegn
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe ( amh, ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister ...
, said the foundation will give priority to
Afar,
,
Benishangul-Gumuz
Benishangul-Gumuz ( am, ቤንሻንጉል ጉሙዝ, Benšangul Gumuz) is a regional state in northwestern Ethiopia to the border of Sudan. It was previously known as Region 6. The region's capital is Assosa. Following the adoption of the 19 ...
and
Gambella states.
History
Hailemariam submitted his
resignation
Resignation is the formal act of leaving or quitting one's office or position. A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term, or choos ...
as Prime Minister of Ethiopia and chairperson of
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) on 15 February 2018. His resignation was accepted on 11 March 2018, and remained in office as
caretaker Prime Minister until 2 April 2018.
In April 2018, the foundation was launched as an international
NGO
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
in an agreement reached with the
Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
On October 16, 2020, the foundation received accreditation from the Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Agency.
Financial support
On October 6, 2020, the foundation received 3.2 million
birr of funding from the federal government of
Japan for the construction of a public library in Gatchno Kebele, an area within the
Wolayita Zone
Wolayita or Wolaita is an administrative zone in Ethiopia. It is named for the Welayta people, whose homeland is in the zone. Wolayita is bordered on the south by Gamo Gofa, on the west by the Omo River which separates it from Dawro, on the n ...
.
References
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External links
Official website
2018 establishments in Ethiopia
Foundations based in Ethiopia
Organisations based in Addis Ababa
International nongovernmental organizations