CABRINI MINISTRIES ETHIOPIA
Cabrini Ministries Ethiopia (CME) is a Catholic community-based organization located in Dubbo (Wolayta zone, South Ethiopia Region). CME serves rural communities in Boloso Sore Woreda and Damot Sore Woreda.
Established in 2019, it brings forward the work the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus started when they arrived to Dubbo in 1999.
In order to adapt the interventions to the shifting needs and priorities, and to ensure long-term community development, CME embarked in a participatory strategic planning process to review and orient its operations to be more effective and achieve a sustainable impact.
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Partnering with the most vulnerable for a bright future.
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To share the love of Jesus Christ with the most vulnerable families in communities through the provision of holistic integrated care in social services, education and health care.
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Service
Hope
Unity
Empathy
Love
Courage
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me”.
Matthew 25:40
SOCIAL SERVICES & HUMAN PROMOTION
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Parents of children with SAM are supported to increase and diversify their sources of income, ensuring they can provide for their families’ nutritional needs.
While their children are admitted to BJCL, parents and caregivers attend health and nutrition education to learn how to provide a balanced diet. After discharge, they are enrolled in a training program to learn entrepreneurial skills and supported to start an income generating activity.
HEALTHCARE
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The IMCH is an outreach community health education program targeting around 2000 women yearly in 36 villages around Dubbo, to provide women with information about basic health services, such as antenatal and postnatal care, immunization, nutrition, prevention of mother to child HIV transmission, etc.; to promote healthy behaviors and to facilitate access to healthcare services.
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BJCL is a residential rehabilitation center for malnourished children. It can host up to 40 children during their recovery from Severe Acute cases of malnutrition (SAM).
While admitted, children between 6 months to 7 years, receive proper nutrition, medical care and education support until they can be reintegrated into their families.
Children below 6 months with SAM are followed by BJCL staff through the Outreach Therapeutic Program (OTP), so that they can be breastfed at home by their mothers.
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
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Education interventions aim at helping under-privileged children and households access quality primary education, increase literacy levels, and increase the number of children that progress to the next level.
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CME manages 3 preschools, where children originating from vulnerable households are given priority of enrollment. Children attend school 5 days a week and receive 2 nutritious meals every day.
All schools adopt a Montessori methodology for the first 2 years, while the third year follows the national preschool curriculum.
Sacred Heart Preschool, Areka, 175 pupils in 4 classes;
St. Mary Preschool, Dubbo, 247 pupils in 6 classes;
St. Frances Xavie Cabrini Preschool, Wallacha, 121 children in 3 classes
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Children in school age who recover from SAM are referred to education services, to ensure their proper physical and cognitive development. CM supports their families to cover school fees and other school expenses, to ensure they attend school and complete their education. Every year around 150 children and youth are supported.
