Mahebere Hiwot For Social Development

Mahebere Hiwot For Social Development is registered in SAM.gov as a non-profit organization and community development corporation. It provides social services focused on women's empowerment, peacebuilding, and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

Through subcontract awards, Mahebere Hiwot For Social Development has provided services to empower and engage women in peacebuilding and conflict resolution between the Amhara and Qimant ethnic communities in Ethiopia. This work was funded through a prime contract with Dexis Interactive Incorporated and supported by USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives. Specific services included organizing consultative meetings, training women in peacebuilding and conflict resolution, establishing community discussion groups, and conducting an outdoor messaging campaign.

Through subgrants, Mahebere Hiwot For Social Development has provided HIV/AIDS services, including prevention, testing, treatment, and enabling environment activities to facilitate access to services. Prime grantees have included Family Health International, Population Services International, Mekdim Ethiopia National Association, Beza Posterity Development Organization, and Amhara Development Association. Funding has come from USAID programs focused on serving key and priority populations and providing family-focused and comprehensive HIV services in various areas of Ethiopia.