One of the areas of focus of Save the Children International (SCI) work in Ethiopia is to improve implementation of the UNCRC and ACRWC among others by increasing awareness of child wellbeing among the private sector and other non-state actors. This project is aimed at increasing awareness on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and child welfare among the private sector and enhancing their capacity to respect and promote by facilitating interaction and/or collaboration with different stakeholders and putting in place best practices and models for observing Child wellbeing and Business Principles (CRBP). OSD designed this project based on its experience engaging in CSR promotion and collaborating with Chamber of Commerce and Sectorial Associations as organized forums represent the business community. This project execute from 2022 up to 2026.
Under the recent project which OSD is implementing in collaboration with SCI, we have managed to establish a daycare center at Debrebrihan Industrial Park. The need emanated from the fact that there are 2900 young female workers and mothers at the park, who tends to quite their job to raise their babies. This will expose these employees to be economically dependent on their partners or lead difficult life if they are single moms. To tackle this problem, with the enthusiastic initiatives and support from the management team of the IP center OSD able to realize the establishment of the daycare center. It is equipped with the necessary materials and is open to serve 25 babies.