Egna Legna Besidet
EGNA LEGNA BESIDET
community-based, feminist activists working on migrant domestic workers’ issues and general women’s issues in Lebanon and Ethiopia.
We fight against the injustices of kafala, gender-based violence and the exploitation of adolescent labour.
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OUR GOALS
We seek to support women already working in Lebanon and are raising awareness in Ethiopia to stop women going to Lebanon.
We are run by Ethiopian women and we seek to assist our own community in a multitude of ways. We collaborate with different NGOs and ethnic groups to achieve our purposes.
Fight
To fight for justice for abused domestic workers.
Survival
To provide Ethiopian women with survival skills for living in Lebanon.
Leadership
To promote women in leadership
Educate
To educate young women in Ethiopia of the dangers of traveling to Lebanon in order to dissuade them from coming.
Work Skills
To provide women with work skills that will enable them to be self-supporting on return home so that less leave to work in the Middle East again.
Break Taboos
To break cultural taboos and create a safe space so that women are comfortable to talk about personal issues.
Family
To create a safe space by organizing cultural events, celebrating feast days, and to create a sense of family abroad.
Rights
To educate women about their rights as women and domestic workers.
Solidarity
To build solidarity and share resources among activist community groups.
OUR PROJECTS
THE TEAM
Ethiopian | Women | domestic workers activists
Banchi Yimer
Founder
Tsigereda Brihanu
Projects Manager
Genet Lema
Activities Coordinator
Mekdes Ylma
Director of Finance
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