THE CHALLENGE

Violence and neglect remain critical global issues.

Worldwide:

  • 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence (WHO, 2024).

  • 1 in 4 children face abuse or neglect.

Women and children in Africa, especially in Tigray, Ethiopia, are among the most vulnerable due to conflict, displacement, harmful practices, poverty, and limited access to protection services.

The impacts are severe and far-reaching:

  • trauma and poor mental health

  • exploitation and abuse

  • illness and preventable deaths

  • exclusion and discrimination

  • illiteracy and school dropout

  • unintended pregnancies

  • long-term poverty and instability

Addressing these challenges is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) and contributes to progress in SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) and SDG 4 (Quality Education).

Abraham's Oasis works to break these cycles of harm through a holistic, protection-centred, and empowerment-driven model that restores safety, dignity, and resilience.

WHAT WE DO: THE CIRCLE OF CHANGE

Our Circle of Change outlines the five pathways that support healing and transformation:

  • Protection

  • Empowerment

  • Livelihoods

  • Resilience

  • Sustainability

People begin their journey in the Circle of Change at the point that reflects their most urgent needs, and our team supports them throughout their recovery and growth

OUR APPROACH

How We Create Lasting Change for Children, Women & Communities

Abraham's Oasis supports vulnerable children, women, and communities through a holistic, locally led model that restores safety, dignity, and belonging.

Our work is grounded in presence, relationship, and trust, strengthened by more than 20 years of experience in Tigray.

Everything we do follows our Circle of Change, five interconnected pathways that help people move from crisis to long-term stability and independence.

WHY OUR APPROACH WORKS

  • Locally led by skilled Ethiopian professionals

  • Grounded in presence, dignity, and long-term relationships

  • Integrates protection, healing, livelihoods, resilience, and community systems

  • Flexible and adapted to each person's needs

  • Strengthened through more than 20 years of continuous service in Tigray

  • Reinforced by partnerships with community leaders, elders, health workers, and government structures

Our model ensures that people not only survive crises but also heal, rebuild, and thrive.

OUR FIVE PATHWAYS

1. Protection

We ensure immediate safety and stability through:

  • Safe Houses for women and unaccompanied children

  • Grace Village residential care

  • Emergency support and psychosocial first aid

  • Family tracing, reunification, and safeguarding

  • Infant formula support for newborns without mothers

2. Empowerment

We strengthen emotional well-being and personal agency through:

  • Trauma-informed counselling

  • Psychosocial support

  • Life-skills and parenting training

  • Community awareness on GBV and harmful practices

3. Livelihoods

Economic independence allows families to rebuild with dignity. We provide:

  • Business and financial literacy training

  • Seed capital for small enterprises

  • One year of mentoring and follow-up

  • Household-level financial strengthening

4. Resilience

We build coping skills and strengthen community systems through:

  • Confidence-building and decision-making skills

  • Community-based child protection structures

  • School and community awareness activities

  • Dialogue with elders, women's groups, and youth

5. Sustainability

Long-term independence is achieved through:

  • Stable household income

  • Continued follow-up after reunification

  • Strong local partnerships

  • Strengthened systems for protection and livelihoods

OUTCOMES OF THE CIRCLE OF CHANGE

Short-Term Outcomes (1–5 years)

  • Safety and healing restored

  • Confidence and empowerment gained

  • Economic self-reliance emerging

  • Families rebuilding stability

  • Communities engaged in equality

Long-Term Outcomes (5+ years)

  • Independence and resilience sustained

  • Communities are cohesive and inclusive

  • Culture of dignity and protection established

  • Next generations thriving

  • Sustainability ensured through follow-up learning

Impact

A supportive community where vulnerable women and children are self-reliant and live in dignity.