Organization History:
BPDO was established in the year 2000 as an anti HIV/AIDS club and is now a non-profit making, non-governmental indigenous humanitarian organization dedicated to promoting the health and socio-economic wellbeing of the community. Its establishment was initiated by a group of enthusiastic youngsters whom their hearts were touched by the HIV epidemic which was a prime cause to the death of countless number of youth and children.
During that time, discussing about HIV/AIDS was considered as taboo, whereas undergoing HIV testing was a big deal like someone in between life and death. Likewise, HIV positive people were highly discriminated and stigmatized from any social and cultural engagements that fueled their physical death and exacerbate psychological destructions which resulted in myriad loses of life and resources in the region. Having cognizant of this critical challenge in the operational area, a group of committed young students has initiated the establishment of Beza Youth Anti HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Club. The word “Beza” in Amharic is equally translated in English as “being sacrificed to redeem someone” in which these youngsters have determined to confront the problem and save their people. Thus, Beza has been chosen to be the name of the club that would represent the commitment of the founding members and its constituency since its inception. In doing so BPDO grown up in to a broader association and finally became a registered local implementing partner.
What the BPDO do?
BPDO currently is involved in implementing various activities on which among other pillar actions - focused on women and girls socio-economic empowerment, safe migration of women with the aim of combating violence within and abroad the country &Organizing returnees & potential migrants by Income generating activities , MARPs combination HIV prevention with main focus on gender based violence screening and referral and linkage of the victims for legal support, post exposure prophylaxis and FP services, Gender norm activities with the aim of orienting men so that they can support/accept women’s’ SRH decision, Mobile work force combination HIV prevention ART services for PLH and also BPDO works on child welfare activities influencing the local government institutional frame works at the broader level so that enabling environments for these target groups could be created and the results sustained as well. In addition BPDO works on six thematic interventions of Nutrition, FP, malaria, PMTCT, Wash & TB.
Vision statement:
BPDO envisions seeing healthy, productive and transformed society emerges for the support of socio-economic Development of the country.
Mission statement:
BPDO strives to support and build the capacity of women, children, youths and aged people to improve their socio-economic wellbeing efforts through sustainable Development programs on sexual reproductive Health, family planning, HIV AIDS and STI prevention care and support, health and nutrition, rural and urban agriculture youth leadership and youth empowerment, environmental protection, and women and girls socio-economic empowerment activities.
Core Values:
• Partnership and Networking
• Trust
• Responsibility
• Mutual Accountability
• Gender & Disability Sensitivity
• Solidarity
• Prompt response to beneficiaries
Thematic Areas:
• Women and girls Socio-economic empowerment,
• Prevention of unsafe migration with the aim of combating gender based violence and organizing them with IGA
• HIV/AIDS and other STIs prevention,
• Sexual Reproductive health and family planning promotion ,
• OVC and elderly care & support,
• Health & nutrition improvement,
• Water and sanitation,
• Urban & rural agriculture development,
• Youth leadership and youth empowerment
• Gender and social norm strengthening
• Strengthening universal Education system
• Environmental protection and enhanced utilization of renewable resources
