empowering lives
We focus on abilities, not disabilities. Our commitment is to empower persons with disabilities by ensuring access to the resources, support, and opportunities they need to live dignified, independent, and fulfilling lives.
Inclusive community
Building an inclusive community is at the heart of what we do at New Horizon for Disability and Development. We strive to create a world where people of all abilities can live, work, and play together with dignity and respect.
Bridging gaps To accessible All
We are dedicated to bridging the gaps in accessibility for individuals with disabilities by improving physical accessibility in public spaces and providing technologies.
New Horizon for Disability and Development (NHDD) was established by volunteer persons with disabilities (PWD) on August 04/2020, and registered with number 5032 in accordance with the Civil Society Organizations Proclamation number 1113/2019.
New Horizon is dedicated to empowering persons with disabilities: women, girls, older persons and children, and advocates for their inclusion in sociology-economic life.
Our Vision
By 2030, we envision an equal and inclusive society where persons with disabilities are valued and treated equally, just find themselves free of poverty & discrimination.
Our Mission
We work towards empowering PWD to exercise their rights to enable them to participate equally in socioeconomic development in collaboration with partners, reducing inequality in the nation.
Our Values
– Humanity
– Inclusiveness
– Equity and Equality
– Responsibility and Integrity
– Transparency and Accountability
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Support and Empower Persons with Disabilities
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Few Things We’re Great at
Here are our key areas where New Horizon excels.
Humanitarian Support
We are dedicated to providing life-saving humanitarian support for persons with disabilities, ensuring no one is left behind in times of crisis. Our assistance includes cash and food aid, assistive devices, and essential non-food items to address urgent needs while restoring dignity, independence, and resilience.
Comprehensive Training
NHDD delivers comprehensive training programs that enhance the persons with disabilities employability, entrepreneurship, life skills, and psychosocial support, raising awareness on rights, legal frameworks, sexual and reproductive health, and explosive ordnance victim assistance.
Advocacy & Awareness
We lead impactful advocacy and awareness campaigns to promote the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities. As a result, PWDs are now receiving encouraging attention from UN agencies, INGOs, NNGOs, other humanitarian organizations operating in Tigray, as well as from the government and the wider community.
Health and Education
NHDD promotes inclusive health and education for persons with disabilities to ensure equitable access to essential services. We support disability-friendly SRH, rehabilitation, and psychosocial support through training, accessible facilities, and awareness-raising. In education, we promote inclusive schools by improving infrastructure, providing assistive devices and learning materials, and training on inclusive pedagogy.
One dollar for one Child with Disability for Educational support.
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Key Achievements
NHDD reached out to more than 27,000 beneficiaries in Mekelle, Abyi-Adi, Axum, Adwa, Shire, Adigrat, Wukro, Maichew, Adigudom, Hawzen, Raya Azobo, Raya Chercher, Hintalo, and Wejerat. NHDD has become a well-known organization advocating for disability inclusion and accessibility among humanitarian actors, government, and UN/INGO platforms, resulting in the mainstreaming of the rights of persons with disabilities across programs and projects.
Humanitarian Support
11,000+
Health and Education
2000+
Training, Advocacy and Awareness
13,000+
Economic Opportunities
1000+
Support Program for Children with Disabilities
Above 7,550 PWD of beneficiaries (4,500 are female) and 1,200 children with Disabilities were supported with food in Mekelle in collaboration with different governmental and non-governmental organizations during 2020/2021 and 2022.
Support Program for Children with Disabilities
Project Two
Food and Cash support to IDPs
750 PWD of beneficiaries from 8 IDP centers were of beneficiaries from 8 IDP centers were supported with food, non-food, cash and Assistive items beneficiaries from 8 IDP centers were supported with food, non-food, cash and Assistive items.
Fund raising
The total cost of items which had been donated by different organizations in kind and cash was estimated around 6,387,000 ETB in pate two years;
Project Three
Additional Projects
Building a Better Future with Inclusive Projects
Promote disability inclusion and empowerment of women with disabilities in the post-conflict socio-economic reconstruction of Tigray, funded by the Australian Embassy in Ethiopia.
Conduct Training of Trainers on Awareness Raising about Explosive Ordnance Risk Education and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for victims in post-conflict contexts, implemented and funded by UNMAS Ethiopia.
SOLIDARITY AND ASSISTANCE: Support for the most vulnerable communities in the Tigray regional state (SOLVE), funded by IACS, implemented in consortium with AAE, CISP, and NMWEO.
Wider Healing and Hope for Persons with Disabilities: A collaborative initiative with PATH Tigray to provide comprehensive psycho-social support, rehabilitation services, and empowerment opportunities for victims with disabilities in the region.
Provision of Humanitarian Support to Women wounded Veterans and Tigray war wounded Veterans Care Center.
One dollar for one child with disability” project, monthly based financial support for students with disabilities in six towns of Tigray
Conduct business skills management training and provision of seed money funded from ICRC.
Our Teams
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