Schritte in Äthiopien

Götzis, Austria

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AssociationFounded 2007International reach

Profile last updated: July 18, 2026

About

Founded in 2007, Schritte in Äthiopien is a non-profit association based in Götzis, Austria working on education, gender equality, health +3 more.

Schritte in Äthiopien is an Austrian non-profit association based in Götzis, Vorarlberg. It supports education, health and women's empowerment projects in Ethiopia through long-term partnerships with local church partners, including the Caritas Auslandshilfe Vorarlberg network. The association works entirely on a volunteer basis, follows a self-help approach, and funds projects such as school access for children, vocational training for young women, school meals, drought recovery for displaced families and work with women in prison. Donations go directly to projects, and the association states that its administrative costs are kept low.

Location

Götzis, Austria

Founded

2007

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Verein

Registration

ZVR 359745870

Focus areas

BildungFrauenförderungÄthiopienSchulbildungHilfe zur SelbsthilfeGesundheit

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationGender equalityHealthWater & SanitationPoverty & HungerCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthWomen & GirlsFamiliesPeople with disabilitiesPrisoners & Ex-offenders

How they work

Grant-makingAwareness & education

Programmes

Bildung für Awasa

Education · Ethiopia

Supports school and training access for children in the Awasa vicariate, with a focus on girls, in partnership with Caritas Auslandshilfe Vorarlberg and the Vikariat Awasa.

Frauenförderung Hosanna

Gender equality · Ethiopia

Supports women's economic situation, reduces harmful practices and violence, and improves education for at-risk girls in the Diocese of Hosanna, including girls' clubs and school libraries.

Schulausspeisung

Poverty & Hunger · Ethiopia

School meal programmes in areas with food shortages, such as the Fullasa kindergarten and schools and boarding houses in Borana.

Neuanfang nach der Dürre

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Ethiopia

Supports drought-displaced families in an IDP camp near Dubluk with goats, food, drinking water, child day care and access to education, with partner SCORE/Spiritan Fathers.

Frauengefängnis Hawassa

Justice & Legal aid · Ethiopia

Provides training in sewing, hairdressing, handicrafts, computing and hygiene to women in prison in Hawassa, plus basic education for children, to prepare them for life after release.

Womens Promotion College Hawassa

Employment & Skills · Ethiopia

Supports vocational training for young women in hotel work, cooking, secretarial work, tailoring, fashion design and computing, including women with disabilities.