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KMG is an Ethiopian nonprofit organization
whose mission is to empower Kembatta women and their communities
in support of their right to be free of harmful customary practices
and other forms of abuse. Its initials stand for Kembatti Mentti
Gezzima –Tope, which means “Women of Kembatta pooling
their efforts to work together.”
Founded in 1997, KMG operates a center on 7.4 acres of land donated
to KMG by the Durame Township. KMG is a fully recognized indigenous
non-governmental organization.
Determined to help empower its people to make informed decisions
rather than to impose readymade solutions, KMG provides innovative,
integrated health, vocational, and environmental programs to a diverse
region of nearly one million people. Its roots are in Kembatta,
a stunningly beautiful region of red earth and cool mountain mists,
where Christians, Moslems, and others live together in what is now
one of the most densely populated rural regions in eastern Africa.
KMG also has offices in Addis Ababa and a support organization (Parents
International Ethiopia) in Los Angeles.
KMG is fortunate to have deep and broad roots in the region, as
well as the ability to bring outside expertise and funding to critical
local programs. To achieve its long-term and short-term objectives,
KMG is implementing development programs in five weredas of the
Kembatta Alaba Tembaro zone of the Southern Nations Nationalities
Peoples Region. To extend its reach, it trains others to conduct
educational programs inside dozens of schools, churches, mosques,
and civic organizations. The development of KMG programs is being
made possible by the support from a growing list of more than two
dozen major international funders, as well as strategic partnerships
with local, national, and international entities.
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Throughout
Kembatta, the rhythmic pounding can be heard of women grinding
an indigenous grain called teff into a hollowed-out log to make
a flatbread called injera. KMG uses this picture as a logo because
it symbolizes the way in which women, despite a lack of resources,
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WE BELIEVE THAT...
Until we restore the health of our women, we will never restore the health of our communities.
Until we stop the maiming of women, we cannot turn back the historic maiming of our culture or the modern maiming of our countryside.
Until we empower women, we will never activate the paradigms needed to heal our environment.
Until we educate women, we will never end cycles of famine and disease and build a sustainable economy.
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