Mission

FHODA is a local, non-governmental organization established on November 10, 2008 with registration number 3805. It is a non-political, non-religious, non-racial and non-profit making organization whose resource is targeted at the most vulnerable society of the country. The organization is established by dedicated and determine youngster professionals and disabled peoples.

Future Hope on Disability (FHODA) is a local, Non Governmental Organization, established in 2008 by development oriented individuals, who are dedicated to work for and with the disabled people in Ethiopia. The association is a non-political, non-religious, non-racial and non-profit making organization, whose resource is targeted at the most vulnerable society and devoted to bring long lasting sustainable development for people with disability.

Mission:
To eliminate crawling across the dirt

Every person with disability in Ethiopia in need of a wheelchair will be provided one of appropriate design and of good quality.

“You can change a persons life forever, bringing each one dignity, hope and the ability to move that every human being deserve”

In Ethiopia approximately 1 million people are disabled. 32% have leg or arm impairments and 19% suffer from deafness/speech impairment. Mental disability is frequent in the country. Traditionally there is a great stigma attached with disability.
The base line survey of disabled people in Ethiopia (1995) shows that 66.1% were illiterate, 17.5% had primary Education and 16.4% had secondary Education.

The major problem for people with disability in the country is, there is a major gap between the need for mobility devices and the access to such devices in general, and for children in particular. Lack of access to assistive devices hinders PWD from starting professional careers, earning their living and contributing to society.

About FHODA
FHODA is a local, non-governmental organization established in 2008 by development oriented individuals who are dedicated to work for and with the disabled peoples. It is a non-political, non-religious, non-racial and non-profit making organization whose resource is targeted at the most vulnerable society and devoted to bring long lasting sustainable development. The association aims to work with a vision statement to empower people with disabilities, socially and economically, through the provision of mobility aids. This will be done building workshops to maintain and produce mobility devises locally and minimizing the major gap between the need for the mobility devices and the access to such devices in general and for children with disability in particular. FHODA uses participatory methodologies in involving PWD in setting their own development priorities and uses the bottom up approach and encourages owning both the process as well as the product of social development.

FHODA believes that; Donated wheelchairs are not sustainable solutions to these who need wheelchairs and the government and stakeholders need to have a well developing policy regarding the technical elements of wheelchair design, production and distribution. The core principle of FHODA ensures, the production of the appropriate wheelchair is issued after a process of assessment fitting, prescription, training and design alteration and that the government and stakeholders should play a role ensuring in standard procedures in wheelchair provision services.
The organization is working with the vision of to advance participation of people with disability, in the overall socio-political and development process in Ethiopia, in general.