Family Empowerment Program (FEP)
A Three-Year Program to End Generational Poverty
The goal of FEP is to end the cycle of poverty for severely impoverished families in Ethiopia, who often earn less than $2 per day. Through a deeply relational approach to case management, our social workers and staff work together to meet each family’s basic needs while guiding them toward self-sufficiency and long-term sustainability.
Year 1
Case management begins with trust—using baseline assessments and regular follow-up to understand each family’s needs and shape individualized plans as they enter the program.
Mothers
Education
- Literacy
- Basic Math
- Parenting training, including how to support children’s education
Economic Empowerment
- Providing monthly stipends
- Set up a savings account
- Practicing 25 percent savings of monthly stipend
Social and Health Support
- Training for everyday life
- Trauma & abuse training
- Personal hygiene training
- Guidance & counseling service
- Protein powder & vitamin supplements for most vulnerable
- Medical care & community health insurance
Children
Education
- Annual school supplies
- Weekly tutoring
- Library & computer training
- Summer enrichment program
Social and Mental Support
- Annual health assessment for children
- Personal hygiene training
- Nutritious meals while at FEP Center
- Protein powder & vitamin supplements for most vulnerable
- Medical care & community health insurance
Year 2
Case management deepens as mothers build financial skills and clarify their goals, while steady check-ins with children and teens strengthen academic progress and address emerging needs.
Mothers
Economic Empowerment
- Financial Literacy 8-Module Curriculum (designed exclusively for Addis Jemari and based on Biblical principles)
- Providing monthly stipends
- Practicing 25 percent savings of monthly stipend
Social and Health Support
- Personal hygiene-refresher training
- Guidance & counseling service
- Protein powder & vitamin supplements
- Medical care & community health insurance
Children
Education
- Annual school supplies
- Weekly tutoring
- Library & computer training
- Summer enrichment program
Social and Mental Support
- Reproductive health training for teenagers
- Personal hygiene-refresher training
- Annual health assessment for children
- Nutritious meals & vitamin supplements
- Medical care & community health insurance
Year 3
Case management focuses on readiness for independence, guiding mothers as they launch small businesses and helping children maintain strong study habits as they prepare to move beyond support from AJ.
Mothers
Economic Empowerment
- Income-generating activities
- Training on how to create & manage a small business
- Identification of a business idea that matches mothers’ skills
- Distribute grants to start new businesses
- Ongoing support, helping mothers monitor the health of their businesses
- Providing monthly stipends
- Practicing 25 percent savings of monthly stipend
Social Support
- Guidance & counseling service
- Protein powder & vitamin supplements
- Medical care & community health insurance
Children
Education
- Annual school supplies
- Weekly tutoring
- Library & computer training
- Summer enrichment program
Social and Mental Support
- Annual health assessment for children
- Nutritious meals & vitamin supplements
- Medical care & community health insurance
