HIV/AIDS Day, People with Disability and White Ribbon Day celebrated at ECSU
Ethiopian Civil Service University community celebrated world HIV/AIDS Day, International Day of People with Disability and International White Ribbon Day on 10 December 2016 at ECSU staff lounge.
On his opening speech Dr. Mulugeta Debebe vice president for training and consultancy said we are now celebrating three international days. HIV/AIDS is our great challenge in economic, development and social affairs. More than 35 million people have lost their life in connection with HIV / ADIS in the world. It is very important to work hard more than ever to stop the spread of this epidemic in our country and it needs our contribution in fighting against it, Dr. Mulugeta Debebe said. With regard to the International White Ribbon Day Dr. Mulugeta said it is a day of activism against gender violence. ECSU is exerting all rounded effort in education, training and consultancy to empower women in all aspects and contributes its great role in minimizing gender violence Dr. Mulugeta Debebe said. By celebrating international day of people with disability, we must also contribute our effort to facilitate and make the atmosphere suitable for people with disability Dr. Mulugeta Debebe underscored.
W/ro Abay Akmachew, Director for Center for Cross - Cutting Issues Training and Consultancy on her part said it is not a day that we merely celebrate and forget it. But it is rather a day that we renew our pledge to fight HIV/AIDS, gender discrimination and violence and stand on the side of people with disabilities
W/ro Zenaye Tadesse from women lawyer association in her speech delivered to the audience expressed about the current situation about gender discrimination and violence against women in Ethiopia. It is very important to be part of the campaign against violence and every stakeholder must discharge their responsibility to empower women in education and make them economically self-reliance W/ro Zenaye underscored.
On the program different poems, music and other entertainment programs were presented to the audiences.
The day was celebrated with the themes “Hands up for HIV/AIDS prevention”, “On the World Raise Money end Violence against Women and Girls” and “Achieving the 17 Goals for the Future We Want”.