CARD aspires to see Ethiopia being a place where human rights are respected and democratic culture flourished. Since its foundation, CARD has been operating with a mission of advancing a conducive civic, media, and digital space for the respect of human rights and cultivation of democratic mass culture in Ethiopia.
The Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) is a board-led, non-profit, non-governmental, civil society organization aspires to see Ethiopia being a place where human rights are respected and democratic culture flourished. Since its foundation, CARD has been operating with a mission of advancing a conducive civic, media, and digital space for the respect of human rights and cultivation of democratic mass culture in Ethiopia.
Discover our comprehensive programs designed to create lasting impact in communities
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Civic Engagment
A program which intends to create dialogue platforms, scale traditional civic mechanisms, and empower marginalized sectors...
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Media Space Advancement
A program which intends to promote media freedom, ethical journalism guidelines, and technical protection resources...
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Digital Rights
A program focused on ensuring equitable internet access, preventing shutdowns, and establishing safety architectures...
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Governance and Democratization
Assessing and ranking regional and federal governance metrics through research to drive systemic institutional transformations...
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PARTNERS
In the past five years, we built a big network of partnership. International partners provided resources to implement our ideas and projects in addition to standing with us in solidarity. Local partners provided a big home of collaboration towards our goals.