The thematic intervention areas of RCSC include civil society capacity development, conflict prevention and peace building, inclusion of hard to reach and marginalized communities and social groups, women empowerment, advocacy, human rights and democratic governance.
The major target groups and constituencies of RCSC are: women and traditional women groups, influential community (including Mootes and Chimesas), religious leaders, government, CSOs and girls.
The project aims to improve access to quality education for girls in 12 targeted schools via community sensitization, creation of girls' friendly school environment, advocacy campaign targeting customary and religious institutions and government bodies, facilitation of capacity building support to school communities and local level education sector staff, girls advocacy alliance and prevention of gender based violence.
Feb - Dec 2024
The project aims at reducing inter- and intra-community violence in Southern Ethiopia (Kolme woreda and Segen Zuria of Konso zone, Ale zone and Garduala zone) and Hawassa Zuria woreda of Sidama region. It is crucial to strengthen the capacity of key actors in establishing sustainable peace as to prevent displacement due to violent inter-communal conflicts.
1 Feb - 31 Dec 2023
The project strengthened the capacity of local governments and community-based structures in Segen and Karat zuria woreda of Konso zone, Alle and Derashe special woredas of South Ethiopia and Hawassa zuria woreda of Sidama region towards transforming conflicts and preventing further displacement in the targeted project locations
Aug - Dec 2023
The project focuses on increasing community awareness on the constitutional and administrative procedures to address community grievances in Misirak Meska and Mareko special woredas of Gurage Zone of Central Ethiopia Region.
Feb 2020 – Feb 2023
The project aimed to contribute to the restoration of peaceful co-existence and harmonious relations among target communities via cultivation of peace culture and democratic governance in Karat and Segen zuria woredas of Konso zone, Burji, Amaro, Derashe and Alle special woredas, Dilla city of Gedio zone, Mareko and Meskan woredas of Guraghe zone of Central Ethiopia, Hawassa zuria and Wondo Genet woredas, and Hawassa city. The cooperation took also place with 3 universities.
May 2022 - July 2023
The project aims to have strategies, skills and tools that enable them to support women leaders and aspirants to actively participate in peace building process in Hawassa city, Dale and Wondo Genet woredas of Sidama.
Jun 2022 - Mar 2023
The project enhanced organizational capacity of 11 CSOs in Sidama with professional manpower and accountable systems that respond to needs and rights of citizens; (2) promoted partnerships and collaboration among CSOs, between CSOs and community, and between CSOs and government for better cooperation.
Jan - Jun 2022
The project aimed at improving businesspersons’ perceptions of the economic security situation via strengthening communication and strained relationships among businesspersons and their communities within the ethnically diverse cities of Sheshemane and Hawassa cities.
Dec 2018 - Dec 2020
The purpose of this project was to empower pastoralist women in Bena-Tsemay woreda of South Omo zone in the former SNNPR through public awareness and increased access to livelihood choices and opportunities. The project achieved this through provision of technical, institutional and financial support that helped them effectively manage such initiatives and thereby reduce their vulnerability to environmental and deep rooted adverse socio-cultural factors which persisted among pastoralist communities.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015