the three pillars of yeshe initiative 

Social Initiative

  • Support community engagement and participation in social and civic responsibilities

  • Increase neighborhood and community partnership with faith-based institutions to influence the social health of individuals.

  • Celebrate everyone’s cultural heritages & holidays in a way that adds value to the social network.

  • Create a place where elderly Ethiopian Immigrants congregate and enjoy social life - YESHE Community Center (Y2C).

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Health Initiative

  • Assist faith-based organizations such as Ethiopian Evangelical Churches, Ethiopian Orthodox Churches, Chicago Bereka Muslim Community and others, to establish faith-based health programs or ministries.

    • Faith-based programs can produce positive effects; for example, they can significantly increase knowledge of disease, improve screening behavior and readiness to change, and reduce the risk associated with disease and disease symptoms.

    • Increase health and disease awareness on common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke through health education.

  • Influence health behavior of individuals and communities

  • Provide information about the healthcare system, healthcare access and health and human services within the local government structure.

  • Increase access to care through providing information to individuals and communities.

  • Identify barriers and find ways to tackle barriers in Access and Utilization of Healthcare services.

  • Promote Disease prevention (prevention of disabilities)

  • Knowledge transfer to Ethiopian Healthcare system and healthcare organizations

    • Patient engagement in their care

    • Focus not only on providing care but on patients’ experiences

  • Partner with faith-based organizations and leaders to influence the health behavior of individuals and communities.

    • Community awareness sessions at faith-based organizations different events.

    • Quarterly, biannual or annual “Health Fest/Health Fairs”

    • Help establish health awareness outreach programs for individual faith-based organizations

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Educational Initiatives

  • YESHE believes that education is the base of any desire to move forward.

    • Mentoring of high school students for future educational careers

    • Facilitate Tutoring for High school and College Students

  • Identifying gaps through peer mentoring

    • Advising and supporting education initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students

    • Provide research and project consultation to graduate and doctoral students

  • Provide basic courses in ESL, Bystander CPR, etc.

  • Partner with communities and individuals to raise books and educational material to support children in Ethiopia.

  • Support the Ethiopian Education system through knowledge transfer and consultation.