Tegaru Disaster Relief Fund works to provide urgent humanitarian relief and development assistance to communities across Tigray.

Tegaru Disaster Relief Fund seeks to improve the quality of life through health, education, and economic relief initiatives for communities across Tigray. ​

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Goal One: Secure grant funding from a private philanthropic or public institution to support relief services and programs in Tigray.​

Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).

Goal Two: Establish a network of individual community donors ​

Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.

Goal Three: Develop a strong Tegaru Disaster Relief Fund brand presence and awareness in the Tegaru community and nonprofit sector. ​

Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.

Describe an investment in leadership

Yes, our organization has invested in leadership development. To help cultivate our leaders, we have invested in podcasts and online webinars to improve the capability of individuals to succeed in formal and informal leadership roles within our organization.

This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:

• Strategic Partnerships

• Networks of Collective Impact Efforts

• Thought Leadership

• Raising Awareness

• Community Building

What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?

TDRF's leadership has carried out strategic planning to set goals for the year. One of the goals is to improve our relation and engagement with our supporters and donors. We have been leveraging social media to stay engaged with our constituents. We also have been holding online fundraising activities as well as organizing online forums.

As a result of the war on Tigray that began on November 4, 2020, the humanitarian needs of the people of Tigray have been on a catastrophic level. Before June of 2021, our organization that was founded in 2018 had been in decline. However, as a result of the war, the need for our work to support the people of Tigray was apparent. In order to revitalize the organization, the founders decided to expand the number of Board of Directors and put out a public call to invite individuals to join the board. As a result, the Board of Directors' number was increased to 15. From the Board of Directors, 7 people were voted into the Executive leadership. As part of organizational capacity building, the Executive Leadership was tasked with carrying out strategic planning. As part of the planning, the team reviewed the organization's mission, vision, and core values. The team also sought public feedback via a survey to help improve internal processes.