Bernhard "Bene" Wissler and Christine Oberli work as volunteers in Addis Ababa for an aid project that delivered discarded wheelchairs from Switzerland to Ethiopia at that time.
Christine and Bene, together with Marianne Locher, found the Addis Guzo association in Bern and plan to build a wheelchair workshop in Addis Abeba.
The groundbreaking ceremony takes place on the site of a center for war-disabled people. Only a few months later, the wheelchair workshop, built from four old containers, a lot of corrugated iron and countless hours of welding, is ready.
Addis Guzo receives recognition as a foreign aid organization and opens its doors.
The sports field for wheelchair basketball is built.
The first micro-entrepreneurial groups begin training.
A daycare for families with disabled children is established and physiotherapy for adults follows.
Renovation work begins on a new project site. The Addis Guzo Contemporary Dance Group is founded.
The move and inauguration of the new project site takes place. In the same year, we partner with Kukuk-Kultur Association to build the first inclusive playground in Ethiopia.
Corona! With appropriate protective measures, we can continue our work almost without interruption.
We specialize in pediatric physiotherapy in the rehabilitation department and prepare to establish a family-centered early intervention program.
In recent years, Addis Guzo has evolved from a wheelchair workshop to a center of excellence for people with disabilities.
Is a Swiss non-profit organization working with and for people living with disabilities in Ethiopia.
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