ELDA - Ethiopian Lawyers with Disabilities Association

The Ethiopian Lawyers with Disabilities Association (ELDA) was formed in November 2019 being the first-ever professional association of persons with disabilities. The association was initiated by eight like-minded lawyers with disabilities and registered by the Ethiopian CSO Agencies with the certificate no. 4620 on December 19, 2019. ELDA works on bringing together lawyers engaged in policy review and analysis, attorneys, prosecutors, judges, legal advisors and students with disabilities studying law in different parts of the country. Currently, ELDA has 160 active and registered members with in the nation. ELDA also welcomes lawyers with all types of disabilities as members and lawyers without disabilities who are like-minded and wish to make a difference in the lives of persons with disabilities in Ethiopia as associate members.