RDL envisions a society where children attain their basic needs, education, and health care. Children achieve equity and equality to improve their lives and the society at large. RDL also has a vision to empower young girls and boys to become productive and responsible citizens by providing their basic needs.
RDL's mission is to empower the underprivileged children of Ethiopia by providing them the necessities such as foods, clothing, shelter, and education. In addition we work to ensure the mental stability needed to take advantage of the various opportunities for a better future. RDL targets children who have been left on their own as a result of losing their parents or those whose parents are unable to provide for them. Finally RDL works to remove barriers of class and privilege to make the citizens of Ethiopia agents of positive change.
The main objective of the organization is to create a prototype program that can be duplicated into other regions across the country. This prototype is comprised of a school, a dormitory and a clinic that will be named the Redefine Life Center.
Our immediate objectives are:
1 - Open a house in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that supports five girls
2 - To provide our kids with three meals a day, shelter, education and a stable life;
3 - Build relationship with organizations like Kidane Mehret Students' Self-Help Association (KIMSSA) and Vision New Life Development Association.
4 - Develop and manage a highly active and vibrant community of volunteers, chapters and supporters furthering RDL's mission to bring about a change through the passion and leadership of everyday citizens.
Our Long Term objectives are:
1 - To secure a plot of land in Ethiopia to jump start our first Redefine Life Center.
2 - To create awareness among community and religious leaders on the importance of education and health.
3 - Address urgent and chronic conditions of inadequate infrastructure, community facilities, and shelter.
4 - To promote the socio-economic development of communities with the use of modern learning methods –Redefining the conventional teaching system.
5 - Provide clothing, school uniforms and basic school supplies for the poor children in the remote villages.
6 - Create an Enterprise system that would facilitate the finance for the Redefine Life Center – Social Enterprise.
