We take civic and voter education to the streets, markets and homes where people live, bring communities together to talk, and help women take their place where decisions are made.
People from the community, working for the community.
Connecting citizens to the decisions that shape their lives
Connect Future Community (CFC) is an Ethiopian civil society organisation. We believe people take part when they understand how decisions are made and feel safe to speak. So we go where people are, give them clear and accurate information, and create spaces where different groups can listen to each other.
Our mission
Help citizens, especially women and young people, understand their rights and take an active, peaceful part in public life.
Our vision
Ethiopian communities where every voice is heard and differences are settled through dialogue.
Four principles behind everything we do
Go where people are
We don't wait for people to come to a hall. We meet them at the market, the tea stall and their own front door.
Share accurate information
We use official materials, in local languages, so what people learn from us is clear and correct.
Bring people together
We create safe spaces where community groups, leaders and institutions can talk openly and listen.
Put women in the room
We make sure women and girls are reached, heard and supported to take part in decisions.
On the road to the 7th General Election
Before Ethiopia's 7th General Election, CFC combined street-level voter education with a large community dialogue.
Taking voter education to the street
March to April 2026NEBE materials in Afaan Oromo
Many people never come to a meeting, so our volunteers went to them instead. In National Election Board of Ethiopia shirts and carrying its posters and leaflets, they spent weeks in parks and squares, market streets, timber yards, tea stalls and pool halls.
One conversation at a time. Traders, elders, young people and women at home.
Official information. NEBE leaflets on who can vote, how to register and how to cast a ballot.
The people meetings miss. Market workers, young men in pool halls and older women at home.
Many voices, one conversation
AdamaEbla 2018 E.C. (April 2026)
A credible election needs more than voters. It needs communities that trust the process and each other. In Adama, CFC brought together people from different parts of the community to discuss how to make the 7th General Election a success. The hall was full: community representatives, women, young people and local leaders.
Presentations on the electoral process and the citizen's role in it.
An open floor where participants raised questions, concerns and proposals.
A shared commitment to a peaceful, inclusive and credible election.
Filannoo Biyyoolessaa Marsaa 7ffaa Milkeessuf: Maree Kuuta Hawaasa Adda Addaa WaliinThe session title: “Making the 7th General Election a success: a dialogue with different sections of the community”.
How the campaign unfolded
From the first briefing at our office to a full hall in Adama.
Volunteers gather at the CFC office, collect NEBE materials and plan their routes.
Outreach begins in public spaces where people sit, wait and meet.
Leaflets reach young people, tea sellers and pool halls.
Door-to-door visits to traders, timber yards and homes.
Community groups meet in Adama to talk about a peaceful election.
Outreach in action
Volunteers sit down with a group of young people and go through the voter leaflets with them, line by line and question by question.
Moments from the field
How we are organised
An independent board provides oversight, and an executive director leads three teams.
BoardGovernance and oversight
Executive DirectorLeadership and management
AuditorIndependent assurance
Programme DivisionProjects and field work
FinanceFinance and administration
Communication & AdvocacyOutreach, media and advocacy
Stronger together
We work with national institutions and civil society networks that share our commitment to credible elections and an informed public.
Take our free 20-minute course on women's participation in peace and decision-making, right inside Telegram. Or message us to volunteer or partner with CFC.
