Ethiopia

19 October 2012

Investing in Africa

By  Katherine Mueller, IFRC They come from across Africa; young men and women representing dozens of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies. And they come with one purpose. To brainstorm. To collectively map out a way forward for the Red Cross Red Crescent youth movement over the next four years. To determine how to best utilize the energy a...
Innovative land use in Ethiopia will help food security during drought and heavy rains
31 July 2012

Innovative land use in Ethiopia will help food security during drought and heavy rains

By Jessica Sallabank The small town of Ebinat is at the heart of one of the most food insecure and drought prone areas in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia. The...
Bringing clean water and hygiene promotion to villages in northern Ethiopia
27 July 2012

Bringing clean water and hygiene promotion to villages in northern Ethiopia

By Lisa Taschler, EVHAC volunteer delegate for the Austrian Red Cross For many families living in the remote Ethiopian village of Senbetge, a 65km drive from Gondar ci...
Leaders gather in Ethiopia to discuss a coordinated response to HIV and AIDS in Africa
6 December 2011

Leaders gather in Ethiopia to discuss a coordinated response to HIV and AIDS in Africa

It’s been 30 years since the first case of AIDS was detected, and the The 16th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) ...
A grim reality for the pastoralists of Ethiopia
12 August 2011

A grim reality for the pastoralists of Ethiopia

IIn Bede village, southern Ethiopia, the community calls a crisis meeting. The drought is affecting over three quarters of the community’s livelihood. In communities ...
Ethiopia Red Cross: Helping communities find solutions in the face of desperation
8 August 2011

Ethiopia Red Cross: Helping communities find solutions in the face of desperation

“We planted crops, they did not grow. We dug a pond, but there was no rain to fill it. Now we are in God’s hands.” These are the words of Nura Galaba, who lives in ...
Ethiopia: “We are confident we will survive this drought”
5 August 2011

Ethiopia: “We are confident we will survive this drought”

Her livestock dead and crops ruined, Mengiste Bala and her twelve children were on the margins of survival in central Ethiopia.
Improving food security in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia
22 June 2011

Improving food security in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia

Melia Mussa was born 40 years ago. She is one of the many beneficiaries in Grawa, East Hararghe, receiving relief assistance from the Red Cross.
26 March 2009

Ethiopia: Pastoralist stories - Adin Aden, grandfather

Adin Aden, a sprightly 60-year-old former pastoralist herdsman with six grandchildren to support, organizes his month collecting firewood from acacia trees carefully.
19 March 2009

Pastoralist stories: Medina Abdulahi, mother of six

In one important sense, Medina Abdulahi has been lucky.
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