Ethiopia

In July 2011, famine struck the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia. According to the UN, it has been the worst drought in the last 60 years, and could result in up to ten million starving people becoming dependent on humanitarian aid. Caritas CR has announced a collection to help people in Ethiopia and Somalia, from which vouchers for food or basic needs were funded. During the time period between 2011 and 2017 we completed following projects in Ethiopia:

• Ensuring access to water (2011)
• Drought in Ethiopia (2011)
• Natural resources treatment (July 2011 to December 2013)
• Integrated Water Resources Management (2012)
• Securing income and resources in Kedida Gamela (February 2014 to December 2016)
• Reduction of malnutrition in Kachabira district (March to December 2016)
• Water resources management (March to December 2016)
• Caring for mothers with Children (January 2016 to December 2017)

December 17, 2024 News

I no longer have to walk 3 hours to fetch water, says Almaz from Ethiopia

Access to clean water is a universal need, yet for countless families in Ethiopia, it remains a difficult and sometimes dangerous daily challenge. In Abala Abaya, a rural district situated 419 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, water scarcity has shaped the lives of entire communities. Among those affected is Almaz, a mother of seven, whose story speaks to the profound impact that access to clean water, or lack thereof, can have on a family’s health, time, and overall quality of life. Almaz now has access to clean water near her home, thanks to our help. 

May 28, 2024 News

Caritas Czech Republic will improve climate resilience of 4500 people in Ethiopia and provide them with access to clean water

Ethiopia, like many other countries, is feeling the severe impacts of climate change, which are compromising water infrastructure and leaving many without access to clean water. In Ethiopia's Abela Abaya district, locals have to travel for six hours to fetch water for their homes. Caritas Czech Republic will help people in the south of Ethiopia gain better access to clean drinking water while improving their climate resilience. Moreover, we will empower women to include them in agriculture and other economic activities.

November 16, 2016 Ethiopia

Ethiopians get livestock, cereal and fodder

Caritas CR supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and The Three Kings Collection joined the world in providing  humanitarian aid to Ethiopia. Caritas donated a total of 1.22 million EUR (almost 33 million CZK) to conquer famine caused by the climate change from El Niño. The aid was delivered to up to 300,000 inhabitants of several chosen areas of Ethiopia.

November 14, 2016 Ethiopia

The region of South Nations in Ethiopia is recovering from the devastating impact of El-Nino

Nowadays Ethiopia is facing huge crop failure and hunger because of climate changes – extreme dryness, hot temperatures and floods. We can point to an effect called El-Nino, the strongest one since 1950 when researchers started to record it.

July 12, 2016 Ethiopia

Caritas Czech Republic supports the health of mothers and children in Ethiopian Konso

At the end of June, the opening ceremony of the activities to support health care for mothers with children took place at the Konso Culture Centre. The event was launched by the chairman of ECC-SDCO/S charity organization Father Michael Yoseph together with Bishop Tsegay Keneni.

March 24, 2016 Ethiopia

Caritas Internationalis discussed the impacts of El Niño in Rome

The impact of the 2015-16 El Niño weather phenomenon has been one of the most intense and widespread in the past one hundred years. The agriculture, food security and nutritional status of 60 million people around the globe has been affected by El Niño-related droughts, floods and extreme hot and cold weather. While the El Niño itself has passed its peak and is now declining, its impact is still growing.