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)

March 17, 2016 Ethiopia

Caritas CR supports drought victims in Ethiopia

The Caritas CR will deploy its crisis fund for a total amount of CZK 100,000 to support the victims of extreme drought that has seriously affected large areas in Ethiopia. The director of the institution Lukáš Curylo said: “By deploying this amount of money, we will support another project of our institution which is aiming to help families at the risk of starvation.” 

February 27, 2016 Ethiopia

Caritas International Belgium also help in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, the impact of the failed spring belg rains (March-May) was compounded by the arrival of El Niño weather conditions that weakened the mainkiremt rains (June-Sept) that feed 80 to 85 per cent of the country. This greatly expanded food insecurity and malnutrition and devastated livelihoods. Read more on caritas.eu.

February 23, 2016 Ethiopia

Ethiopia: stories from a land of drought – Meja Lalu

Given the increasing worries about the climate crisis in Ethiopia, caused by extremely poor rains in the past twelve months, Caritas Europa is collecting stories from its member organisations that have had a long-term presence in the country. Author of the story, Marion Burger, is one of them. Read her testimony on caritas.eu.

February 3, 2016 Ethiopia

Ethiopia also faces the El-Niňo phenomenon

As a result of the phenomenon El Niño, caused by changes in the flow of ocean currents of the Pacific Ocean, in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa occurs a climate change in the form of a small amount of precipitation. With critical insufficiency of water, it is therefore visible even in the vast region of Ethiopia where it did not rain for several months already and all the crops died. Agricultural production is further complicated by severe soil erosion.

September 2, 2015 Ethiopia

Mathewos Adebo expects to harvest 2 000 kg of potatoes

Mathewos Adebo lives with his wife and eight children in Kedida Gamela region. Although he is only 41 years old, he is looking much older due to long-term concerns about finances.. Last year his life and other poor Ethiopian farmers’ has changed.

August 28, 2015 Ethiopia

Young, unemployed establish agricultural cooperatives

Girma-Leta and Adama-Etaro are two agricultural cooperatives founded in the Ethiopian region of Kedida Gamela. Each group consists of 25 young people. On donated land, with an area of 1 hectare, group members have built two water reservoirs in the form of ponds, cultivated a vegetable field with Irish potatoes and saved future stock for potatoes. In doing so, they have discovered coveted opportunities for a job and livelihood.