Ethiopia: help for the drought affected

The situation

The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst locust plague in over 25 years. The insects are destroying entire swaths of land, and farming families are losing their livelihoods. The situation is particularly alarming in Ethiopia, where people have been suffering for years from recurring droughts, flare-ups of internal conflict, flooding and, most recently, the Covid 19 pandemic. The project area, which spans Somali Region, Amhara and Oromia, is home to approximately 5.86 million people who are at risk of acute food shortages and in urgent need of assistance.

Our relief efforts

Food security, income-generating activities, water supply and resource conservation are among the project's priorities. Cash payments are used to secure the immediate livelihoods of over 1,800 households for up to six months. Smallholder families receive drought-resistant and early-maturing seeds, fruit seedlings and training in agricultural methods. A dam will be built and 240 hectares of land regenerated. 200,000 tree seedlings will be planted with the participation of village communities. In addition, wells will be constructed and water supply systems installed. Unemployed youth receive support in income-generating activities; production gardens for women are established. In addition, gender training is provided for leaders and representatives of local authorities, and workshops on peacebuilding and conflict transformation are held to promote social cohesion in the communities. More than 7,800 families, almost 47,000 people, are benefiting from the aid measures.
The consortium project combines humanitarian emergency aid with development aid and is being implemented together with the Evangelical Church of Switzerland (HEKS), partners of ACT Alliance Ethiopia and under the leadership of Bread for the World.

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Yours

Michael Tuerk