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Dr. Asha Mohamed, Permanent Representative of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to the African Union and International Organizations and IFRC’s Head of Cluster Delegation for Ethiopia and Djibouti, visited 364 shelters built for flood and landslide victims in Gofa and Wolaita Zones, South Ethiopia Region. Upon her arrival, Dr. […]
For three consecutive years, a devastating drought gripped the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region, leaving communities struggling to survive. The absence of rain for several seasons dried up water sources, destroyed pastureland, and wiped out livestock, the backbone of life for pastoralist families. Although rainfall returned briefly last year and gave communities a small […]
By Judith Weeks With increase of extreme disasters worldwide and areas in conflict, American Red Cross volunteers often think about Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers worldwide and how they respond to these situations. This is the story of the resilience of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society. I recently traveled to Ethiopia where I had […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), together with its management team and Movement partners, conducted a validation workshop on the National Society Development (NSD) Plan for 2026–2030 in Addis Ababa. Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Mr. Mohammed Jemal, Deputy Secretary General for Branch Affairs and Localization at ERCS, said that the workshop aims […]
Mrs Burkitu Haji, a 60-year-old elder, is the mother of seven sons and one daughter and resides in Fifota Wosharbi Kebele, Dodola Woreda, West Arsi Zone, of the Oromia region. Years ago, Mrs Burkitu faced hardships in accessing clean water. ERCS, funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), has built water distribution […]
Ato Habtekiros Fisum is married and a father of four children. He lives in May’keyih Kebele, Dedeba Tabia, Enderta Woreda, South Eastern Zone of the Tigray Region. A decade ago, he was unemployed and faced many hardships. ERCS, in partnership with the IFRC and other sister national societies, purchased two beehives for Ato Habtekiros in […]
Ato Habte G/Michael is married and a father of six. He lives in Araguara Kebele, Dergajen Tabia, Enderta Woreda, South Eastern Zone of the Tigray Region. A decade ago, he and his family were among the poorest in Deragen Tabia. ERCS, in partnership with the IFRC and other sister national societies, purchased a milk cow […]
ወ/ሮ አሚና መሐመድ በትግራይ ክልል ደቡብ ምስራቅ ዞን፣ እንደርታ ወረዳ ደርጋአጀን ጣቢያ አራጉራ ቀበሌ ነዋሪ ሲሆኑ ከዛሬ አስር ዓመታት በፊት በደርጋጀን ጣቢያ በከፍተኛ ድህነት ውስጥ ከሚኖሩ እማወራዎች አንዷ ነበሩ። የኢትዮጵያቀይ መስቀል ማኅበር ከዓለም አቀፉ የቀይ መስቀልና ቀይ ጨረቃ ማኅበራት ፌዴሬሽን (IFRC) እና ከሌሎች የቀይ መስቀል እህት ብሄራዊ ማኅበራት ጋር በመተባበር ለወ/ሮ አሚና በ2001ዓ.ም የወደ 25 […]
The construction of cisterns(Birkas) and deep well hand pumps has avoided the need for dangerous journeys in search of food out of water in Hoden and Werabille Kebeles, Gursum Woreda, Fafen Zone of the Somali Region. The Ethiopian Red Cross Society(ERCS), in partnership with the Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC), has constructed cisterns and deep well […]
Ato Yussuf Aden, an agro-pastoralist, is married with eight children. He owns 18 cattle and eightsheep, which help his family survive in the drought-prone area of Gerba Harre.Aw-bere Woreda, Fafen Zone of the Somali Region. For Ato Yussuf and other member of the communities in the area, recurrent droughts, degraded environments, and water shortage challenge […]