The Ethiopia Crises to Resilience (EC2R) Project Phase III, established in response to the northern crisis to deliver humanitarian assistance, successfully conducted an Exit Workshop that brought together key stakeholders, partners, and project participants. Opening the workshop officially, Ato Shambel Walle, Head of ERCS Amhara Regional Branch emphasized the importance of sustaining the positive results […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) Oromia Regional Office has successfully concluded a three-year EC2R Project Exit Strategy Workshop, marking an important step in transitioning a major humanitarian initiative to local ownership. The workshop brought together ERCS Health and WASH Director Mr. Gashaw Dagne, Oromia Regional Office Head Mr. Kemal Abdella, EC2R Project Manager Mrs. […]
The British Red Cross, led by Brian Beckett, Director of Program Quality and Accountability, and accompanied by Joyce Waititu, East Africa Head of Programs, held an introductory visit to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) today. This visit reflects BRC’s commitment to deepening partnership, strengthening collective understanding of ongoing programs, and ensuring that technical teams have a […]
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 […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in partnership with the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), has inaugurated a major rural water supply project in Bada, Bohe, Bachira, and Waro kebeles of Tembaro Special Woreda under the Ethiopia Crisis to Resilience (EC2R) project. Implemented with a total investment of 23 million birr, the […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society(ERCS) conducted a Quarterly Review Meeting of the Ethiopia Crises to Resilience (EC2R) Program phase III, from January 1–2 , 2026, in Adama Town. The review meeting aims to assess the program’s implementation progress against its planned objectives and outputs, and to agree on key actions required to enhance performance and […]