By Bekalu Ayalew The Ethiopian Red Cross Society conducted 2013/14 annual plan performance review of its Southern Nation Nationalities and Peoples branch from 31 July to 1 August 2014 in Hawassa held at Harmony hotel. Ato Tamene Tesema Board chairman of the Branch in his opening speech said that, this fiscal year achievements of the […]
Dear RCRC families, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ethiopian Red Cross Society has continued scaling up its effort to provide effective humanitarian services throughout the country. Currently, the Society is engaged in emergency response, food security, environmental protection, Water and sanitation, health and care and other humanitarian and developmental initiatives that contribute much for lives of many […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) undertakes the national Red Cross youth council general assembly held at Addis Ababa Exhibition Center and Market Development Enterprise from August 15-16, 2014. Opening the general assembly representative of the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General for Branch and Resource Development at ERCS, Dr. Solomon Ali, said that, the […]
Ethiopian Red Cross Society commemorated the 150th anniversary of world Red Cross and Red Crescent day under the international motto 150 years of humanitarian action and with a national motto of 77 years of humanitarian action on May 4, 2013 at Addis Ababa Stadium. In a keynote message delivered by his representative, Ato Kuma Demeksa, […]
In the village of Genda Yusuf in the Goro Gutu region of eastern Ethiopia, women are demonstrating a new kind of eco-stove. Made from cement, it cooks injera, the Ethiopian staple, and boils water at the same time, burning only a fraction of the fuel that a traditional stove would and producing hardly any smoke. […]
President Girma Wolde-Giorgis, patron of the Society officially commenced the SMS lottery game of Ethiopian Red Cross Society. The SMS lottery which is started on April 1, 2013, is mainly aimed at fund raising with a vision to enable the Society further enhance humanitarian and developmental activities it has been undertaking over the years. Moreover, […]
A driver from Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Benishangul Gumuz Branch named Ato Belete Fikire has been working for seven months in the population movement project of Ethiopian Red Cross Society in Benishangul Gumuz region. Specifically putting, his work station is in a town called Tongo found in Mao komo Woreda. Belete is usually known for […]
Elected zonal and regional branch board members of Ethiopian Red Cross Society have attended two days of induction workshop in three rounds from February 28-March 16, 2013 held at the Societys training center here in Addis Ababa. The workshop was aimed at creating awareness about the working culture and system of Ethiopian Red Cross Society […]
Ethiopian and Spanish Red Cross Societies through Watershed based Integrated Food Security Project distributed potato and barley seed to beneficiaries in Menzgera woreda on June, 2013. According to Ato Fitsum Tibebe, field coordinator of the project, 290 quintals of potato and 130 quintals of certified barley seed are distributed to beneficiaries. Besides to the distribution, […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) received a certificate of appreciation for its outstanding contribution in creating awareness regarding making voluntary blood donation. The certificate was handed over to ERCS on June 7, 2013 at the Societys Board Room by the Rotaract Club of Abugida marking its ten years anniversary. After receiving the certificate, W/ro […]