As part of the Agricultural Task Force, Tigray Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized Coordination for Resilience workshop in Makele from 28-29th October 2016. It was a workshop meant to sustain the coordination of the Task Force for recovery and resilience building interventions in the aftermath […]
By Alemseged Kiflu Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) has distributed 19,872 kilos of supplementary food and 3204 litters of edible oil for the second time to drought affected communities of Afar region. The distribution led by ERCS and done in collaboration with World Food Program and Disaster Prevention and Food Security Preparedness benefitted a total […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) continued second round supplementary food distribution in Gursum and Jigjiga districts of Somali region for more than seven thousand drought affected people. Amina Seid, 41, and her family lives in Bombas, a village in one of the worst drought-affected areas in Somali region. Amina who is a mother of […]
Neway Challenge Academy mobilized over 200,000.00 birr from the school community to provide supplementary food to drought affected communities to four woredas of East Shewa Zone, September 23, 2016. The Ethiopian Red Cross Society distributed 160 quintals of CSB and 324 litters of edible oil to drought affected communities with the support provided by the […]
Nyathak Chiok Dak, 45, is a South Sudanese refugee in Jewii camp of Gambella Region in Ethiopia. She crossed Ethiopian boarder with her two children in March 2014 following the conflict erupted in the youngest African nation, South Sudan. Before she was transferred to Jewii Camp, some 23 kms away from the regional capital, Gambella, […]
Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Addis Ababa regional branch signed ambulance purchasing agreement with the National Lottery Administration on September 09, 2016. The memorandum of understanding signed by both parties is part of the Addis Ababa Branch offices change initiative to expand its partnership with local stakeholders for the provision of improved humanitarian service to the […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) has conducted its annual review meeting from August 22 to 24, 2016 in Mekelle. During the meeting, the Society basically evaluated the first year implementation of the revised five year strategic plan that was designed a year ago using the balanced score card tool. ERCS President Dr. Ahmed Reja […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) recognized those who have supported its ongoing drought response endeavors on its annual Fundraising Dinner Night in the presence of H.E Dr. Mulatu Teshome, FDRE President and ERCS Patron, on July 30, 2016. The society gave the recognition award to various private sectors, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, media institutions, […]
As Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) epidemic persists in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in collaboration with UNICEF, launched an awareness creation campaign. The Campaign is bringing a real impact on the lives of residents of Addis Ababa such as Behriya Ahmeds family. Her sister is one of the victims of the epidemic. […]