Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) with the money supported byDavid and Lucile Packard foundation provided supplementary food for 7,641 drought affected children under 5, lactating and pregnant mothers in Somali region Fafan zone, kebribeyah and Harshine districts from December 19 to 30,2016. Yemeserach Belayneh, David and Lucile Packard foundation Ethiopian Country Director said, we donate […]
Danish Red Cross goodwill ambassador Torbjorn C. Pedersen, who has been traveling all over the world in a bid to disseminate about the uniqueness of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and its Fundamental Principles to the World, arrived in Ethiopia on December 2016, as the 122th destination country. During his discussion with ERCS management, […]
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 […]