Last week, the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) laid to rest Honelign Fentahun, a dedicated humanitarian program coordinator in North Gondar, Amhara Region. Honelign was abducted with two colleagues and endured brutal torture before losing his life. Yesterday, ERCS President Abera Tola Gada visited Honelign’s grieving family — his wife and three young children, ages […]
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has provided medicines, medical supplies and equipment worth more than 150 Million Birr to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society under the Ethiopia Crises to Resilience program(EC2R). The aim of the support is to ensure that 38 health facilities in four regions namely Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Oromia and […]
In the war-affected landscapes of South Eastern Tigray, access to emergency healthcare has often been a matter of life and death. For years, the people of Enderta, Deguwa Temben, Hagere Selam, Hintalo districts – including Mekele endured the absence of reliable ambulance services. Mothers in labor, critically ill patients, and accident victims faced long, dangerous […]
When conflict strikes, it is often the simplest needs – water to drink, to cook, to wash – that become the hardest to meet. In the South Eastern Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia, years of conflict left entire communities struggling to access safe water, with damaged infrastructure, unsafe collection points, and long, exhausting walks for women […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in collaboration with the Netherlands Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), has implemented a nature-based integrated soil and water conservation projects in Wolayta Zone, Damot Woyde and Damote Gale Weredas of the Southern Ethiopian Region, benefiting the local community. Mr. Dessalegn […]
ድጋፉ በአገሪቱ የተለያየዩ አካባቢዎች በተከሰቱ ግጭቶች ሳቢያ ከአገልግሎት ውጭ የሆኑ አምቡላንሶችን ለመተካት ያለመ መሆኑም ተጠቁሟል። ሐምሌ 03፣2017 አዲስ አበባ የኢትዮጵየ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበር ከዓለም አቀፉ ቀይ መስቀል ኮሚቴ በድጋፍ የተበረከቱለትን 14 አምቡላነሶች ዛሬ ተረክቧል፡፡የኢትዮጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበር ዋና ፀሓፊ አቶ አበራ ሉሌሳ በዚሁ ወቅት እንደተናገሩት በኢትጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበርና በአለም አቀፉ የቀይ መስቀል ኮሚቴ መካከል […]
Here is the full message by the president, Mr.Abera Tola July 8, 2025,Addis Ababa Distinguished President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and our Patron, His Excellency President Taye Askeselasse,Their Excellencies, Former Presidents of the Republic, and former Patrons of ERCS,Excellencies, Honorable Ministers, Ambassadors,Esteemed Members of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society,Respected Volunteers, Staff, and […]
At headquarters leve,l the anniversary will be celebrated on 8, July,2025 colorfully. The Ethiopian Red Cross Society, the leading humanitarian organization in Ethiopia, is proudly celebrating its 90th years anniversary across the country with the theme; “90 Years Legacy of Humanitarian Service”. The society’s regional branch offices all over the county are celebrating the 90 […]
