In the Shalla Woreda of West Arsi Zone in Oromia, farming is the major livelihood of the community. Goats and other livestock, and cultivation of maize and teff, are the major means of subsistence, as well as source of income for families. However, in recent years the area has been impacted by frequent drought, severely […]
የኢትዮጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበር (ኢቀመማ) ነሀሴ 25 ቀን 2011 ዓ.ም በሀዋሳ ከተማ ባካሄደው ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ በ2010 የበጀት ዓመት ከ92 ሚሊዮን ብር በላይ ወጪ በማድረግ ከአንድ ሚሊዮን በላይ ለሆኑ የህብረተሰቡ ክፍሎች የአደጋ ምላሽ እና ከአደጋ በኋላ የማቋቋም ሥራዎችን አከናውኗል፡፡ በበጀት ዓመቱ ለ297 ሺህ አባዎራዎች የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ እርዳታ ድጋፍ ለመስጠት በማቀድ 599 ሺህ በላይ ቤተሰቦችን ተጠቃሚ በማድረግ […]
On 25 August 2018, high officials of the Turkish Red Crescent Society, Vice President Dr. Naci Yorlumaz and Senior Director of International Relations Mr. Kaan, visited the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) to explore areas for collaboration. ERCS President Ato Abera Tola, Secretary General Mrs. Frehiwot Worku, and other management staff of ERCS took part […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) currently has more than 100 volunteers in Addis Ababa providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable patients in hospitals like Zewditu, Ykatit 12, Ras Desta, Tiruenesh Beijing, Dagmawi Minelik. One of these volunteers is Adanech Gesese, who has been volunteering with the Society for 15 years. […]
Since the conflict in the Ethio-Somali-Oromiya border area broke out in September 2017, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, many separated from their families and loved ones. The Somali branch of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society has been inundated with requests for assistance to find and reunify family members that have disappeared in […]
As a result of the conflict between Gedeo and West Guji communities, more than 1 million people have been displaced. There are currently 865,555 internally displaced people (82%) in the Gedeo zone, and another 188,042 people (18%) displaced in the West Guji zone. Starting from 1 August 2018, ERCS and ICRC have been providing […]
የኢትዮጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማzበር ቅዳሜ ሰኔ 16 ቀን 2010 ዓ.ም በተካሄደ የምስጋናና የድጋፍ ሰልፍ ላይ አስቀድሞ በመዘጋጀት በ9 ጊዜያዊ ጣቢያዎች፣ 13 አምቡላንሶችና 80 በጐ ፈቃደኞችን ከጠዋቱ 11፡00 ሰዓት ጀምሮ በማሠማራት ለበርካታ ወገኖቻችን የመጀመሪያ ሕክምና ዕርዳታ በመስጠት እና ወደ አቅራቢያ ሆስፒታሎች በማጓጓዝ ሕይወትን የማዳን ሰብዓዊ ተግባር ሲያከናውን ውሏል፡፡ እንደወትሮው የመጨናነቅ፣ የአየር እጥረት፣ የድካም እና በመውደቅ […]
Ato Abera Tola, newly elected Ethiopian Red Cross Society President and Dr. Abeba Beyene, also newly elected Treasurer of the Governing Board, made their maiden working visit to the various working units and facilities of the National Society at the Head Quarters, the Filwoha multipurpose building construction site, the Piassa historic HQ office, now income […]
Ato Abera Tola, newly elected Ethiopian Red Cross Society President and Dr. Abeba Beyene, also newly elected Treasurer of the Governing Board, made their maiden working visit to the various working units and facilities of the National Society at the Head Quarters, the Filwoha multipurpose building construction site, the Piassa historic HQ office, now income […]
Spanish Red Cross (SRC) awards Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) a Gold Medal, for its praiseworthy actions in favor of the most vulnerable people. The Award was given during the ceremony held in the city of Santiago de Compostela, in North West of Spain on 8 May 2018 ERCS wins this Gold Medal […]