LATEST NEWS FROM ETHIOPIAID

Ethiopia opens Commodity Exchange
With rising food prices causing chaos around the world it is interesting to see how different countries are tackling the crisis. Ethiopia has used a range of strategies, including subsidised grain for lower income urban dwellers, who are struggling with rising grain prices.  Read More >>

Ethiopians In Need
The following is an interesting story: Nearly 9 million Ethiopians to need food aid in '08 - Click to Read Article

Budget 2008 and Gift-Aid
Despite the recent decrease in the basic rate of income tax announced in the 2008 Budget which takes effect in April, the Gift-Aid we will be able to claim on donations will remain the same for three years, helping us to plan our cash flow and expenditure.
This means that despite the basic rate of tax decreasing to 20%, charities like Ethiopiaid will still receive the 28 pence per pound that we would've received if the basic rate had remained at 22%.
Charities currently receive one billion pounds per year through Gift-Aid, so the tax decrease would have meant a 90 million pound decrease in revenue received by charities in the UK. The phasing in period allows us to plan for the decreased revenue in three years time. So, why not  donate now , whilst we can still claim the higher rate of Gift Aid on your donation.?

Ethiopiaid's New Website
Welcome to Ethiopiaid’s new and improved website! Here you can find out all about our organisation and the inspirational work of our partner projects, in addition to general background information on Ethiopia.
Ethiopiaid is a fundraising body based in the UK which supports locally run community projects in and around Ethiopia’s capital – Addis Ababa. Founded in 1989, we have donated over £17 million to these truly deserving causes, our core aims being to enhance education, relieve poverty and to improve healthcare.
We hope that you find the site a useful source of information and that it also encourages you to do what you can to make a difference. So much can be achieved with your help.
Enjoy!

Happy Millennium from Ethiopia!
As our Millennium celebrations fade into a distant memory, Ethiopia’s have only just begun. Because they use a Coptic Calendar – which is seven and a half years behind our own – September 12^th marked the beginning of the year 2000 and the dawn of a new millennium.
Addis Ababa is currently adorned in lights and flags with celebrations planned to continue for the entire year. A real sense of change can be felt in the capital and we at Ethiopiaid are committed to making this fresh start as positive as possible for the people of Ethiopia – we hope that you will join us in this promise.
For more information about the Ethiopian New Millennium, visit: www.ethiopianmillennium.com

Ethiopiaid has a new Blog!
Now you can also keep up to date with Ethiopiaid’s activities via our new blog page where we will be posting project progress, details about our fundraising activities and discussing issues relating to Ethiopia in general. All comments and feedback are welcome! To visit the blog, please go to: http://ethiopiaid.blogspot.com