Ethiopiaid - Join us and make the biggest difference in Ethiopia

Hester's Ethiopian Challenge

Diagnosed blind as a baby, 11 year old Hester wants to raise £20,000 to support blind students at the Mekelle School for the Blind by running the Women's First Run, a 5k race through central Addis Ababa. Read how she got on.
 

Destructive diseases

Ethiopiaid focuses on supporting projects that prevent and treat people living with HIV/AIDS and Noma. 

Maternal health

Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world.  In a country of 102 million, there are less than 5,000 trained midwives. This results in only 16% of births taking place with a skilled attendant present.

Education for all

There are approximately 150,000 children living on the streets of Ethiopia – and 60,000 of those in Addis Ababa. More than half of these kids do not have access to shelter, adequate food or an education.

Harmful Traditional Practices

Adolescent girls often face harmful traditional practices such as FGM, gender-based violence and child marriage that not only threaten their health and livelihood, but also compromise the well-being and opportunities of the next generation.

Disabilities

An estimated one billion people in the world are living with disabilities. They are routinely denied their most basic human rights – cut off from education, employment and healthcare. In Ethiopia, many live in extreme poverty.

Supporting the elderly

Ethiopia has over four million people over the age of 60. Many pension age Ethiopians have no access to a state pension and are unable to save for their old age. If they have no family to support them their only other option is to live and beg on the streets.

What we do...

We support projects in Ethiopia ranging from maternal health and women's rights to education, disability and the elderly. Ethiopia has made huge strides forward since the devastation and despair of the famines during the 1980s. We continue to drive this progess and development further through our trusted partnerships, ensuring that no one is left behind. To find out more about our work in 2018 take a look our winter newsletter.

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• Maternal Health

  One of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world!

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• Harmful Traditional Practices

  Adolescent girls often face harmful traditional practices such as FGM, gender-based violence and child marriage that not only threaten their health and livelihood, but also compromise the well-being and opportunities of the next generation.

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• Quality Education For All

  There are approximately 150,000 children living on the streets of Ethiopia – and 60,000 of those in Addis Ababa. More than half of these kids do not have access to shelter, adequate food or an education.

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• Destructive Diseases

  Over its 25 years, Ethiopiaid has focussed on supporting projects that prevent and treat people living with HIV/AIDS and Noma. Noma (cancrum oris) is an acute and ravaging gangrenous infection affecting the face.

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• Supporting The Elderly

  Ethiopia has over four million people over the age of 60. Because of the country's high mortality rate, elderly Ethiopians often find themselves with no-one to care for them.

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• Disabilities

  More than one billion people with disabilities, 15% of the world’s population, make up one of the most disadvantaged and marginalised groups within society.

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