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Ethiopia | 2024 | CERF Ethiopia, Somali region. Ade Muktar walks through Ayun village with a megaphone in hand, calling his neighbours to a community meeting. Ayun is a small town in Ethiopia’s...

Ethiopia | 2024 | CBPF Ethiopia, Oromia district. Alemitu Abraham Fayisa is a mother of five, including one child living with disability. She survives by farming. Over the last few years, drought has...

Ethiopia, Matema. Abdi, who is Ethiopian, went to Sudan for work nearly two decades ago. He and his wife made a decent living, saving what they could and sending money back home to Ethiopia to help...

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | 2023 | CERF Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. In early 2023, the Horn of Africa faced the lasting effects of a historic drought, following an unprecedented five consecutive...

Ethiopia | 2023 | CBPF Ethiopia, Dollo Ado region. Iadan, 55, is a mother of seven who lives in the town of Dollo Ado in the Somali region, sharing a small house with her husband and seven children. ...

Ethiopia| 2023 | CBPF Ethiopia, East Hargaghe and Oromia regions. “We used to spend hours fetching water,” recalls Misriya Teha, who lives in Lemi village in East Hargaghe. A neighbor, Aliya, had to...

Ethiopia, Mozambique | 2023 | CERF Ethiopia: Hargele and Mozambique: Cabo Delgado. After losing many of their cattle to the drought, Lina’s family left the village of Hulul seeking help and settled...

Vanuatu, Ethiopia, Yemen and others| 2023 | CERF Ethiopia, Vanuatu, Yemen and others. As food prices continue to rise worldwide, the Central Emergency Response Fund is at the forefront of helping...

Ethiopia | 2022- 2023 | CERF Ethiopia. Mengistie Tegenie’s four sisters were married before the age of 18. Bright and academically gifted, their schooling — like that of many young women in Ethiopia...

Ethiopia | 2023 | CBPF Ethiopia, Somali region. In the remote town of Filtu in the Somali Region, a group of dedicated healthcare professionals embarked on a mission to provide essential medical...

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Ethiopia | 2023 | CERF Ethiopia, Oromia. “I used to be a wealthy woman. I had farmland, horses, cows, and even a shopping center. The conflict has ravaged my life. Now, I am destitute”, recounts...

Ethiopia | 2022 | CERF Ethiopia, Gondar, Amhara Region. “I can’t afford to buy sanitary pads. If I get some income, it’s for my son. [This] means a lot to me after losing everything,” says Emebet...

Ethiopia | 2023 | CBPF Ethiopia, Borena zone. Conflict and an unprecedented drought have driven increasing needs in Ethiopia this year. Humanitarians aim to reach more than 20 million people with...

Ethiopia | 2021 | CBPF ‍Ethiopia. The Ethiopia Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Network is funded by the Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (EHF). The Network is establishing a common...

Ethiopia | 2021 | CBPF Ethiopia, Shire. “I was in the middle of teaching my class when we heard gunshots and explosions. I had to calm myself down and make sure all my students were safe,” recalls...

‍Ethiopia | 2021 | CBPF Ethiopia, Desnaech and Borena. Ethiopia faces chronic and acute food insecurity due to droughts and increasingly erratic rains. Severe drought is, unfortunately, becoming more...