Ethiopia

Bizunesh (left), photo by Serawit Atnafu/Oxfam.

Conflict in Ethiopia creating a massive humanitarian crisis

When fighting drove Bizunesh and her family away from their home in northern Ethiopia, she had to act fast. “I ran into the bush and then to other villages with my four children,” she said. She cautiously returned a week later but found “my house was looted and my valuables like mobile phone, cash...

Ethiopia, Dedevit village, Tigray. Photo by Petterik Wiggers / Panos for Oxfam America

Conflict compounded by Covid-19 and climate change pushes millions in Tigray to the brink - Oxfam

The conflict in Tigray compounded by climate-fuelled locust infestations and coronavirus has left millions of people in desperate need of humanitarian aid yet access to those affected continues to be restricted, warned Oxfam today. Recent Oxfam assessments in South and West Tigray, as well as...

A Mother’s Day Tribute to Atsede Getaneth

By Tigist Gebru Before COVID-19 reached Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Atsede Gataneth, a single mother who sells vegetables for a living, earned enough money to ensure her family had enough to eat and to keep her two daughters in school. But government measures to limit the spread of the virus, physical...

Africa Refugee Summit concludes with call for enhanced refugee participation and self -representation

Addis Ababa, Monday 2nd December 2019 – The Global Refugee-Led Network (GRN) in collaboration with Oxfam International and the Independent Diplomat are concluding ‘The Africa Refugee Summit,’ today. Approximately 70 refugee community leaders living in 11 African countries have convened in Addis...

Fighting drought and an uncertain climate

Oxfam helped initiate R4 Rural Resilience innovative program a decade ago in collaboration with the World Food Programme and the Relief Society of Tigray as well as the Organization for Rehabilitation & Development in Amhara; it is now operating in Ethiopia and five other countries in Africa,...

Making pottery pay

Traditionally, Ethiopian pottery is made by women – a home-based craft producing utility items that are sold and used locally. The craft isn’t much valued and potter communities are deemed of low rank and often live in extreme poverty. A young father is changing all that in one small community on...

Vegetables on sale at Millenium camp in Ehtiopia. Simon Burch/Oxfam

GROWing in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with approximately 83 percent living in rural areas, reliant on agriculture for food and income. More than 50% of these are women. Correcting the gender balance in agriculture sectors would reduce global food shortage by at least 17 percent...

Ethiopia

Ethiopia - the second most populous country in Africa with over 96 million people according to the World Population Review- has one of the fastest growing economies in the world and has made impressive strides in eliminating extreme poverty over the last 10 years. Despite the progress made, Ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world due to rapid population growth, consecutive climatic shocks as well a low social and economic starting base for human development.