Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) is preparing to continue participating in the National Measles Immunization Campaign launched on 29th May, 2013. The National Society partakes in the immunization campaign in partnership with the American Red Cross. The campaign is going to be held in three selected vulnerable areas of Gambella, namely Anywaa and Nuer Zones; […]
Mr Chair, Governing Board Members, SG, senior management, staff and volunteers, I am glad to be here, and it is an honor to be invited to this anniversary. Thank you very much for inviting me. 80 years of existence – for the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, or any other organisation is a sure sign that […]
ERCS marks 80th anniversary with a panel discussion A panel discussion that marks 80th anniversary of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) and its achievements was held on July 8, 2015 at the UN-ECA conference hall in Addis Ababa. Speaking on the panel discussion, FDRE President and ERCS Patron Dr. Mulatu Teshome said the Society […]
ERCS Celebrates World AIDS Day By Tizazu Wodaje The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) celebrated the World AIDS Day on December 1, 2014 at the ERCS Headquarters in the presence of staff members of the Society. The 2014 World AIDS Day was celebrated under the theme of Zero New HIV infection. While reading out the […]
Delegation of the NLRC visits ERCS Somali Branch By Bekalu Ayalew Delegation of the Netherland Red Cross (NLRC) paid a working visit to the Somali Regional Branch of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society from November 19-20, 20014. The visiting delegation of NLRC was accompanied by Ato Abebe Kebede, Board Treasurer, W/ro Zami Yenus, Board Member, […]
ERCS Board Members hold talk with their NLRC Counterparts By Tizazu Wodaje Members of the Governing Board of the Ethiopian Red Cross (ERCS) received and held talks with the delegation from the Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) on November 17, 2014 at ERCS Board Room. The visiting delegation comprised of the President, Board Members and the […]
Workshop conducts on Red Cross Movement By Tizazu Wodaje A workshop on Mapping and Reflection of the Red Cross Movement in Ethiopia was conducted from November 12-13, 2014 at the Training Center of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS). The objective of the workshop was to review the current activities of Red Cross movement in […]
ERCS launches a chronic crisis focused project in Somali Region By Tizazu Wodaje The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) in collaboration with the Netherland Red Cross launched a Chronic Crisis project that can benefit 50,000 people in Somali Region. The launching ceremony was held on November 5, 2014 at Plaza Hotel in Jigjiga Town in […]
Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), praised the humanitarian activities of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS). Mr. Maurer made this remark on October 29, 2014 while he was visiting the ERCS and discussing with Board and management members of the ERCS regarding the joint humanitarian interventions in […]
A four-day training program on Disaster Response Capacity Evaluation (DRCE) was conducted from October 8-11, 2014 at the Ghion Hotel. DRCE is a method developed by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to measure a national societys capacity to respond in cases of disaster. It can assess a response either […]
