Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in partnership with the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC), has stepped up efforts to ensure internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Moyale Woredas of Oromia and Somali regions have access to cash in order to meet their basic needs. Since April 2018, the Red Cross has provided 3,000 […]
Chora Woreda, Ilubabur Zone of Oromia Regional State is among the many places affected by conflicts that have occurred in Ethiopia in the past year. W/ro Zainab Seid lived in Chora Woreda with her husband and three children but had to flee to Qobo Woreda in North Wollo Zone of Amhara Region due to conflict. […]
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in partnership with Swiss Red Cross, has started distribution of 33,300kg of maize flours and 2,220 liters of cooking oil to thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Moyale Woreda of Oromia and Somali regions. According to the data from woredas of Somali and Oromia regions, the conflict in […]
The first East African and Indian Ocean Islands Red Cross and Red Crescent Network (EAIOI RC NET) workshop on sharing experiences on resilience building, held from 13th – 15th November 2018 at the Ethiopina Red Cross Society Board Room. Mr. Engida Mandefro, Deputy Secretary General for Disaster Risk Management of Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) […]
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in collaboration with its partners, is working to support more than 1.2 million people by allocating USD 11.9 million. Of the total, USD 3.1 million secured from its partners and the remaining USD 8.8 million would be covered by ERCS through collecting it from donation. In the first quarter of […]
On 9 November 2018, three representative from the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) and higher officials of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) met in Addis Ababa to strengthen their long standing partnership. The partners discussed and identified issues that needs further attention regarding organizational development and improving resilience. Whilst in Ethiopia the delegates, consisting of […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 28% of deaths in Ethiopia were due to non-communicable diseases (NCD) in 2014. Deaths from NCD are expected to increase by 27% in Africa over the next decade; resulting in approximately 28 million additional deaths. Tobacco use, lack of physical activity, excess use of alcohol and unhealthy diets […]
In the past few months Birtukan and her family have experienced incredible loss and hardship. She, her husband and two boys had to flee their home in West Guji Zone when their property was set on fire during civil unrest. The walk from their village to the neighboring Gedeo Zone only took a few hours, […]
October 17,2018 – Presidents, Secretary Generals and Senior Officials of four National Societies from Africa and the Netherlands Red Cross Convened in Addis Ababa to put ways to enhance and strengthen their Humanitarian engagement. The Strategic Partnership agreement between the Netherlands Red Cross and Ethiopian, Benin, Ivory Coast and Zambia National Societies was established before […]
5 October 2018, Addis Ababa With the aim of better supporting people experiencing drought and flood, the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in partnership with the Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC), have established a ground-breaking forecast-based financing system based on early warning information. The Innovative Approach to Response Preparedness (IARP) which is supported by Data Preparedness […]
