Appeal for Support According to the current drought situation in Ethiopia,in 2017, 5.6 million people require emergency food assistance. Out of these, 2.7 million children under five, pregnant and lactating mothers are in need of supplementary food. Moreover, 9.1 million people are in need of safe drinking water; while 1.9 million households will need livestock […]

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Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) high level officials paid a visit to Kindo Koyesha Woreda Wolaita Zone.The purpose of the visit was to distribute water to the communities suffering from water due to the recurrent drought occurred in the Woreda. Following the arrival of water truck in the area, a crowd of people flagged their […]

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On 15 March 2017 Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) conducted dissemination on the respect and implementation of International Humanitarian Law and Red Cross and Red Crescent emblem use for 250 Defense Command staff, college trainees and staff at the college auditorium. Kifelew Alemu, Head, Volunteers, Members and Branch Department said, ERCS conducts such kind of […]

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A landslide is happened on Saturday night in KOSHE area of Kolfe Keraniyo sub-city in the capital Addis Ababa, announced Diriba Kuma Mayor of Addis Ababa City Administration mentioning at least 72 fatalities. As rescue efforts continue, Ethiopian Red Cross is participating in the emergency operation with a team of 20 volunteers, including staffs from […]

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Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) in collaboration with the Netherlands Red Cross launched Partners for Resilience phase II (PFR II) disaster risk management project which will be implemented for the coming four years in Ebinat and Simada districts, in Amhara region. The Project is an extension of PFR phase I project. Kasa Shibesh a mother […]

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