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Climate change is a growing concern worldwide, with Global South countries facing the most vulnerabilities – widely reliant on agriculture and with less funds to put in place adaptations that wealthier countries have. We have been working with our Ethiopian partners for over a decade on a variety of climate change mitigation projects including:
Ethiopiaid works through trusted local partners who understand how climate change affects their regions. By strengthening these partnerships, we enable Ethiopian-led solutions that focus on longer-term resilience rather than short-term relief.
Solar energy – 70% of Ethiopia’s population live in rural areas where poor access to reliable energy results in energy poverty. Nationally, Ethiopia does not produce the power it needs. Supply relies heavily on hydropower which is vulnerable to change in climate, drought and increased evaporation from heat.
Despite this, Ethiopia possesses some of the strongest solar resources in the world and the sun shines two thirds around of the time. Solar-powered rural electrification has the potential to transform community resources like health centres, schools and small farms – we have been working with our partner Hope Enterprises’ (generously funded by Amber Energy) to provide solar water heating and fuel-efficient (bio-mass) stoves in their Assosa school and solar water pumps to improve irrigation on the school farm, with the aim of boosting agricultural yields for more food.
Fodder plant – working with our partner APDA to set up a factory which makes storable, concentrated animal feed to reduce over-grazing – which can cause flooding and long-term shortages of animal food.
Rehabilitating water bore holes – to restore, clean, and upgrade underperforming wells to increase flow, improve water quality, and extend lifespan without the cost of new drilling or having to transport water to communities over long-distances in lorries.
Our Small Grants Programme includes support of projects helping communities respond to climate change. These grants help local Ethiopian organisations working on practical responses to climate effects — for example improving resilience against drought, flooding, food insecurity and environmental pressures caused by climate shifts.
By including renewable energy and sustainable livelihood activities as part of our areas of focus, we want to give our supporters the opportunity to fund projects that overlap with sustainable development goals, such as clean energy access and community adaptation to climate impacts — even if climate change isn’t the sole focus of every project.
Emergency and recovery
232 families displaced by conflict were given emergency shelter and essential supplies.
Over 400 children were treated for malnutrition, receiving a daily nutritious meal.
Over 500 children were protected against measles and cholera through vaccinations.
Across Ethiopia, conflict has displaced over 4.6 million people. Many of them
Trusted partnerships saving lives. Saving lives in times of crisis and emergency requires us to make quick decisions
APDA respond quickly in times of conflict, drought and other emergencies, saving lives by providing food, water, shelter, medicine and vaccinations. They help protect pastoralist families’ livelihoods, with emergency food for livestock and veterinary care.
In areas affected by the conflict, they are working to combat food insecurity by forming local cooperatives to grow and sell food, and helping women who lost their livelihoods to rebuild their businesses.
Hope Enterprises are providing food, uniforms and school fees for children who have been forced from their homes by conflict and are living in displacement camps, so that they can continue to learn at local schools.
Wings of Healing are providing vital medical care by re-equipping health centres damaged in conflict, restoring Maternal and Child Health Services, and running emergency medical clinics in camps for displaced people. They are also treating pregnant women, new mothers and children who are living in displacement camps and have acute malnutrition.
