Ethiopia
LWF response in Tigray
The LWF Ethiopia Program largely focuses on humanitarian response due to the recent crises in the Northern part of the country. The conflict between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Federal Government and its allies, as well as the spill over in Amhara Region have resulted in massive loss of lives, internal displacements, violence against women and girls and damage to civilian infrastructure. LWF Ethiopia responds to the humanitarian needs in Tigray and the neighboring Amhara region targeting the most vulnerable such as internally displaced persons, people living with disability, the elderly, women and children. The response is based on the three LWF Programmatic areas using an integrated approach: Protection and Social Cohesion, Quality Services, and Livelihoods.
LWF has been operational in Ethiopia for 50 years, after establishing its presence in 1973 at the request of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus to alleviate the suffering caused by the severe drought in Gojam province at the time.
LWF Ethiopia works with disadvantaged communities in building resilience and sustainable livelihood, and provides humanitarian services such as food assistance, water supply, hygiene and sanitation, Shelter/NFIs, cash distribution, education in emergencies, general protection, child protection and gender-based violence prevention and response, environmental protection, psycho-social support, and camp coordination and camp management.
One of the LWF’s interventions as part of its development program supporting the rural communities particularly women to relieve them of their work burdens. In line with its objective LWF has provided solar panels to its target community.
"The solar panel I received from LWF gives me light during the night. Two of my children use the light to read and do their homework. I use the light to prepare food and other things in the evening. In the past, I used to stay up until 8 pm and work in complete darkness, but now I can even stay up until late at night and have enough time to finish all my work. I am happy because I use the money I saved to buy food and clothes for my children"
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Local voices, local actions
Somali refugees in Awbarre camp, Ethiopia, are highly dependent on humanitarian aid. Unlike in the past, now they have the right to work or move outside the camp. However, they had constraint in getting the resource necessary to start business and earn income. In response to the need, LWF started a livelihoods project to train people to set up a business and to inform them about their rights as refugees. When asked to choose a way to earn a living, the refugees asked for goats as many had experience in raising and selling them.
Rukiya Ahmed, 35, Zeyneb Ibrahim, 40, and Safiya Ahmed, 35, from left to right are resettled IDPs in Babile, Oromia region Ethiopia. They are beneficiaries of GRHA project, implemented by LWF
Jobs
LWF World Service is regularly looking for new staff to work in the field. A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. Our work is people-centred and community-based.
Contacts
Miina Puntila, Regional Program Coordinator (Geneva)
Email: [email protected]
Sophie Gebreyes, Country Representative in Ethiopia
Email: [email protected]
LWF national office in Ethiopia:
Tel: 011 1 55 03 08, 011 1 55 62 04, 011 1 55 62 22
P.o.Box: 40132
Enquiries: [email protected]
Partners
- ACT Alliance
- Act Church of Sweden
- AIDE Canada
- Australian Lutheran World Service
- Bread for the World
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief
- Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund
- Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Development and Social Services Commission
- European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg
- Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission
- German Development Cooperation
- German National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation
- Government of Iceland
- Icelandic Church Aid
- International Labour Organization
- International Organization for Migration
- International Rescue Committee
- Irish aid
- Play Matters The LEGO Foundation
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
- The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund