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Ethiopia
Country Info
A widespread drought is severely impacting Ethiopia, leaving millions of people without enough to eat.
Ethiopia’s worst drought in 30 years is fueled by the El Niño weather pattern that has contributed to two failed seasonal rains last year – dangerous for a country where more than 80 percent of its population
are farmers. In one of the most affected areas where CARE works, East Hararghe in the east, crop production fell by 70 percent last year.
CARE started working in Ethiopia in 1984 in response to severe drought and famine that devastated the population and claimed the lives of nearly one million people. Since then, the organization’s activities have expanded to address the root causes of poverty and vulnerability.
As part of CARE Ethiopia’s development of a focused and long-term program approach to poverty, the office targets three groups of people:
- pastoralist girls
- chronically food-insecure rural women
- poor young girls living in cities and on the outskirts of urban areas
LS: El Nino Box 1
LS: El Nino Box 2
LS: El Nino Box 3
LS: El Nino Box 4
Melka Stands Up To Early Marriage
"I want girls to know there are people out there like me who will fight against early marriage." — Melka from Libo Kemkem, Ethiopia on standing up against forced marriage.
More than 400K mothers are at risk in Ethiopia
As the effects of the El Niño drought in Ethiopia continues, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers are at particular risk of malnutrition and complications during pregnancy due to the devastating food shortages.
Hunger in the Horn of Africa
While conditions have improved since a catastrophic drought struck this region in 2011, acute malnutrition rates remain high and millions still teeter on the brink of food insecurity.
Millions will have no food in coming months without aide
Because of El Nino, a widespread drought is severely impacting Ethiopia, leaving millions of people without enough to eat.
Latest Updates on El Nino in Ethiopia
- In December 2015, the Government of Ethiopia announced that the number of people in need of food assistance had increased to 10.2 million.
- This year, 435,000 children under five and 1.7 million children, pregnant and lactating women will need specialized nutritional support.
Press Release
CARE, H&M and H&M Conscious Foundation Collaborate on a Holiday Campaign to Further Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ethiopia