ethiopia
Ethiopia
Capital: Addis Ababa Population: 79 million Life expectancy: 51.8 years
In parts of Ethiopia, right now, 4.3 million people are at risk of starvation. We are trying to help thousands of children and their families by providing urgently-needed food and healthcare.
Three year grant for agriculture programme
18 February 2010On the 10 February the EU Delegation in Tanzania signed a multi-country grant contract with Concern Worldwide. The contract is designed to increase the options for rural communities for making a living with the engagement of government and the private sector.
Concern responds to mounting Ethiopian crisis
23 October 2009The Ethiopian government yesterday appealed for more than $121 million to feed 6.2 million people at risk of hunger.
Family business
The first thing that hits you when you step outside Bole Airport is the smell of Ethiopian food.
Providing a lifeline to the people of Addis
Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa has a population of three million, the vast majority of whom live in abject poverty.
Dublin: recession busting bargains
A good bargain is just what’s needed to dispel the ever-present gloom of the recession.
From marginal farmers to model farmers
Esayas Fanksho smiles broadly. He smiles a lot these days. "We don't suffer from hunger," he says proudly as he heads off, spade in hand, to tend to his coffee trees.
HIV and AIDS in Ethiopia: video
Our office in Ethiopia recently produced three videos for Ethiopian television, dealing with the issues of HIV and AIDS, discrimination and stigma.
A lovely day for a conference
Concern’s Tara McIndoe is blogging from the Fighting Hunger Conference:
It’s a gorgeous morning in Dublin.
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