Ethiopia
Photo: Geoff Oliver Bugbee for Mercy Corps
Scarce resources, religious conflict and disputed tribal boundaries threaten peaceful progress in Ethiopia's south. Mercy Corps is equipping hundreds of Ethiopians, from simple farmers to government officials, with the tools to defuse conflicts before they turn violent. In rural areas, we're helping herders build better lives by supporting efforts to make their precious livestock more resilient to drought and disease, and by helping diversify their income streams.
Blog Post: Protecting Ethiopia's people, animals and environment ›
Topics: Rural, Marginalized Groups, Food/Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture
We’ve been in the car for a long time in the last couple of days. We’re in Gashamo, a small town in the desert.
Turning Trash into Cash ›
Topics: Climate Change, Economic Development, Environment, Urban, Women's Empowerment
With support from Mercy Corps and a local organisation called Women in Self-Employment (WISE), Tafessu and her neighbors are finding a way to transform potato skins and fruit peels into fuel.
Responding to Ethiopia's Deadly Floods ›
Topics: Emergencies
Mercy Corps helped families marooned in villages along the flooded Omo River.
Turning Over a New Leaf in Ethiopia ›
Topics: Rural, Hunger, Agriculture
Fodder tree nurseries help Ethiopia's cattle survive the country's brutal dry spells, protecting families' most precious assets.
Protecting Livestock, Building Assets ›
Topics: Agriculture, Economic Development, Rural
Mohammad Abbas knows that a healthy herd of cattle means the difference between a well-fed family and a reliance on outside food aid. He paid for his animals to be vaccinated to insure them — and his family — against Ethiopia's frequent droughts.
Seeding Peace at the Grassroots ›
Topics: Governance, Peaceful Change
Two decades after responding to Ethiopia's headline-making famine, Yewobnesh Dando is still advancing lifesaving work in her own country — this time, by instilling a culture of peace in the country's most conflict-ridden areas.

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