Addis Ababa en route becoming cycling-friendly city
Addis Ababa is planning to build 200km of cycle tracks which will help to connect high density residential areas with commercial districts. The Safe Cycling […]
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Ethiopia ― From where I stand: “Due to COVID-19 people were not going to the police”
Simret Tesfaye is nurse at the Association for Women’s Sanctuary and Development (AWSAD), a non-profit organization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which manages six shelters for […]
Green Legacy Project: Ethiopia wants to plant 5 billion seedlings this year
Ethiopia’s plan to plant 5 billion trees this year is part of the country’s Green Legacy Project, which aims to build a green and climate-resilient […]
UNDP and UNICEF launch COVID-19 design challenge for youth
(UNDP/ UNICEF) – An online design challenge on COVID-19 was launched on 4th June 2020 to provide Ethiopian youth an opportunity to come up with […]
Ethiopia and UN-Habitat join forces to redesign outdoor markets to reduce COVID-19 risk
A team of urban planners from UN-Habitat visited several traditional markets in different cities in the country (Addis Ababa, Bair Dar, Hawassa, and Adama). ADDIS […]
The Mastercard Foundation MSE’s Resilience Facility to support businesses in Ethiopia affected by COVID-19
ADDIS ABABA (Mastercard Foundation)– Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with the Jobs Creation Commission and First Consult, has announced the creation of the Mastercard Foundation MSE’s […]
ICRC supports local manufacture of face shields in Ethiopia
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is assisting six physical rehabilitation centers (PRCs) in four regions to manufacture 3,000 face shields locally in […]
Korean Embassy provides a total of 40,000 face masks to Ethiopian Korean War Veteran Association
These masks were provided as a gesture for the contribution and sacrifice made by the Ethiopian war veterans (Kagnew Battalion) during the Korean War. ADDIS […]
Finland extends CoWASH III project in Ethiopia to support COVID-19 emergency response
Finland Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has announced the extension CoWASH III project to support COVID-19 emergency response and resilience building in the WASH sector […]
A hospital in Ethiopia needed new equipment. They fixed that.
A team from Innovators for Global Health (Northeastern University) surveyed doctors, nurses, and technicians at SPHMMC in Ethiopia, and found they were in need of […]