Oromia, Ethiopia, is one of the provinces most suffering from recent droughts. LWF supports local farmers with special teff seed, that is drought-resistant and yields a bigger harvest than the traditional variety.
More than 24 million people urgently need aid in Ethiopia, the LWF Country Representative Sophia Gebreyes, said recently in an interview with the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service.
Renewed hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and neighboring provinces have closed the humanitarian corridor established after a truce 5 months ago. As the security situation worsens, LWF staff continue to provide aid from the province capital…
Insufficient Funding Compounds Situation for over 90,000 South Sudanese
(LWI) – Thirteen-year-old Panum arrived in Ethiopia’s western region of Gambella accompanied by her elder sister Nyamoun. “Our father got killed in the war and our…
Poor Response to Funding Appeals for Refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
(LWI) - Since the December 2013 outbreak of violence in South Sudan, food insecurity has deteriorated at an alarming rate in the three conflict-affected…
Health Risks from Cholera, Malaria and Hepatitis E
(LWI) – Together with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its ACT Alliance partners, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has begun providing water and conducting…
(LWI) – The aerial view of Leitchuor refugee camp in Ethiopia’s Gambella region is devastating. It resembles a big lake, dotted with little islands of white tents peeking out of the water. Standing on muddy…
Relocation Site for Flooded Leitchuor Camps Established
(LWI) – Hope for the refugees in the flooded Ethiopian camps of Gambella: A new camp site has been approved for relocation. On Sunday 15 March, the Gambella regional authorities…
New irrigation schemes help Ethiopian farmers deal with climate change
(LWI) - For Kassa Adane, 63, every day is a day to be grateful for the gift of water. The farmer in North Wollo, Ethiopia, and father of eight children is one of 94…
