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Ethiopiaid aims to create lasting and positive change in Ethiopia by tackling the problems of poverty, ill health and poor education. Ethiopiaid was founded in 1989 by Professor Alec Reed (Chairman of the Reed Recruitment Family of Companies), who visited Ethiopia in the late 1980s and was incredibly moved by the suffering he saw there.
Ethiopia is in the midst of another widespread famine due to the combined effects of drought, increased food prices and insufficient resources for preventative measures.
Currently, over 4.5 million Ethiopians are in need of emergency food relief and thousands of children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition. Emergency food relief centres are running over capacity in an attempt to keep up with demand.
Communities affected by the famine are resorting to extreme coping mechanisms. Many teachers have requested to receive food in place of their usual salary. Farmers and herders are selling their livestock and leaving their land. Families are selling everything they own to pay for the scarce food available and children are being forced out of school.
Ethiopiaid''s Pledge to Save Lives
Ethiopiaid is targeting famine relief to children under five and their families affected by drought in the Arsi Negele and Shashemene Districts in Southern Ethiopia. Over the next three months we aim to provide emergency food aid and medical assistance to thousands of severely malnourished children under five, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Ethiopiaid has pledged half a million pounds to provide famine relief for those so desperately in need.
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