{"id":28677,"date":"2023-04-19T10:11:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T09:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/?page_id=28677"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:57:00","slug":"ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e28677-e1 mm4l-0 mm4l-1\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28677-e2 mm4l-3 mm4l-4 mm4l-5\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28677-e3 mm4l-d\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">our work<\/font><\/span><\/h1><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #dab525; border-width: 10px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">in ethiopia<\/font><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e28677-e7 mm4l-0 mm4l-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28677-e8 mm4l-3 mm4l-4 mm4l-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28677-e9 mm4l-d\"><div class=\"x-tabs e28677-e10 mm4l-e\" data-x-element-tabs=\"\"><div class=\"x-tabs-list\"><ul role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e28677-e11\" class=\"e28677-e11 x-active\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel-e28677-e11\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28677-e11\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e28677-e10\"><span><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e28677-e13\" class=\"e28677-e13\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e28677-e13\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28677-e13\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e28677-e10\"><span><strong>Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><button id=\"tab-e28677-e15\" class=\"e28677-e15\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e28677-e15\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28677-e15\" data-x-toggle-group=\"tab-group-e28677-e10\"><span><strong>News<\/strong><\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"x-tabs-panels\"><div id=\"panel-e28677-e11\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e28677-e11 x-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e28677-e11\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28677-e11\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e28677-e12 mm4l-f mm4l-g mm4l-h\"><p><span>Despite much progress, Ethiopia remains one of Africa\u2019s poorest nations with a third of the population living below the poverty line (World Bank).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scaling up agricultural production, improving nutrition security, developing new enterprise and market opportunities for farmers, strengthening community-based seed production and building climate resilience, are all key areas of Self Help Africa\u2019s work in Ethiopia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><strong>Full Name:<\/strong> Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia<a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"304\" class=\" wp-image-35768 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia.png 1476w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia-100x66.png 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia-877x579.png 877w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia-1384x913.png 1384w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Ethiopia-400x264.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><br class=\"SCXW78062138 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\">Population: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\">123.379 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\">million (World Bank, 2022)<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\">Capital: Addis Ababa<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><br class=\"SCXW78062138 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><strong>Area:<\/strong> 1,104,300 SQ KM (426,371 SQ Miles)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><br class=\"SCXW78062138 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><strong>Major Languages:<\/strong> Amharic (Official)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><br class=\"SCXW78062138 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW78062138 BCX0\"><strong>Major Religions:<\/strong> Christianity, Islam, Traditional Beliefs<\/span><\/span><\/span><span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-e28677-e13\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e28677-e13\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e28677-e13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28677-e13\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e28677-e14 mm4l-f mm4l-i mm4l-j\"><ol>\n \t<li><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/ethiopia\/#resilience-initiative-project\"><span role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\">WFP R4 Resilience Initiative Project: Integrated Risk Management <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/ethiopia\/#food-system\"><span role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW199712570 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeHovered CommentHighlightHovered SCXW199712570 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW174594466 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174594466 BCX0\">Building a regenerative and inclusive and sustainable food system for transforming rural livelihoods in Ethiopia<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW174594466 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/ethiopia\/#dairy-value-chain\"><span role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW2429178 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW2429178 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW41864042 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41864042 BCX0\">Transforming smallholder dairy producers through promoting Climate-Smart Dairy value chain<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/ethiopia\/#financial-agribusiness\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW116307855 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116307855 BCX0\">Accelerating Access to Finance by Professionalising Financial Agribusiness<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW116307855 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/ethiopia\/#community-development\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW214049240 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214049240 BCX0\">Integrated Community Development in Oda <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW214049240 BCX0\">Bultum<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214049240 BCX0\"> Woreda<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/ethiopia\/#rapid-emergency-wash\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\" lang=\"EN-IE\" class=\"TextRun SCXW214049240 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214049240 BCX0\">Rapid Emergency WASH, Health, and Multi-Purpose Cash intervention<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-e28677-e15\" class=\"x-tabs-panel e28677-e15\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e28677-e15\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-toggleable=\"tab-item-e28677-e15\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e28677-e16 mm4l-f mm4l-g mm4l-j\"><div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/soil-conference\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Self Help Africa&#8217;s Leading Role in Ethiopian Soil Research Conference&quot;\"><article id=\"post-37802\" class=\"post-37802 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-climate-change category-environment category-ethiopia category-news tag-climate tag-conference tag-fertility tag-land tag-research\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Ethiopia.Conference1-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Self Help Africa&#8217;s Leading Role in Ethiopian Soil Research Conference<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/2-5-million-trees\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Farming Communities Plant 2.5 Million Trees&quot;\"><article id=\"post-37789\" class=\"post-37789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-agriculture-nutrition category-climate-change category-environment category-ethiopia category-featured category-kenya category-malawi category-news category-zambia tag-climate tag-land tag-trees\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/treeplanting2-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Farming Communities Plant 2.5 Million Trees<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div>\n<div  class=\"x-recent-posts cf horizontal\"  data-x-element=\"recent_posts\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:false}\" data-fade=\"false\" ><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/climate-support\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Failure Of Seasonal Rains Underlines Vital Importance of Climate Support&quot;\"><article id=\"post-37364\" class=\"post-37364 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change category-ethiopia category-featured category-kenya category-news tag-adaptation tag-agriculture tag-climate tag-ethiopia tag-farming tag-kenya\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/climate.front_-877x490.jpg);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Failure Of Seasonal Rains Underlines Vital Importance of Climate Support<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><a class=\"x-recent-post2 with-image\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/ethiopia-crop-insurance-protects-families-from-climate-impact\/\" title=\"Permalink to: &quot;Crop Insurance Protects Families from Climate Impact&quot;\"><article id=\"post-36378\" class=\"post-36378 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ethiopia category-news\"><div class=\"entry-wrap\"><div class=\"x-recent-posts-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/IWD-web-graphics-877x490.png);\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-recent-posts-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#xf15c;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><\/div><div class=\"x-recent-posts-content\"><h3 class=\"h-recent-posts\">Crop Insurance Protects Families from Climate Impact<\/h3><span class=\"x-recent-posts-date\">2025<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e28677-e17 mm4l-0 mm4l-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28677-e18 mm4l-3 mm4l-4 mm4l-7\" id=\"resilience-initiative-project\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28677-e19 mm4l-d\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center h3\" ><span>Ethiopia projects<\/span><\/h2><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e21 mm4l-k mm4l-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e22 mm4l-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Resilience Initiative Project: Integrated Risk Management <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e24 mm4l-l mm4l-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><strong><span style=\"color: #6cc32e;\">Objective:<\/span><\/strong> Improved food security, nutrition, and livelihoods of over 54,000 smallholder farmers vulnerable to climate-related shocks in Ethiopia by 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by the World Food Programme, the proposed activities will be delivered in line with the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative results framework, with the overall goal of contributing to improved food security, nutrition and livelihoods of smallholder farmers vulnerable to climate-related shocks by 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The programme activities will focus on four components, focused around risk:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Risk Reduction: Improved natural resource management and disaster risk reduction through asset rehabilitation and creation.<\/li>\n<li>Risk Transfer: Assist farmers in coping with, and recovering more quickly from, extreme climate events.<\/li>\n<li>Risk Retention: Strengthen financial literacy, savings capacity of food insecure households.<\/li>\n<li>Prudent Risk Taking: Enhanced access for smallholder famers to to microloans, credit and technical assistance to diversify and increase their incomes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to index insurance products, loans and fuel-efficient stoves,<\/li>\n<li>Rehabilitation\/creation of natural and physical community assets,<\/li>\n<li>Establishment of committees for community maintenance of natural\/physical assets,<\/li>\n<li>Use of improved agricultural techniques to better face climate shocks,<\/li>\n<li>Organisation of Village Economy and Savings Associations,<\/li>\n<li>Market linkages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Beneficiaries: 54,000 Households<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28677-e26 mm4l-3 mm4l-4 mm4l-8\" id=\"food-system\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28677-e27 mm4l-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e28 mm4l-k mm4l-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e29 mm4l-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Building a regenerative and inclusive and sustainable food system for transforming rural livelihoods in Ethiopia <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e31 mm4l-l mm4l-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><span style=\"color: #6cc32e;\"><strong>Objective:<\/strong><\/span> The overall objective of the project is to contribute to better livelihoods and sustained food security and nutrition of vulnerable smallholder farmers through more sustainable, inclusive, equitable and resilient food systems in Asagirt and Kindo Koysha in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s food system is under great pressure both from non-climate stressors (e.g., population growth) and climate change. This project is designed to transform the current food systems into systems that promote increased production of diversified and nutritious food, that generate sustainable income and employment opportunities, while maintaining and regenerating the natural environment.<\/p>\n<p>Smallholder farmers in these woredas will be able to develop nutrient rich agricultural commodities, boosting production of major food crops and fruits, generate income and improve the natural environment (soil and degraded land) through adoption of a variety of CSA practices which will ultimately contribute for building a resilient food system that is inclusive and regenerative which will be achieved through promoting sustainable diversified food production and supply of nutrient dense foods and income, income generating opportunities, and strengthening of stakeholder collaboration and enabling environment while conserving the natural resource base and improve soil fertility. The project also works towards promoting viable income generating and selfemployment enterprises for the youth through building entrepreneurship skills, creating access to finance and improving market access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15,000 direct beneficiaries<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28677-e33 mm4l-3 mm4l-4 mm4l-9\" id=\"dairy-value-chain\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28677-e34 mm4l-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e35 mm4l-k mm4l-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e36 mm4l-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span> Transforming smallholder dairy producers through promoting Climate-Smart Dairy value chain <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e38 mm4l-l mm4l-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: #6cc32e;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>Increased food security and disposable income of smallholder households from dairy production in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">D<\/span>airy is one of the most promising farm enterprises for development, generating regular income for the farm households and providing a highly nutritious food, particularly for infants and lactating mothers thus reducing the problem of malnutrition among rural households.This project aimed to increase dairy productivity through adoption of climate-smart practices, breed improvement, availability of timely extension services, and promotion of livestock businesses into smallholder dairy farmers farming activities in two districts in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The project will enable 2,000 dairy farm households in Abichu Gna\u2019a and Siya Debrena Wayu districts to increase their income from dairy and to improve the nutritional status of 12,000 people through increased awareness on nutritious consumption of milk products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>2,000 direct beneficiaries (50% women)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28677-e40 mm4l-3 mm4l-4 mm4l-a\" id=\"financial-agribusiness\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28677-e41 mm4l-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e42 mm4l-k mm4l-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e43 mm4l-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Accelerating Access to Finance by Professionalising Financial Agribusiness <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e45 mm4l-l mm4l-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: #6cc32e;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>To develop a tool that will assess the capacity of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) and SACCO Unions, and identify the existing gaps, given their unique role in building local financial capital. These insights will help to inform the specialised training and coaching plans to support the professionalisation of the SACCO sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">S<\/span>elf Help Africa is part of a consortium working to develop the SCOPE Insight tool for Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) and SACCO Unions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The project will scale up and standardise the SCOPE Insight tool to make it more relevant and applicable for SACCOs, given their unique role of SACCOs in building local financial capital. These insights will help to inform the specialised training and coaching plans to support the professionalisation of the SACCO sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Self Help Africa\u2019s role in this consortium is to pilot the new SCOPE Insight tool with existing SACCO partners. The tool is being developed in partnership with SCOPE Insight, Nuru International, ICCO (part of Cordaid) and Glimmer of Hope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Staff are being trained and the tools are already piloted with improvement measures taken on board.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28677-e47 mm4l-3 mm4l-4 mm4l-b\" id=\"community-development\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28677-e48 mm4l-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e49 mm4l-k mm4l-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e50 mm4l-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Integrated Community Development in Oda Bultum Woreda <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e52 mm4l-l mm4l-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: #6cc32e;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>To alleviate deep-rooted poverty, and to build sustainable livelihoods and strengthen community resilience by improving food security and nutrition for rural households vulnerable to food insecurity in 14 rural kebeles in Oda Bultum Woreda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">T<\/span>he following issues will be addressed through the project, funded by Glimmer of Hope:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\">Low crop and livestock production and productivity<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">Limited access to markets and financial services<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">Poor nutrition<\/li>\n<li class=\"p5\">Unequal gender relations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\">Farmers participating in the project will have access to high-quality agricultural inputs. They will also have access to credit through the RuSACCOs which allow will them to invest in these inputs or in livestock such as cows, goats, and poultry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Farmers also receive training in crop production, processing, and storage as well as the care and welfare of their livestock to ensure maximum productivity and income generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">This is to ensure the farmers make the most from their investment and can repay their loan. The repayments to the RuSACCOs and multipurpose cooperatives can then be used to support other farmers, creating a \u2018revolving\u2019 system which can be sustained long after the project closes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><b>Beneficiaries: 18,887 smallholder farmer households; 95,721 people in the Oda Bultum target area. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28677-e54 mm4l-3 mm4l-4 mm4l-c\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28677-e55 mm4l-d\" id=\"rapid-emergency-wash\"><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e56 mm4l-k mm4l-l\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e57 mm4l-n\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>RAPID EMERGENCY WASH<\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28677-e59 mm4l-l mm4l-m\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"color: #6cc32e;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><\/span>The project will provide critical life-saving emergency services to address the urgent needs of vulnerable populations affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Amhara region, particularly in selected areas of the East Gojam Zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The intervention will involve providing immediate assistance such as Multi-Purpose Cash (MPC), healthcare\/services in health, dignity kits, WASH, and other essential supplies to address the urgent needs of the affected population. MPC transfers have been effective in delivering these critical emergency services and providing flexibility for individuals and families to meet their most urgent needs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: #dab525;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h3\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">TO CONTACT US ABOUT OUR WORK IN Ethiopia:<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #fff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  7px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Yeka Subcity, Kebele 08,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">House No. 912, P.O. 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