Where We Work
Ethiopia
Ethiopia has been experiencing a long-term drought which is devastating communities and leaving many of the most vulnerable families at risk of hunger and starvation. We are working with our partners on-the-ground to support communities to tackle hunger and improve access to clean water.
Worknesh on her farm in Ethiopia. Photo: Caritas Australia.
The impact of your support in Ethiopia
Ayoyo is a volunteer complaints officer who supports her community in southern Ethiopia. Photo: Zacharias Abubeker/Caritas Australia
Ethiopia
Population: 120.3 million people
Families can access clean water and reduce the risk of waterborne diseases.
Farmers can grow crops during droughts and are less reliant on rain-fed agriculture.
Communities can adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Women and young people can access income-generating opportunities.
Worknesh's story
Worknesh is a mother of four children and a coffee and vegetable farmer living southern Ethiopia. During lean seasons, families like Worknesh’s are often at risk of hunger. The income from the coffee beans that she grows only lasts three months.
With the training and vegetable seeds provided by the CLEAR program, Worknesh has been able to grow a variety of crops, ensuring a more reliable and nutritious food source for her family. She also gained valuable business management skills and joined a women’s savings group, allowing her to access new income streams and further strengthen her family's food security.
Worknesh holding a vegetable grown from her farm. Photo: Maheder Tadese/Caritas Australia
Video: Worknesh's Story
Worknesh is a coffee and vegetable farmer who lives with her husband and children in a village in southern Ethiopia. Droughts, climate change, lack of clean water and malaria outbreaks frequently impacted her family, with her children at high risk of hunger during the lean season. With the support of our partner, Caritas Ethiopia, Worknesh participated in the CLEAR program which enabled her to learn skills to diversify her crops, earn additional income and provide her children with nutritious food.
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