Conflict has forced roughly 2.4 million people to flee their homes in communities across Ethiopia in 2018 alone. The Canadian Red Cross, along with the Swiss and Danish Red Cross, is supporting the Ethiopian Red Cross to distribute food and household items to families affected by the conflict.
Belanyesh and her family fled their home in southern Ethiopia to escape conflict
Since 2014, the Canadian Red Cross has been helping the Ethiopian Red Cross train volunteers to build local capacity to respond to emergencies and disasters
Community members at a Red Cross distribution site near Durame, Ethiopia
Communities affected by conflict gather in Durame, Ethiopia to receive supplies from Red Cross
Red Cross aid worker Norine Naguib helps at a distribution site near Durame, Ethiopia
Debritu and her family were forced to flee with home after conflict broke out in their community
Canadian Red Cross and Ethiopian Red Cross aid workers together at a distribution site
Red Cross partners are working to deliver supplies to communities affected by conflict in southern Ethiopia
Canadian Red Cross aid worker Norine Naguib takes a selfie with people gathered to receive supplies
This work is made possible in part through support from the Government of Canada.