Life's Good: Hope Village in Addis Ababa!

Through financial support from LG Electronics, Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia has been able to successfully complete the three-year project. The project intends to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable families, including Korean War Veterans, in Gulele and Yeka sub-cities of Addis Ababa through decent housing, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) facilities, capacity building and job opportunities.

Behailu Gebremickael, a son of Korean War Veteran, lived in the old house for 46 years. He is a guard at private firm; his income is not sufficient to lead his life. He used to live in old and deteriorated house with leaking roof, broken walls, and floor. He had no alternative income to renovate the old house or construct a new one. Thanks to LG Electronics support to realize ‘Life’s Good: Hope Village’ Housing and WASH Project, Bahailu and other families have just moved to houses. Bahailu speaks about the the difference a new home can make:

Habitat for Humanity Ethiopian launched the Stand for Her Land(S4HL) campaign in November 2022 and preparation work has been made since then to catalyze the movement across the country. Following the launch of the campaign Country Coalition was formed on January 31, 2023, in Addis Ababa with the participation of governments and non-governmental partners.

Habitat for Humanity Ethiopia provides improved energy saving stoves to families who have no alternatives for energy at household level in the town of Debere Berhan and neighbouring localities.
Etegegn Bekele is one of family heads who started to use improved stove. ‘’The new stove saves not only saves firewood but improves health condition,’’ Etagegn Bekele said.

Genet Sherif is one of the mothers who are struggling to make a living for their families with meagre income in Addis Ababa, Lideta Sub City. She has two sons; one of them is daily laborer and the other do not have job. Genet and her family live in the area for 30 years.

In the informal settlements of the capital city Addis Ababa and adjacent towns, low-income families do not have proper sanitation facilities and face health and safety challenges. Laga Tafo-Laga Bari town is one of the towns located a few kilometers outside Addis Ababa in Oromia Regional State.