New Home, New Hope!
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.
I can proudly speak this is my home.
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:
Our Impact in Figures
Houses repaired, rehabilitated and build over the last 40 years
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Youth trained in various vocational skills in the last 10 years
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Caregivers equipped with life skills HIV/AIDS and Malaria prevention, WaSH best practices, and sexual reproductive health in the last three years
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Stand for Her Land Project (S4HL)
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.
Debre Berhan-Emproved Energy for homes
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.
Education and Emergency Support
people reached through radio programs with WASH awareness information in the last three years.
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Non-food items distributed to build resilience of the target families in 2023
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health and hygiene kits distributed as part of the COVID-19 and Ebola response - benefiting an estimated 31,000
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Our Latest News
Project Assistant-Sand for Her Land Project
February 28, 2024
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Posted Date: February 22, 2024 Application closing date: March 06, 2024 JOB SUMMARY The Project Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting the S4HL project
Procurement and Logistics Manager
February 28, 2024
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JOB SUMMARY Under direct supervision of the FOM, the Procurement and Logistics Manager will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of all procurement and
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Postal Address: P. O. Box 8953 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Email: info@habitatethiopia.org