Discusses strategies and programs aimed at improving economic opportunities and sustaining livelihoods, particularly for marginalized communities.
International Medical Corps is helping prevent malnutrition by teaching sustainable gardening techniques. As countries in the Horn of Africa experience worsening food security issues, our team in Ethiopia has been sharing home gardening programs that give community members the tools they need to grow their own vegetables and provide nutrient-rich meals to their families. With […]
he civil war in Ethiopia began nearly two years ago. The conflict has forced 13 million Ethiopians to need food assistance, according to the OCHA. The New York Times reports that blocked roads are keeping vital aid from reaching communities, putting tens of thousands of children at immediate risk of death. Drought and food prices […]
(Atlanta, Georgia; June 8, 2022) – It is being called the 4th Industrial Revolution spurred by COVID19. A revolutionization and modernization of the workforce. But unlike previous revolutions this one is leaving women behind according to a new report released today titled The Future of Work is Sexist. “We are headed down a path that […]
Main Highlights • The significantly below-average March-May rainfall season marked the 4 th consecutive poor season since late 2020 and the most severe in 70 years in many areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. • The exceptionally long drought, amplified by warmer-than-normal temperatures, has devastated livelihoods and debilitated livestock herds, crops and vegetation, water availability, […]
Harare -23 June 2022 – ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) joins the rest of the world in commemorating the Public Service Day, themed, “Building back better from COVID-19: Enhancing innovative partnerships to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” On this day and guided by our climate justice campaign, AAZ calls upon the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) to […]
On June 2nd, 2022, the Entrepreneurs Club of Mauritania, organized a national workshop on business environment improvement and the role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development in Sahel countries like Mauritania. The workshop was sponsored by CIPE as part of the G5 Sahel Economic Coalition to which the Club belongs. The workshop mobilized […]
Somalia and Somaliland are facing one of the worst droughts in decades, following four poor rainy seasons and a locust invasion that swept across the Horn of Africa. Severe water shortages and dry pastures have decimated livestock, affecting the livelihoods of Somali pastoralist communities. As crops fail and food prices rise, people’s ability to stave […]
SITUATION MAY WORSEN DUE TO PROSPECTS OF AN UNPRECEDENTED FIFTH POOR SEASON BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER The following statement is a joint alert by meteorological agencies and humanitarian partners. 30 May, 2022; Nairobi, Kenya: The current extreme, widespread, and persistent multi-season drought affecting Somalia, the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, and Ethiopia’s Belg-receiving and […]
When the floodwater levels started rising in her village, 21-year-old Nyabeel and her husband were torn about what to do. Leaving their land, which they relied on for food, was a tough decision. “We spent three days moving. It was challenging, with four children and a herd of goats,” she says. Eight months since flooding […]
“I will never forget that day when my life changed,” says David of the afternoon he was ambushed in South Sudan in 2017. “I had been travelling from Koboko to Yei and I drove straight into an ambush. My vehicle was showered with bullets and the two passengers riding with me lost their lives.” He […]
