We need you
"I don't know how to describe the pain these people are in..."
- Ethiopiaid project partner, Valerie Browning.
It’s been more than 18 months since conflict first broke out in Tigray between separatist political party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian federal government – and the situation is only worsening.
Mid-way through last year, fighting breached the Tigray borders and spilled out into neighbouring regions. As of mid-January this year, TPLF soldiers advanced into five districts of the Afar region. Health clinics and businesses have been looted or destroyed. As many as 600,000 people have fled their homes, most with nothing but the clothes on their back. And many more thousands of people are now experiencing acute malnutrition, putting the lives of pregnant women and young children in extra danger.
Our on-the-ground project partners, the Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA), are extending all their resources to provide the emergency relief that's needed so desperately right now.
But we need your help. Will you donate now to provide urgently-needed food, water and essential supplies for Afar people in crisis?
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Yes, please make my emergency donation below.
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“...These poor people are in abject terror and when asked what they need, they replied PEACE. We take this chance to say how grateful we are that we do not stand alone, that you are in our corner. This is enormously encouraging. Thank you to everyone who is sending food and help.”
Valerie Browning, Co-Founder & Program Director of project partners Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA)
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Who is APDA?
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Co-founded by Australian nurse Valerie Browning and Afar leaders in 1993, the Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) was created to meet the unique needs faced by the isolated and nomadic people of Afar.
APDA work in remote communities where formal government services do not reach to improve the development and wellbeing of the Afar people.
Their areas of work include mobile health and vaccination, water provision and harvesting, maternal and child health activities, and emergency relief in times of crisis.
Since the start of this year, APDA have provided:
- 1600+ displaced families with traditional mats so they can build shelter
- 1,250 families with blankets
- 2,000+ families with a month-long supply of food
With a staggering 85% of Afar people currently dependent on food relief, APDA are also working to stabilise and activate the local goat and livestock markets to help with long-term food security.
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Snapshots of the crisis in Afar
Displaced family living temporarily in a classroom in Afar
Mother boiling water on the ground of a schoolyard, while hoping for food
Group of displaced children sharing a pot of pasta bought & cooked for them by a host Afar community
APDA delivering food & blankets via camel to remote, otherwise inaccessible communities
Three families who have been displaced twice, now seeking shelter in a school after walking 70km for two days to reach safety
Vet providing medicine to keep remaining herds of livestock alive so they can support local families & economy
Health worker providing supplementary food to a malnourished mother & infant
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We need your help urgently. Please donate above to provide food, water and essential supplies for families in crisis in Afar.
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