
Emergency aid for the hungry, Food security
Deder Woreda, Ethiopia
Project in numbers
heading of table | |
---|---|
label | number |
Location
Deder Woreda
Project Duration
2002–2003
Project Summary
In collaboration with Oxfam and Foundation “Life for All” Switzerland and Germany, AMURT fought effectively against the famine in the region Deder Woreda. Over 60,000 people have benefited from food aid.
Poverty, natural disasters, poor governance and a debilitating series of violent conflicts caused by these large food shortages.
About 70 million people in the Horn of Africa suffer from chronic malnutrition. 13 million Africans suffer directly under the food shortages and hunger.
Project Partners
OXFAM
Foundation“Life for All” Switzerland
Foundation “Life for All” Germany