East Africa is in the grip of a critical humanitarian crisis which is spreading across Ethiopia. Many have died and millions more are at risk of starvation. The Ethiopian Government has pledged $47.4 million and they are calling on the international community to help assist 5.6 million people whose lives, livelihoods and well-being are at risk.

In the last few weeks, our newest partner, the Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA), has identified 15,000 children under the age of five and 25,000 pregnant or breast-feeding women who are suffering severe malnutrition and are unable to reach the government’s aid distribution points. The situation is deteriorating rapidly and we need to act now to provide the emergency aid they so desperately need.  

The crisis is deepening and we are asking you to help us scale up our efforts to protect those in vulnerable situation from starvation as the severity of drought has hugely affected the already meagre lifestyle of these nomadic vulnerable communities in Afar. 

APDA is responding directly to the crisis in three key ways: water trucking, the provision of health workers and veterinary care. 

€12 will cover veterinary care for the livestock of 14 households in Afar.

€55 will support one healthcare worker in the field and lifesaving provisions (malnutrition supplements and vaccines) for 30 people.

€240 will provide a water truck for one day to delivery 14,000 litres of water to 2,800 people.

Please consider supporting our emergency relief appeal with whatever you can afford.  

**All donations received from this appeal will go towards emergency relief efforts in Ethiopia.