The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) hosted Jens Tisthamar, Immigration Liaison Officer at the Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa, for discussions on ERCS’s engagement in Migration, Social Cohesion, and Restoring Family Links (RFL).

Mr. Mohammed Roba, Manager of the Migration, RFL, and Social Cohesion (MRFL) at the ERCS, led the briefing, providing insights into ERCS’s ongoing operations, challenges, and gaps in these thematic areas.

Mr. Tisthamar expressed strong appreciation for ERCS’s grassroots structure, coordination with multiple stakeholders, and its role as the only local implementer of the EU Individual Measure Consortium Project on Social Cohesion. He further pledged to share the insights gained with relevant departments at the Norwegian Embassy and looks forward to potential collaboration with ERCS in the future.

ERCS remains committed to expanding its partnerships to enhance humanitarian support for vulnerable communities.

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) held a Lesson Learned Workshop on ECHO HIP 2023 Project from March 24-25, 2025.

With Directorate-General European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) funding, ERCS and Red Cross partners have been supporting communities in Amhara, Tigray, and Benishangul-Gumuz since June 2023 through: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Emergency Medical Support (EMS), Disaster Preparedness (DP/DRR), Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA), and Protection.

This life-saving project has, directly and indirectly, reached over 350,000 conflict-affected and displaced people.

ERCS thanks ECHO and all partners for making this project a success.

የኢትዮጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበር በአማራ ክልል፣ ደቡብ ጎንደር ዞን፣ መቀጠዋ እና እብናት ወረዳዎች በድርቅ አደጋ ምክንያት ለጉዳት ለተጋለጡ 1,500 አባወራዎች/እማወራዎች አጠቃላይ ግምቱ ዘጠኝ ሚሊዮን ብር የሚያወጣ የምግብ ድጋፍ አደረገ።

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society provided food assistance worth a total of nine million Birr to 1,500 drought-affected households in the Meketawa and Ebnat districts of South Gondar zone, Amhara region.