Who we are
Health & hope for over 30 years.
Ethiopiaid Canada is an Canadian-based charity, raising money for field partners on the ground in Ethiopia.
Founded in 1989 in the UK, we have over 30 years’ fundraising experience and a vibrant history of progress across key areas of development in Ethiopia.
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Vision
For an Ethiopia free from poverty in which every person has access to quality education, healthcare and a life of dignity.
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Mission
To break the cycle of poverty in Ethiopia by enabling the poorest, the most vulnerable and their communities to live with dignity, build resilience and achieve true and lasting solutions to the challenges they face.
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We're there for the most vulnerable and the most marginalized, regardless of age, gender or location. That means you’ll always be able to help those who need it the most.
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Our story
Ours is the story of how one person can truly reach out and make a difference.
In the autumn of 1987, British businessman Sir Alec Reed made his first visit to Ethiopia. He saw what many people might expect - widespread hardship, suffering and poverty. However, he also saw passion, knowledge and ambition.
What he saw truly resonated with him and in 1989, Sir Alec set up the very first Ethiopiaid office in the UK. With Ethiopiaid’s help, local communities were able to use their passion, knowledge and ambition to create better futures for themselves and their families.
Over the next ten years, Ethiopiaid grew to have offices across the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia.
To this day, we operate under a shared belief of working with and alongside Ethiopians to help them achieve the potential that so inspired Sir Alec Reed in 1987.
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Sir Alec Reed, founder of Ethiopiaid [centre] visiting fistula survivors in Ethiopia
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Our areas of work
From safe birth to palliative care, we work across six key areas to ensure you can always help those who are in greatest need.
FGM
We teach about the dangers of female genital mutilation and child marriage to put an end to these traditions for good.
Inclusive opportunities
Providing education and opportunities to those with disabilities, you help keep children in school and provide access to quality education.
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Obstetric fistula
We increase access to and awareness of maternal health in order to make childbirth safer and eliminate fistula.
Emergency Relief
You help support the immediate and long-term needs of the highly vulnerable Afar Pastoralists popultions during extreme droughts.
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Empowerment
By helping women and girls make informed decisions about their health, you can create a safer world where women's voices are heard.
Healthcare for rural communities
Your support ensures that those needing essential medical and healthcare services, for those living in the Simien Mountains, have access to it.
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Last year, 289,825 people were reached through Ethiopiaid-funded projects.
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Our approach
Our primary focus is on investing in partnerships that achieve lasting and sustainable change for some of our most vulnerable and marginalized.
A global network
Our offices in Canada, Ireland, UK and Australia are run by small teams of specialised fundraising and grant making development professionals. We share expertise in communications, project data and impact reporting. Pooling resources across the organizations helps us increase our effectiveness at the local level. Together we strive to provide excellent service, both to our partners and our supports and donors.
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Partnerships
We work through sustainable relationships with trusted Ethiopian partners. Our partners know the context and solutions; we listen and provide appropriate support. Growth and development are tracked in local communities using robust monitoring and evaluation. Partnerships continue as long as there’s a clear need and opportunities to make a lasting impact.
Stewardship
Our work would not be possible without our donors – they are central to everything we do. We continue investing in opportunities to provide donors with tailored experiences. Ethiopiaid is committed to meeting the needs and preferences of individuals, groups, grant makers or institutional funders. We connect donors with causes they care about, and maximise the impact of their giving in a way that’s transparent, responsive and accountable.
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