Ethiopia
Devastating drought and subsequent famine has gripped the Horn of Africa and more than 6.2 million Ethiopians are starving and dependent on food aid. According to the UN, health risks are being compounded by the global food security crisis, the impact of drought on agricultural production and the country’s weak health system.
Over the past decade, more than 1 million refugees from Somalia, Kenya, Sudan and Eritrea have flooded into Ethiopia to escape man-made and natural disasters. These refugees depend on an insufficient amount of international aid as they struggle to sustain themselves.
Water Well - Ethiopia
To spare hundreds of Somali and Ethiopian women and young children from this laborious journey, Zakat Foundation has built a water well in the village of Chiri in the Oromia Region of central Ethiopia. More than 2,000 people and their livestock living in and around Chiri benefit from cool, clean water that is easily accessible. The construction of the well,… continue reading »
Seasonal Programs
- 2010 Ramadan 2010
- 2009 Udhiya/Qurbani 2009
- 2009 Ramadan 2009
- 2008 Udhiya/Qurbani 2008
- 2008 Ramadan 2008
Development/Sadaqa Jariyah
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Vital Stats
| Population: | 74,778,000 |
| Infant Mortality Rate: | 94 deaths / 1000 births |
| Life Expectancy: | 49 years |
| Major Diseases: | Very high risk: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, Typhoid Fever, Hepatitus E, Malaria, cutaneous leishmaniasis (in some areas). Around 1.5 Million people live with HIV/AIDS. Over 120,000 people die of HIV/AIDS each year. |
| Religions: |
Muslim - 50% Ethiopian Orthodox - 35% Animist - 12% |
| Literacy Rate: | 43 % |
| Unemployment Rate: | ? % |
| Poverty Rate: | 50 % |
| Natural Hazards: | Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes |