Ethiopia
Our work in Ethiopia
Mary’s Meals is serving more than 245,000 children in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranked 180 out of 193 countries and territories in the Human Development Index (HDI).
In the Tigray region, where we work, major catastrophes have caused unimaginable suffering: most famously, the famine of the mid-1980s; more recently, a brutal two-year conflict and a long-lasting drought that has left millions of people hungry and more than half of the region’s children out of school.
We work with a local partner, Daughters of Charity Tigray, to provide nutritious daily meals to more than 245,000 children in over 475 schools across the region.
News and Stories from Ethiopia
Voices from Tigray: Unveiling the harsh realities of 13-year-old Lewte’s daily struggles
Learn more about the story of Lewte, a 13-year-old boy living in Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Crisis in Ethiopia: the cry of Tigray
“…if we don't take the necessary action now, then there is every danger that a famine will engulf this war-torn country which has suffered so much already.” Andrew Mitchell, UK Minister for Development and Africa
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A different level of hunger
We spoke with Sister Medhin from our partner organisation in Ethiopia about the toll that years of deadly civil war has taken on the people of Tigray and the crippling hunger – now worse than ever – that children and communities are facing.
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A poignant visit: Mary's Meals reunites with colleagues in war-torn Tigray
Graeme Little, Chief Programmes Officer, shares insights and stories from a recent trip to Ethiopia, where he accompanied our local partner to carry out community food distributions.
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Where we work
Mary's Meals works in countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters and the dedication of many thousands of volunteers around the world, we are successfully feeding more than 2.6 million children every school day.
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