Volunteer Ethiopia
Ethiopia is
today unfortunately indelibly linked with the Live Aid
concerts and charity records of the mid 1980s prompted
by the famine in the area between 1983-1985. Believed to
be caused by drought, more than 400,000 died in northern
Ethiopia alone, yet the deaths were occurring long
before the droughts and many now consider that the death
toll can, in a large part, be laid at the door of failed
government policies and two decades of war. Today,
forty years on, Ethiopia is still ranked in 173rd place
out of 189 countries and territories in terms of life
expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge and the living
standards of a country (2019). In Ethiopia
most children grow up in poverty with only 30% having
access to primary education and even less, 11%, having
access to safe water and sanitation. Its a staggering
fact that 200,000 children in Ethiopia are becoming
orphaned ever year with contributory facts being high
rates of maternal mortality with one out of every four
women dying during child birth and the spread of the
HIV/AIDS virus ~ leaving 650,000 children orphaned.
There is a
large and growing volunteer work sector in Ethiopia
which is a great place to work particularly as there is so much to see and do when you get time off. Most
volunteer work focuses on education, health care
promotion and HIV/AIDS awareness work. Inevitably
there are also many volunteer placement opportunities in
orphanages to care for those orphans together with other
lost and abandoned children. If you are
considering becoming a volunteer in Ethiopia, leave
time to explore the country's ancient culture from its
12th-13th century rock-cut Christian churches at Lalibela to the ruins of an ancient city with obelisks,
tombs, castles and Our Lady Mary of Zion church at Aksum
as well as the museum that houses the oldest humanoid in
the world ~ Lucy. Oh, and it's one of the cheapest
countries in Africa!
Please note that many volunteer opportunities in Ethiopia were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the permanent closure of some volunteer opportunities and restrictions on others. Hopefully things are now beginning to return to normal. If you run or
know of a volunteer work project in Ethiopia let us know by
contacting us here. We look forward
to hearing from you!
Volunteer Work Ethiopia: The Lighthouse Project
In a shameless bit of self-promotion, read this novel by the African Volunteer Network team about volunteering in Uganda. "Well worth the read especially for those working with non-profits abroad. In fact, it should be required reading."
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Together We learn
A teaching project to help young children and teenagers in school settings in Ethiopia.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Hope Ethiopia
Hope Ethiopia works with orphaned children and disadvantaged adults in a faith environment.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Maternity Africa
Seeking volunteer midwives and obstetricians to work in Ethiopia for periods of approximately 3 months.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Facing Africa
Facing Africa recruits medical volunteers to work in Ethiopia with child and
adult Noma sufferers.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: A Hope for Children
Volunteer work in Ethiopia with HIV+ children in health care, care giving, tutoring and teaching
English.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Strong Hearts
Volunteer work in Addis Ababa teaching primary age children, hospice work and at a family care centre.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: New Day Children's Centre
Volunteer work running the New Day Children's Centre situated on the shores of Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Habitat Ethiopia
Build healthy housing for families and make cracked walls and leaky roofs a thing of the past!
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: A Glimmer of Hope
Volunteers use their experience and skills to help women and children in Ethiopia escape poverty.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Project Mercy
Work empowering individuals to be self-sufficient within economically independent communities.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Red Cross
Volunteer work in disaster preparedness/response, health and health related initiatives.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Ethiopia Reads
Volunteer work building schools and libraries, putting books in the hands of children!
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Child Sponsor Ethiopia
Another way to volunteer in Ethiopia is to do so by sponsoring a child there. Details of how to sponsor children in the country with Ethiopian child sponsor organisations, charities, programs and projects.
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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Ethiopia Country Profile
In another of our African country profiles, find out all about Ethiopia in a series of information articles, latest daily news, videos, and images together with volunteering and child sponsorship opportunities.
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