Volunteer Ethiopia

 

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!


Volunteer Ethiopia


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!



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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Together We learn

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

Volunteer 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

Volunteer 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

Volunteer Ethiopia: Project Mercy


Work empowering individuals to be self-sufficient within economically independent communities.

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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Red Cross

Volunteer Ethiopia: Red Cross


Volunteer work in disaster preparedness/response, health and health related initiatives.

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Volunteer Work Ethiopia: Ethiopia Reads

Volunteer 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

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

African Country Profiles: Ethiopia


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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