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
The World is Failing the People of Tigray
It's gone on too long, but it's not too late. With your help we can provide critical support to the people of Tigray who desperately need it.
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Crisis in Ethiopia: The Cry of Tigray
The current situation in Ethiopia is dire. A combination of drought, displacement, and brutal conflict has left huge parts of the country in crisis.
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Mary’s Meals: the story continues
Learn how many children are now receiving Mary’s Meals and why the cost to feed a child has risen.
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The Harsh Realities of the Tigrayan Conflict
These are the words of our main contact from our longstanding Ethiopian partner who, until the outbreak of war two years ago, delivered daily meals to 24,320 children as they attended school in Tigray.
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