Ethiopia

Since 2020, Acted has gained meaningful experience implementing humanitarian projects in response to the multifaceted crisis faced by Ethiopians. Prioritizing the improvement of communities’ capacity to secure basic food, shelter, and access to clean water, Acted Ethiopia works in close collaboration with affected communities to ensure the relevance of interventions and ensure that beneficiaries have the means to provide for themselves and thrive on the long-term.  

One of Acted Ethiopia’s key effort is the promotion of environment-focused interventions: as most targeted communities of Afar and Somali Regions are agropastoral, and as such, heavily rely on crop production, livestock breeding and biodiversity for a living, our projects focus on accompanying agro-pastoralists shift their livelihoods towards climate-smart and more sustainable practices and resource management.  

Acted also works towards improved management and stronger coordination between humanitarian actors, local stakeholders and beneficiaries, especially in refugee and IDP camps. Doing so, Acted aims to ensure that the needs of all marginalized groups are met, to empower communities, and to enhance the overall effectiveness of the assistance provided. 

In Ethiopia, Acted is bringing the THRIVE approach – Towards Holistic Resilience in Vulnerable Environments – to life. Our projects are designed to support drought– and conflict-affected communities in Afar Region adapt to and increase their resilience to climate change (shifting from monoculture to permagardening, training on climate-smart agricultural techniques) while fostering a thriving environment (land regeneration activities, biodiversity development, agricultural cooperatives strengthening). Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) is also one of Acted Ethiopia’s main effort towards Zero Exclusion and Zero Poverty, ensuring the needs of most hard-to-reach communities are addressed and coordination among actors in camp settings is effective.