Stories about: Ethiopia <Back to previous page Defender of widows Posted on 8 February 2019 by Gideon Heugh Losing a spouse is heartbreaking under any circumstances. But when you’re living in poverty it becomes a challenge we can scarcely imagine. Read More Bread from Heaven Posted on 11 January 2019 by Richard Lister How another Nazareth – Nazareth in Ethiopia – has been the source of another kind of good news... I peer into darkness. I’m trying to see who is in… Read More The good life Posted on 24 September 2018 by Richard Lister What is ‘the good life’ and how do we live it? Enough to eat? The chance to rest from our toil? ‘Yes’ and ‘yes again’ says Richard Lister, Tearfund’s… Read More A refreshing change Posted on 1 August 2018 by Richard Lister What kind of decisions in your everyday life are influenced by your faith (if you have one)? As Tearfund’s Richard Lister has discovered, your… Read More Ethiopia and Eritrea agree to end war Posted on 11 July 2018 by Andrew Horton The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a landmark peace agreement. Since a 1998-2000 border conflict, war has never been declared over until… Read More Family snapshots Posted on 15 May 2018 by Tearfund Most parents would like to give their children a better start in life. However, for the 767 million worldwide who live below the international… Read More Fifty years, fifty countries: Ethiopia Posted on 19 April 2018 by Tearfund Home to over 100 million people, almost 40 per cent of whom live below the poverty line, Ethiopia faces great challenges in overcoming poverty. The 1970s and 1980s saw drought, famine, war and ill-formed policies bringing many to the brink of starvation. And while the country is now much more stable, erratic rains have contributed to the worst drought in over 50 years. This has left 8.5 million people needing food assistance. Read More East Africa Crisis: one year on Posted on 15 March 2018 by Cheryl Bannatyne Early last year a severe food crisis struck East Africa. A devastating drought compounded by conflicts in the region left 23 million people in need… Read More Over £9 million raised so far for East Africa Posted on 20 July 2017 by Andrew Horton The drought that has ravaged East Africa over the past two years has seen unprecedented numbers of people (over 19 million) face desperate levels of hunger. Your help is making a big difference. Read More More than a refugee Posted on 19 June 2017 by Gideon Heugh While the news headlines may have largely moved on from the refugee crisis, the truth is that the situation is more desperate than ever. Conflict and persecution has forced more people from their homes than at any time since records began. The statistics are staggering, yet behind every number is a human soul with a story to tell. This week, we’ll be focusing on a different story each day, highlighting the humanity at the heart of this crisis. Read More Next >
Defender of widows Posted on 8 February 2019 by Gideon Heugh Losing a spouse is heartbreaking under any circumstances. But when you’re living in poverty it becomes a challenge we can scarcely imagine. Read More
Bread from Heaven Posted on 11 January 2019 by Richard Lister How another Nazareth – Nazareth in Ethiopia – has been the source of another kind of good news... I peer into darkness. I’m trying to see who is in… Read More
The good life Posted on 24 September 2018 by Richard Lister What is ‘the good life’ and how do we live it? Enough to eat? The chance to rest from our toil? ‘Yes’ and ‘yes again’ says Richard Lister, Tearfund’s… Read More
A refreshing change Posted on 1 August 2018 by Richard Lister What kind of decisions in your everyday life are influenced by your faith (if you have one)? As Tearfund’s Richard Lister has discovered, your… Read More
Ethiopia and Eritrea agree to end war Posted on 11 July 2018 by Andrew Horton The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a landmark peace agreement. Since a 1998-2000 border conflict, war has never been declared over until… Read More
Family snapshots Posted on 15 May 2018 by Tearfund Most parents would like to give their children a better start in life. However, for the 767 million worldwide who live below the international… Read More
Fifty years, fifty countries: Ethiopia Posted on 19 April 2018 by Tearfund Home to over 100 million people, almost 40 per cent of whom live below the poverty line, Ethiopia faces great challenges in overcoming poverty. The 1970s and 1980s saw drought, famine, war and ill-formed policies bringing many to the brink of starvation. And while the country is now much more stable, erratic rains have contributed to the worst drought in over 50 years. This has left 8.5 million people needing food assistance. Read More
East Africa Crisis: one year on Posted on 15 March 2018 by Cheryl Bannatyne Early last year a severe food crisis struck East Africa. A devastating drought compounded by conflicts in the region left 23 million people in need… Read More
Over £9 million raised so far for East Africa Posted on 20 July 2017 by Andrew Horton The drought that has ravaged East Africa over the past two years has seen unprecedented numbers of people (over 19 million) face desperate levels of hunger. Your help is making a big difference. Read More
More than a refugee Posted on 19 June 2017 by Gideon Heugh While the news headlines may have largely moved on from the refugee crisis, the truth is that the situation is more desperate than ever. Conflict and persecution has forced more people from their homes than at any time since records began. The statistics are staggering, yet behind every number is a human soul with a story to tell. This week, we’ll be focusing on a different story each day, highlighting the humanity at the heart of this crisis. Read More