Geography and people
An East African country, Ethiopia borders Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south and Sudan to the west. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa and is home to over 90 million people speaking more than 80 languages.
Over 80 percent of Ethiopians work in agriculture. Major crops are coffee, teff, sorghum, pulses, oil seeds, potatoes and cotton. Natural resources consist of small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, natural gas and hydropower.
Livestock farming is significant to Ethiopia and extremely important for household wealth and the country’s overall income.
Most Ethiopians live in rural areas, many with extended families in a group of thatched huts.
Population
Life expectancy
Literacy rate
Access to safe water
Average annual income
School enrollment
Our Achievements in Ethiopia
World Vision’s first relief project in Ethiopia began in 1971, helping refugees from the civil war in Sudan. Since then, some of World Vision’s major accomplishments include:
Water
Drilling wells for villagers and their livestock and providing food aid for those affected by a severe drought during the 1970s.
Food security
Implementing famine relief operations during the 1980s, saving thousands of lives and starting recovery programmes in the 1980s and 1990s.
Education
Increasing access to education by building schools, training teachers, and providing school supplies in 6 communities since the early 2000s.
