Ethiopia
PIN Ethiopia works to strengthen community resilience across Amhara, Oromia, Sidama, Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia, and Tigray regions. We deliver humanitarian aid and sustainable development programmes to communities facing both immediate crises and long-term challenges.
In Ethiopia, we have long-term partnerships with federal and local administrations as well as with local organisations and communities. These partnerships ensure the sustainability of our projects, enabling us to implement a diverse range of activities that address urgent needs and promote long-term, community-driven development.
What We Do
Our programmes focus on:
• WASH: Expanding safe water and sanitation to prevent disease and improve health.
• Humanitarian Relief: Providing shelter, aid, and livelihood support to displaced and crisis-affected people.
• Education & Skills: Promoting inclusive education and vocational training, especially for girls, youth, and marginalised groups.
• Cash & Social Protection: Delivering cash transfers to meet urgent needs and boost local economies.
• Agriculture & Nutrition: Advancing sustainable farming, food security, and community nutrition.
• Climate Resilience: Restoring land, combating deforestation, and strengthening climate adaptation.
• Development with Local Organisations: Empowering local organsations for sustainable, community-led development.
Through these integrated efforts, we are helping communities recover from crises, adapt to climate change, and achieve sustainable, self-reliant growth.
Our Impact
Since 2003, we have helped over 1.5 million people with humanitarian aid, delivered safe water to more than 643,000 people, and created 1,500+ jobs through skills training and enterprise support plus 4,677 young people trained in leather, electro-mechanical and agro-processing fields.
We work with local authorities and communities to build, repair, and manage water sources, improve sanitation, and promote hygiene. Our WASH programmes have rehabilitated/constructed 1,140+ water schemes, distributed 500,000+ non-food items kits, and strengthened the capacity of municipal water utilities by enhancing their financial and operational management.
In education, we build and rehabilitate schools, train teachers, and ensure girls, children with disabilities, and marginalised learners can access quality education even in emergencies. Through vocational training, we have equipped thousands of youths and women with market-ready skills in sectors such as leather, agro-processing, and electromechanics.
Our climate-resilient agriculture programmes supported the rehabilitation of 13,900 hectares of degraded land, planted 6.6 million seedlings, trained 400+ experts in agriculture, natural resource management and nutrition, and supported 26,000+ households with sustainable farming techniques. We support farmers to produce and use natural fertilisers to boost their productivity, and promote climate-smart agriculture approach to create sustainable and resilient agricultural systems that support food security and livelihoods.
Through local organisations and fostering local ownership, we ensure our work delivers lasting impact helping Ethiopian communities recover, adapt, and thrive.
Since 2003, People in Need (PIN) has supported Ethiopian communities in overcoming crises and building resilience. Facing conflict, climate change, disasters, and socio-economic challenges, we provide both emergency relief and long-term development to help families move from recovery to self-reliance.
Our work includes humanitarian aid, education, livelihoods, climate resilience, and community empowerment—addressing urgent needs like shelter, WASH, and cash assistance, while promoting inclusive education, sustainable farming, and resource management.
Partnering with local communities, local organisations, and government, we ensure our projects are sustainable, locally led, and impactful. Together, we are working toward an Ethiopia where families can recover and thrive.
