Ethiopiaid

Ethiopiaid is a UK-registered charity who fundraises for local charity partners in Ethiopia. Focus areas include: Increasing access to education, improving maternal health care, increasing opportunities for women & girls, supporting health and welfare for vulnerable people.^[1]

Ethiopiaid

Founded	November 8, 1989 (1989-11-08)
Founder	Sir Alec Reed
Type	Fundraising and education
Focus	Increase access to education, improve maternal health care, increase opportunities for women & girls, support health and welfare for vulnerable people
Location	PO Box 5168, Bath, BA1 0RR.
Area served	Ethiopia
Method	Fundraising and support for local partners in Ethiopia
Key people	Alexandra Chapman, Chair of Trustees, Anna Lord, CEO
Revenue	£2,438,872 (2024)
Employees	10
Volunteers	0
Website	ethiopiaid.org.uk

History

Ethiopiaid was founded in 1989 by Sir Alec Reed CBE. Reed is the founder of Reed (Company) along with several international charities and charitable website the Big Give. Sir Alec established the charity after a visit to Ethiopia in the late 1980s.^[2][3]

Fundraising

Ethiopiaid raises money through regular postal campaigns, containing updates on partner development and opportunities to support their work.

Operations

Ethiopiaid raise funds for local Ethiopian charities to transform lives and achieve lasting change. Working with partners rather than specific projects or programmes, Ethiopiaid believe that the partners know the context and solutions; Ethiopiaid provide appropriate support. Growth and development are tracked in local communities using robust monitoring and evaluation. Partnerships continue as long as there’s a clear need and opportunities to make a lasting impact.

The organisation is headquartered in Bath, England. The UK office is run by a team of ten.^[4][5]

For the financial year ending December 2024, the charity reported income of £2.4m and expenditure of £2.6m, of which £1.9m was spent directly on charitable activities.^[6]

Women & girls

Ethiopiaid partner with local organisations who provide support and opportunities for women and girls. Through their projects, they are:

Raising awareness of the dangers of FGM and child marriage, to bring an end to these harmful practices. Saving lives by raising awareness and providing free screening and treatment for cervical cancer. Building safe, inclusive communities where the voices of women and girls are heard.

Maternal health

Ethiopiaid partner with local organisations who provide life-saving maternal healthcare and support for women across Ethiopia. Through their projects, they are:

Improving access to maternal healthcare and supporting women to make informed decisions about their own health. Ensuring women have access to antenatal care, trained midwives during childbirth, and care and support post-birth. Working to prevent and treat obstetric fistula and other childbirth injuries. Helping women make informed choices about their future through access to sexual and reproductive health services.

Poverty reduction

Ethiopiaid's partners seek to relieve poverty by working with local Ethiopian organisations, including Support for Children, Women and Older People (SCWOP), which provides food, clothing, medicine and house repairs to elderly men and women living in poverty.

Education

Hope Enterprises University College opened in 2012 as Ethiopia's first not-for-profit liberal arts university college; Ehiopiaid has supported the college since inception.^[7] Hope Enterprises seeks to advance education in Ethiopia by giving citizens the knowledge and expertise needed to work themselves out of poverty.

Disability

Ethiopiaid works with Cheshire Services in Addis Ababa to help disabled children and adults.^[8][9]

Emergency funding

Ethiopiaid's emergency fund enables the charity to respond quickly during times of crisis and avoid delays to the provision of assistance whilst a public fundraising appeal is launched.

Ethiopiaid also helps to support long-term recovery. Once the emergency has passed and international agencies have moved on, Ethiopiaid's Emergency and Recovery Fund offers support to affected communities to help them rebuild their lives and strengthen their resilience to future crises.