CRISIS IN TIGRAY: DISPLACED IN MEKELLE

UPDATES FROM THE FIELD 

 HADNET secondary school, one of many schools in Mekelle, Ethiopia, that are now camps for displaced families IDPs April 2021 (ASC Ethiopia)

African Services Committee supports Internally Displaced People IDPs, in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Hadnet school, now May Woyni IDPs center, is one of 26 camps in the city of Mekelle, where 200,000 people are displaced according to Regional State of Tigray Interim Administration Bureau of Labor and Social Affairs. Across Tigray, about 2 million people have been forced to flee their homes since last November. 

African Services Committee, through its clinic in Mekelle, assists MAY WOYNI IDP center, by providing essential aid to more than 7000 displaced in this center, affected by the conflict. 

                                 ASC Ethiopia team with support for May Woni IDP center April 2021 in Mekelle

 In April 2021, ASC has focused its effort by:

• providing cash for the Tigray Regional Bureau Health Bureau (TRHB) to aid shortage of medical drugs for IDPs ($3500,00) and basic emergency supplies such as mattress (75), blankets (104), pillow (75), soap (100), as well as supplies to meet the specific needs of women and girls (100 pack menstruation pads ect…);
• educating young people and communities on good hygiene practices to prevent the spread of disease, and education materials distribution for youth;
• communicating with other NGOs, governmental partners, community workers, and media to inform about our organization and services for displaced civilians.

                                    ASC Ethiopia team with support for May Woni IDP center April 2021 in Mekelle

KEY FIGURES - Displaced families in Tigray region

 - 2 million IDPs people in need in Tigray Region

- 200,000 IDPs currently in Mekelle

- < 7000 IDPs reached by ASC at May Woni center in Mekelle

Funding April 2021 ASC Clinic Mekelle: Budget allocated: $8500,00

WHAT STILL NEED TO BE DONE?

ASC Ethiopia will continue to provide a wide range of assistance and support for vulnerable IDPs and Ethiopian communities—including at-risk groups such as pregnant women and children, and people with disabilities—to help them cope with and recover. The biggest challenge is the outgrowing number of IDPs in the region, transportation problem to access facilities and budget constraint.

African Services’s Health and Community Development Center in Mekelle, is positioned to help those in urgent need of aid in this crisis. Your donation will directly help us provide medicines and emergency food for people who are in desperate need of humanitarian relief. Now is the time to act!

SPECIAL THANKS

We would like to give a special thank you to H. van Ameringen. African Services Committee has been the beneficiary of its support since 2000 via an annual grant received for our Ethiopia programs and applied across our HIV services to cover expenses not fully met by other grants. Our partnership and H. van Ameringen’s support for showing heart is to be celebrated. Please find the annual report here