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Ethiopia

1997- Present

Afar Region,- Aysaita and Barahle refugee camps

104,122

Total Beneficiaries in 2018

1,192,014

Total Funds Spent in 2018

Programmes

Wash

Nutrition

healthcare

Livelihood

Protection

Food Security

Shelter

Logistics

Africa Humanitarian Action Ethiopia started operation in 1997 focusing on family planning/reproductive health and institutional capacity development in Oromia and SNNPR . In early 2007, AHA- Ethiopia expanded its activities to include provision of various humanitarian services/assistance in Afar, Tigray, and Somali regional states.

AHA has extended experience implementing its programmes together with concerned offices of the local government, refugee communities, Administration for Refugee & Returnee Affairs (ARRA), United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

From 2013 – 2016, AHA provided services in SNNPR covering 6 Zones and 28 Woredas with a focus on Family Planning (FP) and Reproductive Health (RH) issues. AHA has coordinated with line-ministries, local government offices, Health Extension Workers (HEWs), and Health Offices for effective implementation of its programmes.
AHA’s programme in SNNPR increased the availability and accessibility of quality integrated family planning; comprehensive abortion care information and counseling; and strengthened the capacity of HEWs on counseling, referral and follow up. It is estimated that more than 1.2 million people benefited directly or indirectly from the services given by AHA.

In collaboration with UNHCR and ARRA, AHA also provided humanitarian services in refugee camps in the Afar and Somali Regional States. AHA's services consisted of the following core programmes: WASH; community services (HIV/AIDS prevention and control); pre-school and adult education; gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response; construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of emergency and transitional shelters to Eritrean and Somali refugees.

AHA actively engages its populations of concern in identifying, planning and implementing project activities. In addition, the approaches and strategies AHA deploys follow the Government of Ethiopia’s priorities and capitalize on already established government structures to increase sustainability. Currently AHA provides WASH (water supply and sanitation/hygiene); Child Protection; SGBV prevention and response; HIV/AIDS Prevention and control; Pre-school and adult education programs/services both in Aysaita and Barahle refugee camps in Afar region, and construction and rehabilitation of transitional Shelters in Barahle (Afar) refugee camp. Whilst entirely complimentary, the breadth of AHA’s work in 2019 is divided into the following programmes areas:

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Nutrition

Wash

Ensuring communities and refugees are protected from health risks

AHA’s WASH programme ensures communities and refugees are protected from health risks. AHA Ethiopia, conducts monthly campaign on sanitation and hygiene promotion; provide potable water to refugees in the camp; construct, maintain and upgrade existing water supply system and organize workshops to influential people and refugee committee members on sanitation and hygiene.

healthcare

Sensitization and raising awareness

HIV/AIDS prevention and control The programme focuses on sensitization and raising awareness, conducting trainings on HIV/AIDS prevention and providing support for affected people. Orphaned children are supported by covering their basic needs in school fees, food, clothing and related expenses. In addition, safe sex guidance for commercial sex workers is provided and training and support is given to PLWHAs to start their own income generating activities. Pre-school and adult education AHA reaches out to communities, delivering early childhood and adult education (literacy & numeracy), and provision of teaching aid material for pre-school and adult education. The programme also advice and deliver information on important issues such as reproductive health, family planning, maternal and child health, child feeding and nutrition, post abortion care, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, malaria prevention, and environmental sanitation.

Livelihood

Pre-school and adult education, SGBV prevention and Response

AHA reaches out to communities, delivering early childhood and adult education (literacy & numeracy), and provision of teaching aid material for pre-school and adult education. The programme also advice and deliver information on important issues such as reproductive health, family planning, maternal and child health, child feeding and nutrition, post abortion care, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, malaria prevention, and environmental sanitation. AHA works to reduce the incidence of SGBV and ensure the wellbeing of SGBV survivors by conducting awareness raising campaigns and educating refugees and local host communities on HTPs like FGM.

protection

Child protection

To ensure children are protected from any sort of violence and grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care, AHA strengthens community based child protection mechanisms; gives trainings on child protection issues; identify child at risk and provide necessary support and establish and maintain case management system. SGBV prevention and Response AHA works to reduce the incidence of SGBV and ensure the wellbeing of SGBV survivors by conducting awareness raising campaigns and educating refugees and local host communities on HTPs like FGM.

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shelter

Technical and operational support in the construction of emergency shelter

Providing shelter is one of AHA’s priority programmes in Barhale. For an efficient implementation of shelter programmes, AHA provide technical and operational support in the construction of emergency shelter, establish and support shelter management committees and deploy shelter technicians and refugees incentive workers to mobilize the community.

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