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Kvinne i flyktningleir som smiler.
Ethiopia
17. March 2026

Collecting waste – creating change

Nyaluak fled from South Sudan to Ethiopia. Now she earns a living by collecting rubbish. The effects are many: refugees earn an income, the environment improves, and it contributes to peace in the local community.
Kvinne med såper i hendene.
Ethiopia
17. March 2026

Making soap: – We turned a problem into an opportunity

The lack of soap became an increasing problem in the Jewi refugee camp in Gambella, Ethiopia. Now the refugees earn money by making soap, and the population has access to cheap soap.
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Ethiopia
15. January 2026

How the waste success story began

It all started with garbage floating around in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Now, Norwegian Church Aid's innovative “Waste for Value” project has become a success that has been replicated in several countries.
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Ethiopia
1. October 2025

Voices of Hope for Peace in Ethiopia

In Dawachefa District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, where conflict once divided neighbors, a quiet effort is underway to mend broken trust and restore peace. Merema Seid, a mother, shopkeeper, and peace committee member, lives in Dawachefa in the Oromia Sp...
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Ethiopia
3. January 2024

Ethiopia’s Church Forests Project Wins the 2023 ACT Climate Resilience Award

NCA Ethiopia is pleased to announce that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Forest Initiative, led by its partner the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Development and Inter-Church Aid Commission (EOC-DICAC) has won the 2023 ACT Climate Resilience Award.
Ethiopia
21. August 2023

How Cash Support Provided Hope Amidst Drought in the Somali Region of Ethiopia

Before drought hit Elod Kebele in Elkere District in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, Gudad Hina Diba, a 40-year-old mother of ten children and her husband raised their family by cultivating a corn field and rearing goats that provided milk for the famil...
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Ethiopia
4. November 2022

Improving his income through plastic waste collection

​Fikru Alemu, a resident of Arsi Negele, Ethiopia is a 35-year-old father of three. He is among the 20 members of a plastic and paper waste collection association called "Faayan Faya" (1) established in 2021 through NCA Ethiopia and its local partner T...
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Ethiopia
12. August 2022

A Dignified Period

”When I first had my period, it was difficult. I even hid for days during that time because I was afraid to talk about it," says Emahoye Welete Yohanese Mintesinote.
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Ethiopia
25. April 2022

Ending FGM and child marriage in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, NCA and its partner the Ethiopian Orthodox Church- Development and Inter Church Aid Commission is working to end female genital mutilation (FGM) using a indigenous community-based structure.
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Ethiopia
27. October 2021

Narrowing the Dignity Kit Gap

Due to a myriad of socio-economic factors, women and girls face significant barriers to managing their periods safely, but NCA is helping bridge that gap in Somalia and SNNP Regions.
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Ethiopia
25. October 2021

A New Partnership on Urban Agriculture in Ethiopia

Norwegian Church Aid Ethiopia, Alliance Micro-finance (AMAS), Bakken & Bæck (BB), and East African Group (EAG) kicked off this week a joint project that enables small-holder farmers to engage in urban agriculture in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia
6. October 2021

Waste can become a treasure when managed properly

NCA Ethiopia facilitated World Clean-up Day together, with its partners, joining the other 180 countries that are part of the biggest global civic movment for a cleaner planet.