Ethiopiaid

UK charity focused on Ethiopia

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
* Anna Lord, CEO

Revenue| £2,684,592 (2017)
Employees| 5
Volunteers| 1
Website| ethiopiaid.org.uk

Ethiopiaid is a UK-registered charity that generates public funding for local charity partners in Ethiopia. It supports organisations who work in poverty reduction, healthcare, empowerment of women & girls, elder support, children with disabilities, and educational access.[1]

## History

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Ethiopiaid was founded in 1989 by Sir Alec Reed. 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

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

## Operations

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Ethiopiaid raise funds for local Ethiopian charities to transform lives and achieve lasting change. 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 2017, the charity reported income of £2.4m and expenditure of £3.2m, of which £2.94m was spent directly on charitable activities.[6]

Ethiopiaid works with partners rather than specific projects or programmes. These local charities take on funding twice a year, based on an annual review of accounts by Ethiopiaid.

### Maternal health

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Ethiopiaid’s partners work in support of mothers affected by obstetric fistula, a medical condition arising from prolonged pregnancy, where the pressure of the baby's head causes a hole between the woman's bladder and her vagina. If left untreated, the condition can cause incontinence. The Hamlin Fistula Hospital provides pre- and post-operative care for women affected by this condition, including life-saving operations and training for midwives - with the students being past patients of the hospital.

### Poverty reduction

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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

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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

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

## Emergency funding

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Ethiopiaid has conducted relief campaigns by partnering with larger NGOs to raise funding for those affected by drought or famine. It raised £185,000 in public fundraising and granted around £460,000 to local partners as part of the 2016 emergency drought relief effort.

## References

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1. ^ "Charity overview". The Charity Commission for England and Wales. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
2. ^ Teather, David (2010-06-03). "Alec and James Reed: recruitment is just the job for father and son". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
3. ^ [1], The Autobiography of Alec Reed, p. 135
4. ^ "Charity overview". Retrieved 2017-11-17.
5. ^ "Charity Commission" (PDF). charitycommission.gov.uk.
6. ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
7. ^ "Background of Hope University College". Hope University College. 2003-11-25. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
8. ^ "Links". Cheshire Services Ethiopia. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
9. ^ "Facing Africa : Get Involved". Facing Africa. Retrieved 2017-11-17.

## External links

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* Official website
* Destitute Elders Development Association (DEWADA)
* HopeUniversity College