A project that benefits 54,000 persons in disaster affected communities in Oromia and Somali regions was launched in Addis Ababa today.
The 18.8-million-USD project is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Disaster Risk Management Commissioner Shiferaw Teklemariam said the project will help to solve problems of displacement in affected communities and to address the drivers of displacement.
“These pilot areas would definitely bring us a lot more experience to gain from there and scale up it to wider areas where it’s need and required,” he added.
Sweden Ambassador to Ethiopia, Hans Henric Lenduquist said “I’m very happy to be here at the launch of the durable solution projects for Somali and Oromia regions.”
Source: Ethiopia News Agency