Following in the principles of our organisation’s founder, Karlheinz Böhm (1928-2014), we have been working with the people of Ethiopia for more than 40 years to create a fairer future. Every day.
Our vision is a world in which we live sustainably in a fair society; a world in which there are equal opportunities and everyone has the chance to lead a self-determined life on their own strength.
Everyone can change the world for the better if we do it together, as Menschen für Menschen.
“There is no first, second or third world. We all live on one and the same planet, for which we bear joint responsibility.”
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Our work...
Food security through improved methods of cultivation and animal husbandry, together with terracing and afforestation measures to combat soil erosion.
Hand dug wells and spring developments to supply the population with clean drinking water, awareness-raising for better hygiene.
Construction of schools, provision of training facilities in vocational schools (TVETs) and literacy courses.
Equipment of health centres to improve the standard of medical care, training of nursing staff and organization of awareness-raising campaign.
Promotion of small-scale enterprise to combat poverty, microcredits and education to improve the social standing of women; development of infrastructure for better access to markets.
... works:
Stories of Ethiopia
Accompany five people from rural Ethiopia a few steps in their lives. “Stories of Ethiopia” portrays the work of our foundation in the five focal areas of agriculture, water supply, education, health and income generation in Ethiopia using emotional stories from our project areas.