ADDIS ABABA – The government of the U.S. and its people will strengthen the necessary support to Ethiopia, The U.S. Embassy has disclosed
Embassy organized Ethiopian Support Program Closing Event (ESP) yesterday aiming at briefing the past five year’s achievement in Ethiopia, especially areas in promoting dialogue and peaceful resolution.
At the closing event, the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ervin Massinga said that the necessary support from USAID will be continuing to Ethiopia in the upcoming years.
As to the Ambassador, USAID has been playing a significant role in addressing conflict -related trauma, humanitarian accesses, peaceful and constructive dialogues during the past years. Besides, over 1,000,000 people have been benefited and a number of schools constructed in the conflict affected areas. As a result, students are back to the school who were dropped out due to the conflicts.
He further stated that providing the relevant support to Ethiopia is not just practice, rather it is a way of life. The U.S. has been supported the conflict-ridden areas to address communities who exposed to difficult situation due to war, natural disaster, and related issues.
Massinga added that a numbers of Ethiopian-local partners were engaged in psychosocial treatment to the aforementioned areas and now people are coming up to normal situation in some areas. To increase community development and peaceful resolution as well as true dialogue in Ethiopia, the U.S. will continue its support in the years to come.
ESP Senior Program Advisor, Lidya Getahun on her part said “ESP has lasted for five years and it was possible to work with 174 partners. By opening offices in the Amhara, Oromia and Tigray states, it has worked together with indigenous organizations working to empower women and youth.”
As to her, alongside with Addis Ababa, especially in the areas where the conflict took place, renovation work was done on libraries, youth centers and other social service facilities assisted by the USAID. She also said that 375 activities have been done in various areas of the country to address communities challenge in the past over five years. For instance, libraries have been renovated in Ambo and Nekmet in Ormoia State and Mekelle in Tigray State in the above-listed years.
Panelists from Amhara and Tigray States and other relevant bodies in attendance and discussed the past five years activities and the future cooperation to address communities various challenges in Ethiopia.
BY MESERET BEHAILU
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2024
