Country Profile

  • Ethiopia is ranked 170th out of 177 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index.

  • Life expectancy in Ethiopia is around 47 years according to the United Nations.

  • In 2003 it was estimated that there were six million people with disabilities in Ethiopia, representing 7.6% of the population.

  • According to a survey on disabilities in Ethiopia, 60% of persons with disabilities in the country were unemployed. Educational attainment was 34% among boys and 19% among girls.

  • The Department for Rehabilitation within the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs co-ordinates disability issues at the federal level within Ethiopia.

  • Laws and regulations exist protecting disability rights, yet there are no specific statements or articles.

Cheshire Projects in Ethiopia

There are four Cheshire Services in Ethiopia, implementing a range of projects including vocational and educational skills training, physical and psychosocial rehabilitation, and advocacy and community integration.

For the implementation of disability focused projects there are four project offices based in Addis Ababa, Jimma, Bahir Dar and Dessie Towns. These projects are run by Cheshire Foundation Ethiopia.

Contact

For more information on Cheshire services in Ethiopia please write to:

Ato Gebremedhin Bekele
Cheshire Services Ethiopia
PO Box 3427
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: +251 115505081/87
Email:

Ato Mekonnen Nega
Cheshire Foundation Ethiopia
PO Box 31938
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: +251 11 618 5164
Fax: +251 11 630571
Email:

East & North Africa Regional Office

To find out more about the work of Leonard Cheshire Disability in the East and North Africa region please write to:

Ms Jayne Muema
Regional Programme Manager
East & North Africa Regional Office
Leonard Cheshire Disability
Oloitoktok Road, off Ole Odume Road
P.O. Box 38748-00600
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 3872 197
Email:

Click here to read more about Cheshire Services in Ethiopia.

Click here to return to the East and North Africa region page.