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USAID Donates $1.9m to Ethiopia

Mar 21 , 2020

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced 1.9 million dollars of assistance to support Ethiopia’s efforts in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. USAID is working with the Ministry of Health and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  to support capacity building, preparation and response to the ongoing public health emergency related to COVID-19 in Ethiopia. It will assist Ethiopia in supporting information campaigns to inform the public reducing the risk of spreading the virus. It also trains healthcare workers on infection prevention and control measures and training for Ethiopian Airlines staff on how to recognise COVID-19 symptoms. It also pledged to donate personal protection equipment.

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BRIDG-EATERIA

They say, "Where there is traffic, there is business." It reflects the colour of Addis Abeba roads and roundabouts. Around Bole, commonly known as the Ring Road, vendors serve tea and snacks underneath a bridge. Owing to these selling methods allow pedestrians and drivers to get the service they need while walking and driving. Despite that, such practice has become a frequent encounter in the heart of the city streets. The most common purpose of a ring road is to reduce traffic volumes in the ur...

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WALKWAY DISPLAY

Pedestrian walkways around Addis Abeba are growing smaller by the day, competing to gain a foothold in the public spaces. The city, which prides itself as Africa's political and diplomatic capital, becomes a showcase of contrast. Beauty and affluence wrestle destitution and poverty to claim space. Vendors have displayed their second-hand outfits, shoes and luggage for sale on a roundabout in front of the Ministry of Education, up at the Arat Kilo area...

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TRAILER HOMES

Retired city buses were once converted to bakery outlets retailing bread supplied by ‘Sheger Bakery' during their twilight zone. The city administration had used Anbessa City buses as its retail shops before formal outlets replaced them. Sheger Bakery, touted as the largest bakery and flour factory with the potential of baking two million loaves of bread daily, was to cater for millions of people in Addis Abeba with a subsidized bread supply but failed to live up to expectations. The old city...

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