Overview
In Ethiopia, Trcaire works in partnership with fellow Catholic development agencies CAFOD and SCIAF collectively known as CST Together. This joint initiative helps to build sustainable livelihoods, respond to humanitarian emergencies, strengthen civil society and support those living with HIV and AIDS. Trcaire in Ethiopia: Trcaire started working in Ethiopia in the mid-1970s as one of the first NGOs in the country. During the war years, we supported people on both sides of the conflict with food and emergency relief. In 2000, Trcaire opened a country office and began sharing that office and our programme work with CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development for England and Wales) in 2005. In 2009, SCIAF (Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund) also joined the group and now all three agencies work on a joint programme. We work in four key locations in Ethiopia: Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Southern Oromia region, Tigray region, and Peri-urban areas of Addis Ababa and its hinterland.