Humanitarian & Emergency Relief NGOs in Ethiopia
NGO Directory Africa lists 394 organisations working in Ethiopia, 271 of them with their head office in the country and 113 international NGOs. The most common causes are Community Development, Health & Wellbeing, Food Security & Agriculture. Most listed organisations are based in Oromia, Amhara, Tigray. This page shows 28 humanitarian & emergency relief ngos.
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Humanitarian & Emergency Relief NGOs in Ethiopia
CARE International
Switzerland Humanitarian and development confederation focused on ending poverty, with a particular focus on women and girls.
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
United States UN office coordinating humanitarian response.
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ኢ.ቀ.መ.ማ.)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Since 1935 The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበር, romanized: Ya'Ityopyā qay masqal māhebar, (ኢ.ቀ.መ.ማ.)) is a humanitarian organization working in partnership with the Ethiopian government the Internat...
Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Associations
Ethiopia Since 1973 The Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Associations (CCRDA), formerly the Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA), is an Ethiopian non-profit umbrella organisation of non-governmental organization...
Africa Humanitarian Action
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia fdisAfrica Humanitarian Action (AHA) is a non-governmental organization that provides relief services to countries in Africa. It was founded by Dr. David Zawde in 1994 in response to the Rwandan genocide.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Nigeria Humanitarian and development partner working in Adamawa, Nigeria, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
Rainbow Humanitarian Caretaker Foundation (RHCF)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Since 1996 Rainbow Humanitarian Caretaker Foundation provides support for women and children in Ethiopia through food, clean water, education, and medical care.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
South Sudan Humanitarian and development partner working in 7103, 7106, 7107, 7108, South Sudan, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2023).
Relief Society of Tigray
Tigray Region, Ethiopia Since 1978 The Relief Society of Tigray is an NGO based in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. REST was founded in 1978 as an organisation providing relief efforts to civilians. As of 2008, Teklewoini Assefa served as Executive Director of...
Elshadi Relief and Development Association
Ethiopia Elshadi Relief and Development Association is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Ethiopian Red Cross Society A.A. Branch
Ethiopia Ethiopian Red Cross Society A.A. Branch is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Ethiopian Red Cross Society-Asela Branch
Ethiopia Ethiopian Red Cross Society-Asela Branch is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Arba Minch Branch
Ethiopia Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Arba Minch Branch is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Arba Minch Center
Ethiopia Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Arba Minch Center is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Geneve Comite International (Red Cross)
Ethiopia Geneve Comite International (Red Cross) is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
International Committee of the Red Cross
Ethiopia International Committee of the Red Cross is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Meseret Humanitarian Organization
Ethiopia Since 2011 Ethiopian NGO.
Red Cross
Ethiopia Red Cross is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Samaritan’s Purse International Relief
Ethiopia Samaritan’s Purse International Relief is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Catholic Relief Service (BHA)
Humanitarian and development partner working in Oromia, Afar, Tigray, Amhara, Ethiopia, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Humanitarian and development partner working in Burundi, Burundi, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
German Leprosy and TB Relief Association
Ethiopia Humanitarian and development partner working in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
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