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.
Leading organisations in Ethiopia
DKT Ethiopia
EthiopiaDKT Ethiopia (‘DKT’) is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 that employs social marketing to promote the adoption of family planning, HIV preven...
International Rescue Committee Addis
Kampala, EthiopiaHumanitarian organisation responding to crises and helping people affected by conflict and disaster to survive and recover.
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Ethiopian Forestry Development
Ethiopia Nonprofit organization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association
Ethiopia Since 2002 The Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association is a horticultural association based in Ethiopia. Chaired by Tsegaye Abebe, it was established in 2002 to promote the export horticulture and floriculture sector...
Ethiopian Midwives Association (UNFPA)
Ethiopia Humanitarian and development partner working in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
Forum for Environment
Ethiopia Research institute in Ethiopia.
Integrated Family Service Organisation
Ethiopia Integrated Family Service Organisation is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Medical Teams International (ECHO)
Humanitarian and development partner working in Benishangul-Gumuz, Afar, Amhara, Contested, Ethiopia, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
Operation Smile Ethiopia
Ethiopia Since 2005 Since 2005, Operation Smile Ethiopia has transformed health systems and the lives of more than 3,900 patients.
People in Need (ECHO)
Humanitarian and development partner working in Oromia, Amhara, Tigray, South Ethiopia, Ethiopia, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
Terre des Hommes Netherlands (DRA)
Humanitarian and development partner working in Amhara, Oromia, Ethiopia, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa HQ
Ethiopia United Nations Economic Commission for Africa HQ is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
South Sudan Humanitarian and development partner working in 7304, South Sudan, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2023).
Water and Land Resource Centre
Ethiopia Since 2011 Nonprofit organization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ethiopia’s Green Legacy
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Since 2019 Since the launching of the GLI, more than 48 billion forest, agro-forest and ornamental seedlings are planted
Ethiopian Human Rights Council
Ethiopia Since 1991 The Ethiopian Human Rights Council or EHRCO is an Ethiopian human rights non-governmental organisation created in 1991 by Mesfin Woldemariam and 31 colleagues shortly after the dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam was overthro...
Ethiopian Knowledge & Technology Transfer Society
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Since 2002 A non governmental organization in Ethiopia.
Heinrich Böll Stiftung - The Green Political Foundation
Ethiopia Heinrich Böll Stiftung - The Green Political Foundation is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Integrated Functional Eduation
Worabe, Ethiopia 6-15 years Is committed to promotion of universal access and right to education for all through open, distance and flexible systems.
Jœ Consulting Architect And Engineers
Ethiopia Jœ Consulting Architect And Engineers is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Mission for Community Development Program (MCDP)
Ethiopia Mission for Community Development Program (MCDP) is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
UN Women (BMGF)
Ethiopia Humanitarian and development partner working in Amhara, Afar, Tigray, Gambela, Ethiopia, listed in OCHA’s Who does What Where (3W) data (2026).
UN Women Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Since 2012 UN Women Ethiopia Country Office (ECO) Started functioning in 2012 and has operated as the country office. Collaborative partnerships and joint implementation are the national office's strategy for influencing capacity a...
Adama Chamber of Commerce Sectorial Association (ACCSA)
Ethiopia Adama Chamber of Commerce Sectorial Association (ACCSA) is an NGO with an office in Ethiopia, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
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).
African Disability Forum (ADF)
Ethiopia Since 2012 The African Disability Forum is a new organization that was created in 2014 and formally stablished and started operations in 2017. We are registered in Ethiopia and our headquarters is in Addis Ababa. We are recognized...
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