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Make It Rain!
Low rainfalls in the northern highlands mixed with the effects of the civil war caused 1 million deaths and millions more destitute. 1/2 of the national budget went to military aid. -
BBC reports
When the scale of the disaster became evident BBC television broadcast the news which gained International response. (Michael Buerk and Mohamed Amin) -
Do They Know It's Christmas?
The single "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid went to the top of the charts on November 29th. -
We are the World!
The single "We are the World" by USA for Africa was released. This song was also recorded for Ethiopia. -
Live Aid concerts
When it became evident that this drought and famine were occurring and broadcast, in brought about International responses. Musicians and Artists recorded songs in response to this news. In July of 1985, a concert was organized to raise money and awareness. More than 400 million people worldwide watched these concerts.These concerts took place in London, Philadelphia, Sydney, The Hague and Moscow. The raised 150 million pounds and saved thousands of lives. -
Live 8 concerts
The Band Aid/Live Aid generation formed the Jubilee movement for debt and cancellation and started the Make Poverty History and Live 8 campaigns. The public and musicians such as Bob Geldof and Bono were involved. Purely raising money to address the root causes of poverty, from charity to justice. These concerts were in UK, France, Germany, Italy, USA, Japan, Canada, South Africa and Russia. -
25 Years Later.
Still suffering from a serious food crisis; more than 6 million people need emergency food aid, and another 75 million are receiving government aid in return for community projects. (National Productive Safety Net Program). Reoccurring droughts and climate change in a region where poverty is widespread. Malnutrition is rising in children as well as, life threatening diarrhea. Prices for staple foods are too high for poor families. -
Food for Peace Contributions
USA sent $508.3 million in food to Ethiopia (789,456 Metric Tons) -
Food for Peace Contributions
USA sent $435.8 million in food (633,814 Metric Tons) -
Food for Peace Contributions
$106.9 million in food sent from the USA to Ethiopia. (150,570 Metric Tons) -
34 Years Later
Since El Nino and it's effects in 2015-2016, 7.9 million people require emergency food assistance in Ethiopia. The drought in Somali and conflict in Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Eritrea have caused an influx of refugees to Ethiopia (901,235 refugees).
