Japan provides UNICEF over $4 million for Ethiopia

June 29, 2020: The government of Japan has provided a new grant aid to Ethiopia, which is worth over $4 million, through its partnership with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ethiopia as part of its emergency assistance for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Recently, the country has granted an aid of $2,300,000 to Cameroon. 

The assistance will be implemented through UNICEF to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 in Ethiopia by providing critical supplies for infection prevention, supplying life-saving water and sanitation services, promoting hygiene, enhancing health workers’ capacity, and raising public awareness of Covid-19. 

“This contribution from Japan has come at a time when we are seeking resources to scale up our support to the government in its efforts to minimize the impact of Covid-19 in Ethiopia on children and vulnerable families,” said UNICEF representative Adele Khodr. 

Japan’s financial contribution will enable UNICEF to strengthen its support to the government of Ethiopia to achieve these results:

• Reach at least 750,000 people, including children and women, with water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies and services.
• Reach at least two million people with information on prevention of Covid-19.
• Train 8,000 health workers and community health workers in inter-personal communication for Covid-19.
• Provide essential health care services - immunization, prenatal and postnatal care, HIV care and support for gender-based violence - to 1.5 million children and women.
• Support 300 children without parental care with appropriate alternative childcare arrangements.
• Train 200 personnel across sectors responding to Covid-19 on mitigating and responding to gender-based violence.