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Here are some news highlights from Ethiopia this week. I’ve included a summary of each piece. You can click on the title of each story to go read the full story. As always, links are only good for a few weeks, unless you subscribe to the news service.
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Ethiopia: Country Likely to Take Highest Share of Bush’s $30 Billion HIV/Aids Plan
It was reported by the Addis Ababa Daily Monitor that Ethiopia will receive the highest share of President George W. Bush’s $30 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Kimberly R. Glowers, with the USAID/Ethiopia, told The Daily Monitor that the five-year, $30 billion proposal would double the commitment that the United States initially made in 2003. Other countries set to benefit from the U.S. plan include Botswana, Cote d’ Ivoire, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia. The money will support treatment for nearly 2.5 million people, prevent more than 12 million new infections, and assist more than 5 million orphans and vulnerable children.
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Ethiopia: Organization Adopts Programmes
The Ethiopian Trade and Tourist Organization is working to promote Ethiopia during the upcoming Millenium celebration in August. They have put together 13 programs connected with 13 Ethiopian months. A variety of traditional Ethiopian handicraft and artwork will be featured to further promotion of the country. Bazaars and exhibitions will be held to showcase the various types of cottage industries in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Trade and Tourist Organization is also working with hotels to help them more effectively host the influx of guests that is expected.
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Ethiopia: EOC to Transplant Over 16 Million Indigenous Tree Seedlings
Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa)
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has plans to transplant over 16 million seedlings of indigenous trees in a new project called the “Two Trees for 2000 Project”. Trees will be planted around churches and sites prepared by the government. The church is expecting that around 10 million church members will take part in the transplantation. Seedlings were multiplied in five nurseries in the state of Harare, including Harrar town. Over 440,000 seedlings will be planted by the end of this month, with the rest to follow later. The seedlings include indigenous trees like cordia and juniper trees as well as fruits and vegetables that are compatible with the climate of the area. Hopes are high that these new trees will grow well, as this year there has been good rainfall. Plantings are planned for the next three years, with hopes that the effects of de-forestation can be diminished.
