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World Bank Provides $480 Million to Combat Food Insecurity in Ethiopia

10/22/09

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World Bank Provides $480 Million to Combat Food Insecurity in Ethiopia

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World Bank Provides $480 Million to Combat Food Insecurity in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON, October 22, 2009 - The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank today approved a $350 million grant and a $130 million credit from the International Development Association to the Government of Ethiopia to support an innovative program that is keeping millions of families out of extreme poverty and helping them to achieve food security.

This financing is for the third phase of the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) which provides transfers to 7.6 million rural citizens in 292 woredas in Afar, Amhara, Dire Dawa, Harare, Oromiya, Somali, Southern Nations and Nationalities (SNNP) and Tigray Regions.

Families participating in the Safety Net Program are the poorest and most food insecure in their communities. They earn a monthly transfer by working on public works projects for six months each year. For those participants who are physically unable to work, the Program provides direct grants. Transfers are predictable and timely, thereby enabling families to plan ahead to meet their food needs and preventing the sale of productive assets.

The PSNP goes beyond providing safety nets; it aims to address the underlying causes of food insecurity. Planned within an integrated watershed management framework, the public works under PSNP are designed to reverse a long history of environmental degradation and increased vulnerability to adverse weather. Since 2008, the Program became more flexible, able to scale-up the coverage, level, and duration of support to households in response to shocks in PSNP areas.

Recent reviews demonstrate that the Safety Net Program has registered some impressive results since its launch in 2005. Household food security has improved, especially when transfers are predictable and delivered on time. PSNP households reported a smaller food gap and consumed more calories (19.2%) in 2008 as compared with 2006.

Households participating in the PSNP have also invested in assets and have increased their use of education and health services. Growth in livestock holdings was 28.1% faster among PSNP households than non-participants. An estimated 73% of PSNP participants reported increased use of health facilities compared to the previous year, and the majority attributed this to the Safety Net Program.

There is strong evidence that the combination of the PSNP and investments in productive assets can improve agricultural productivity. Maize yields increased by 38% among households receiving both PSNP transfers and investments through the Government’s Food Security Program (FSP). Households that received FSP investments alone enjoyed only marginal increases in productivity.

But more needs to be done. The third phase of the PSNP will strengthen implementation to maximize the impact of the Program and will institutionalize the risk financing component of the PSNP, which allows the Program to scale up in response to shocks.

The World Bank will also provide financing to support the Government’s Household Asset Building Program (HABP), which is designed to assist food insecure households in PSNP woredas to transform their productive systems by diversifying income sources, improving productivity and increasing productive assets. The support to the HABP aims to make the program more efficient and effective, thereby maximizing the combined impact of the HABP and PSNP so that together they can support sustained graduation from food insecurity for the poorest households.

“Food aid to Ethiopia in the past was often too little, too late, which meant families were often forced to sell livestock, tools or other productive assets to meet their daily needs,” said William Wiseman, the projects’ task team leader. “These programs are different because they provide support that families can count on – and the infrastructure, credit, and training that they need for long-term food security.”

The Safety Net Program is supported by a consortium of donors, namely, the Governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States, as well as by the European Union and the World Food Program.

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msg Comment from: ZXAmiche [Visitor]
The Economic Hit Men and War sponsoring agents from the World Bank financing to "Combat Food Insecurity"? Who is responsible for the insecurity anyways?

deron sideliluat, bemechagna Taluat!
PermalinkPermalink 10/22/09 @ 22:47

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msg Comment from: wey good [Visitor]
I bet not even $80 thousand dollars go to the needy out all that money.
PermalinkPermalink 10/22/09 @ 23:17

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msg Comment from: sol [Visitor]
I wonder where all these aid and loan going. To be frank no significant development has been done in Ethiopia since 1991, what dam they built to alleviate food insecurity, what type of agro-industry they built, the country slips into darkness and more drought and famine every other year, and the regime get significant amount of aid close to 30 billion dollars, and tremendous amount of loan , in addition to yearly food aid from USAID and other donors.
In addition the government sole all government owned factories, business, and Agro-industry, mining sites, which was established by Haileselasie and Dergu, these companies were not only provide essential items to the people at affordable price but also were also providing jobs, and creating talent for the country.I wonder what they did the country , the few roads that are built by Chinese, Japanase, and other donors, without transferring technology.The few buildings are built are private and some people from abroad, is that a big thing for a nation with more than 80 million population.

Meles did not any thing that change the future of the country in terms of building dams, irrigation, mechanized farming, agro-industry, but he let the country resource for selfish investors, who expolit the country without benefiting the country.

What Meles did is putting in great danger, selling land, dismantling the country, ethnicity, corruption, theft, if the country survives after him is only under the grace of God.
PermalinkPermalink 10/22/09 @ 23:54

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msg Comment from: kibrom [Visitor]
Not 400 million, not 400 trillion enough for food security in Ethiopia.it is not the money that bring the food security, it is a wise economic policy and efficient agriculture practice and well trained agricultural experts. The current ethiopian regime is the one who layed off proffesionals who has masters and above from the ministry of agriculture, let alone to bring food security.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 00:29

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msg Comment from: Z-Mike [Visitor]
ZXAmiche,


Are you shitting in your pants because your tiny nation Eritrea is not getting a piece of the action? Poor boy, go tell your master to lead for peace and make peace instead. You noticed the call has work for Ethiopia very quickly? I am sure you do and we all know what Ethiopia is able to do.

Kibrom,

Are you trying to be politician or economist? Do you know what 400 trillion means at? Probably not otherwise a nation like ours with 400 trillion dollars will be not just secured in the food sector but it would certainly put the nation in path to poverty and tackle many other issues in varies areas. Be careful before you spit and know what you are inhaling!
Z-Mike
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 02:30

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msg Comment from: James Bond - AKA 007 [Visitor]
Since 1991, after TPLF came to colonoze Ethiopia. It had recived $42billion in the name of the poor people. Where is all that money gone you ask? Well, it is simple really, the bank account of TPLF.

Ethiopians will never be out of poverty unless TPLF is terminated by your struggle.

I feel sorry for the colonized people of Ethiopia, I really do. Sorry you are colonized poor Ethiopians.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 03:19

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msg Comment from: c´moi senait [Visitor]
I quite agree WITH SHABIA policy when it comes to CHARITY/Help org.

Shabia THROWED out all these Parasite Begger org. out of Eritrea for GOOD. I think that is exactely what ethiopia need. But With BEGGERS in power we the true ethiopian are going to wittnes that mama ethiopia will be nr.1 BEGGER in plant earth/GALAXY.

Aids zemed(Addis ZEMEN)

NO more OXFAM/REDCROS . LEARN from shabia.


PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 03:35

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msg Comment from: guest [Visitor]
Z-MIKE,

Are you telling why eritrea did not ask for aid, are you proud because , Meles is begging every year.

It is evident the drought affect most countries, but there is no famine, I have not seen any report of famine in Eritrea, that does not mean, that there is no scarcity of food, but i do not no where i take all the money, if you take eritrea almost there is no NGO, No USAID, OR FOOD AID, EVEN THEY DO NOT GET ENOUGH LOAN EVEN THOUGH , they want for many reasons 1) their policy in somalia, 2) or their determination, eritrea also supports close to half a million soldiers, which is costly even though there is food ration, i have not seen any famine, even eritrea land is not suitable for agriculture but they try to struggle, even countries at war like somalia, you do not see that kind of famine, but ethiopia right now has a lot of West of friends, aid , but they are always begging. Are you going to blame the people, the ethiopian people are hard working if you even compared by the standard of east africans,- but you are defending, your ethnic group instead of standing for the truth, even though the eritreans leaders are not good, i would rather Issias who is proud, at least , we ethiopians are proud people , it is shame to beg, so you can not beg every year having relatively fertile land compared with the neighbouring countries, what is the role of the government, is this the effect of double digit growth even neighbouring countries did not disclose they achieve double digit growth, i have not heard even eritreans leader claiming their economy is growing but they did not ask for food aid.

So lekim, z-mike, do not defend or boast because your leader is famous for begging , that is why he is selected for G8 summit, i am afraid the worst is coming because he keeps lying about the economy, selling power to africa, selling food to kenya, and double digit economic growth, even though Issias, is dictotor and not leading the country in the right path compared to Meles he is saint.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 05:24

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msg Comment from: Jordan [Visitor]
Good for world bank!! We need more if possible to tackle this terrible draught. We all Ethiopians have to work together. First is first!! Let's stop our non-sense so called politics and help the needy. Never get distracted and stay focus on the main issue. Put your people first!!
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 07:06

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msg Comment from: davidodav [Visitor]
It's really shame! I wonder what this crap Woyanie leaders are doing in there! Ethiopia needs real Young fighters. We have to unite and fight these worthless leaders. The thing that makes me to feel weird is that they are not in a war. So where the hell they put the money that they get it from loan. This time something has to be done. Surprisingly enough, there is no well organized opposition party that will fight for this holly land. God bless Ethiopia and my poor brothers and sisters. I'm burning inside.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 08:40

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msg Comment from: Adalesh Mesfin [Visitor]
Z-Mieaceal;
You are bigger at born and you will big you hole your life till you die as always.Melesivc Zinovic said in 2003 like that"I will not to be a shame to be a begger"so this is your sing song ante komala tigria!!
Like father like son.Who and whom can leraned you that money will came by your selfes by your swaet.Dikala
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 09:28

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msg Comment from: Kush [Visitor]
Hope for a better day to come. You willbe in my prayers my fellow Ethiopians!!!
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 09:33

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msg Comment from: Tefera [Visitor]
many people who were shedding crocodile tears while hoping the return of the 1984 famine are now pulling their hair in different style. for your information you cant compare eritrea having 1/20 of ethiopia population to have same problem like ethiopia. infact eritrea should have been well off considering that 15-25% of its total poulation lives abroad in rich nations. but instead eritrea is one of the nation that suffers from hunger and dictatorship. thousands of eritreans are running to ethiopia to escape the hell hole.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 10:03

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msg Comment from: addis [Visitor]
Congratulation Mr. Crime minister huge bonus is on the way, Z-Mike I hope they will give you raise maybe the usual luxury vacation:no:
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 11:14

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msg Comment from: yaro [Visitor]
if you want to farme in ethiopia you need to folowar of EPRDF
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 11:29

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msg Comment from: yaro [Visitor]
we dont need a id we need feridam of work feridom of doing bussnas feridam of free market tax relif
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 11:31

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msg Comment from: Dynamite [Visitor]
Meles has brought new meaning to the begging industry. This is not like in the past (once in a decade or two, recurring man made famine and hunger). A significant portion of our people are permanently being fed by western aid since this group took power and now this - famine. There is no year passed since this group took power without food aid. A former treasurer of TPLF has recently disclosed in two articles how TPLF used aid money to buy military equipment and embolden bank accounts of its leaders while hundreds of thousands of people (mainly from its home base Tigre region)die like flies. I's great that the World Bank has decided to help. But they have to make sure the aid money goes directly to the needy and focus more on permanent solution than feeding the regime in power. The regime in power is devoid of any shame at all. It's still talking about how Ethiopia would register double-digit growth and become a middle income country in twenty years under the "wise" leadership of chairman Meles. Sick. Sick. Sick.

PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 11:36

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msg Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
:lalala::crazy::))TPLF thugs ,Aderby Bandas ,Fool Diaspora peoples so is this your so called two digits economic grow ,where your leba master is begging international organisations ,NGOS, and donator countries .
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 12:52

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msg Comment from: yaro [Visitor]
he is worst MP in africa is coolbeladi tirant sported by west
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 12:55

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msg Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]


Yeha,

YES WE CAN!!!

YES! we can feed the LOOTERS!!!



PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 13:19

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msg Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]


Z-Mike,

. . .Did you notice when your FOOL and LOOTER Master told us including => YOU!?

. . .your Evil Master said. . .

"THERE IS NO FAMINE IN ETHIOPIA"

. . .shameless fool leader government asked the whole world for food and cash aids!!!. . .

SHAME ON YOU!!!
SHAME ON EPRDF!!!
SHAME ON TPLF!!!



PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 13:24

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msg Comment from: dj [Visitor]
its every ethiopian wish to see ethiopia stand on her own unfortunately that is proving to be easier said than done for a number of reasons, but what is important in the mean time is those who are the victim of food insecurity will get the help they need.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 13:30

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msg Comment from: Issac [Visitor]
"Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has lashed out at humanitarian aid donors, accusing them of exaggerating the magnitude of his country's malnutrition crisis..." VOA October 11, 2009.



“World Bank Provides $480 Million to Combat Food Insecurity in Ethiopia”
October 22, 2009

"Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has lashed out at humanitarian aid donors, accusing them of exaggerating the magnitude of his country's malnutrition crisis..." VOA
October 11, 2009.

“World Bank Provides $480 Million to Combat Food Insecurity in Ethiopia”
October 22, 2009

What happened between Oct, 11th 2009 when the Prime Minister of Ethiopia accused humanitarian aid donors of exaggerating the magnitude of the food crisis in Ethiopia and Oct 22nd 2009 when the World Bank announced it would provide $480 Million for food crises? What could have changed in 11 days? You be the judge.


PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 13:56

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msg Comment from: Little Bob [Visitor]
It is not bad. I can not comment more because I am clearing my private life from footprint stalkers.

It is estimated that about 95% of Ethiopian immigrants alone do not know their slave owners. You innovate, get killed in less than 10 minutes through third party. For me alone, more than 25 gangsters prosper by working over me from Australia top U.S. Today they have more than 25 million USD combined.

First "Feaces" has to be put and/ormekebat, then they give them money for reasons we do not know. They are fighters of freedom too.

HaHaHa

The world's worst solicitors and name stinkers for private gain while deluded and never knew what they did because it is done through the racists who love it more than anything.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 14:11

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msg Comment from: Jordan [Visitor]
Guys, slow down and take it easy!! Stay focus on the main issue. Get organized and do something to the needy.Stay positive no matter what!! Cursing the Admin. or Meles doesn't solve anything, and it's too late right now.

Emotion and anger is a sign of incivility. Our people expecting something from us. They need either food or money!! The question is, can we offer that?? YES WE CAN!!

So, Don't be passive. We need action not cheap talk!!
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 14:33

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msg Comment from: Hana [Visitor]
Meles is running family business
successfully LEMENA LEMENA....:))
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 14:42

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msg Comment from: Sami 1 [Visitor]
Z-Mike:
Are you that sick to want to see Eritrians die of hunger?

I do not care which country it is enemy or freindly country if there is hunger let every once heart be open to give and help out.
If all Countries say well it is not in out continent and besides they do not do what we told them to do so ignore them to die would that be favorable to you 25 years ago?

You are childish and ignorant!

It is time for all people who starve get food and not snoby message.

I am from Wollega but my wife is from Tigray as I have indicated in the past. Under any circumstance I would like to see any Ethiopian to sleep hungry!

Weak up you gang memger!
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 15:04

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msg Comment from: solomon [Visitor]
I don't like the idea of handing money to a government who is determined to stay in power by any means. The money should come with a pressure to bring democracy to the country. This government is shameless, bragging about a 10% growth with begging money. The real famine in the country is hunger for democracy. I know they are going to use this money for twisting arm for next election.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 15:46

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msg Comment from: Imperial Body Guard [Visitor]
We shall continue to urge foreign donors and the World Bank to cease financing the secessionist regime in Ethiopia today. As the majority of Ethiopians know the majority of this financial aid, if given to the corrupt regime will not reach those whom rightfully need it. Last year in Shashamane donated American wheat was being sold in the markets for 300 birr, which is out of reach for the poor malnourished person. After the G20 summit in London, the regime announced it would build an armaments factory, only after receiving a large handout from their begging. Without outside assistance the regime will be non -existant, for their soldiers would cease supporting their alien puppets whom give them wages from handouts received. "The goal of equality of man which we seek is the antithesis of the exploitation of one people by another with which the pages of history and in particular those written of African and Asian continents, speak at such length. Exploitation, thus viewed, has many faces. But whatever guise it assumes this evil is to be shunned where it does not exist and crushed where it does." Negus Haile Selassie, founder and guide of the United Nations, Father of African Unity, Long Live the Constitutional Monarchy!, Long Live Independent Ethiopia!
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 16:11

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msg Comment from: :Lekim Ye-Woyane Leba [Visitor]
Dear Crime Minister, Melesovich and Thirst Lady Of Ethiopia, I beg for you to consider my vote to reward Bonus or a Salary Raise for the Following hard working guys.
1. Yoni
2. Z-Mice
3. Yeha
4. Lekim

Cheers
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 17:42

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msg Comment from: The Right Way [Visitor]
When will the World Bank stop muddling in Ethiopian’s affair?

This is not meant to help the starved but un excuse to help Meles get money to bribe his militaries to help him kill and suppress people so he will stay in power by rigging election again.

The world Bank couldn’t careless if the whole population vanished of famine.

This is how they spoiled this vicious greedy dictator that glued to power for 20 years. If the so-called World Bank was not propping up Meles, he would have been history by now.

They have been feeding him money and arm since 1985 and from the creation of TPLF until now.

We have to voice our concerns and let the World Bank, the supporter of dictators and killers to stop aiding dictators in Africa. We don’t need their condescending and disingenuous hand outs.

They must leave us alone. We can prove to the world that Ethiopia will be able to feed other countries if left alone from this kind of evil and cheap hand outs.

No thanks World Bank, we do not need your poisonous help. Stay away from Ethiopia!
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 18:53

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msg Comment from: jigjiga [Visitor]
:crazy::crazy: i think this hunger will long las antil this adminstration is chenged or this wayale kick his ass . ..no no let me kick and wait me, by jigjiga boy
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 20:59

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msg Comment from: werabesaw [Visitor]
Wey hagere Ethiopia,.... MEKERASH YEBEZA. YEKEN JIB AZOBISHALINA SIQAYISH JIBU ESKALE DIRESS AYITEFAM.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 21:08

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msg Comment from: mezmur [Visitor]
TO THE WORLD BANK!

I appreciate that the measures taken by the consortium and the World Bank. I also realise that the nobility of strategies (the attempt) to reach the most vulnerable. I know these interventions may not lead to significant changes given the high level of destitution in Ethiopia which is compounded by a multitude of factors that operate at a household, community and government levels. I would like to point out some of the concerns I have about these interventions and that need to be considered to optimize their effectiveness:

- Close examination of how these interventions are implemented at a household level. It a stark reality how the government operates at all levels of the public system including at a household and family levels. There is no uncertainty that the current government is using such interventions to discriminate and oppress the population at large and the majority of the rural people who are in deep destitution.

- The high level of poverty despite these interventions should warranty the need to look for implementation problem in order to curtail their drawbacks let alone reduce poverty. The reasons for the high level of poverty could be:

1. The interventions are inadequate to affect the level of poverty significantly,

2. The interventions may be misaligned with the overall development strategy and policy or;

3. The ongoing government policies are not consistent with the wishes and aspirations of people. These include bad governance (poor decision making processes, poor involvement of beneficiaries, undemocratically imposed and injustice in the selection of targets);

4. The interventions may not work in the presence of a highly discriminatory, dictatorial and divisive government and its policy because of its crippling effect on people’s aspiration to be what they wish to be.

I am therefore doubtful that if these interventions are reaching the poor at all, they cannot be free of being means of oppression: FILLING EMPTY STOMACH WHILE KILLING THE BRIAN MAY NOT HELP THE PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA NOW AND IN THE LONG RUN. Killing the brain is the worst crime that I DON’T WANT the World Bank AND COUNTRIES BEHIND to be associated with.

With respect





PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 21:24

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msg Comment from: efrem [Visitor]




Once again I am not a farmer or an Economist, but I don't think someone needs to be a rocket scientist to understand the simple principles which goes on and on in Ethiopia.

The above article talks about a project started in 2005, they draw figures from where? God knows. Even most of the Ngo figures and others are just a made up or distorted figures...just to keep their jobs. The life of the ordinary people has never changed for a long time. We are on the brink of the greatest disaster ever. All those people who work on those areas just get figures from anywhere and everywhere post it out...they expect us to believe in it. The sad part of it is..they sound real and true as they get posted via BBC or CNN or educational researches or or credible agencies ??? I know for the fact that The BILL Gates group and the World Bank believes in it. That is why they are giving out tens of millions of dollars.

The life of the poor people is not changing. But the life of those people who work in this organizations has changed for good. They are the ones who have the best cars, houses and own the general wealth of the country. They are capitalizing by taking advantage of the real needy people. It is like snatching the food from a mouth of starving/dying child/ Ethiopians.

There is no transparency...year after year they claim improvements...but here we are to celebrate The 25th Anniversary of the great famine 1984. We are actually about to break a record. As it is mentioned in some articles ..we are languishing behind..with a very little or no improvement.

Is this for real the World Bank, The Us government and other organizations convinced in what is going on in Ethiopia or they helping us because we are helping them with Alshabab and other regional security issues.

It is really sad. You can fool people for sometime..but you cannot fool people all the time. I think an ordinary Ethiopian like me with little education can simply sit and listen..while those who think are highly educated and opportunists loot the wealth, dignity and livelihood of the ordinary/starving people.

I hope governments and Ngos employees will one day will be held accountable for the figures, development and everything they publish on papers will come to light. I will also hope there will be people who will really work for the advantage and real life change to the general population.

I will stop here for now..




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msg Comment from: addis zemen [Visitor]
C'moi senait...THE ERI WHORE,
You have the audacity to call your self a true Ethiopian. What a disgrace! You better hope your boss the eri dog isayas never heard that.you know what he is going to do to you.are you ashamed of your eritrean ID? Or you just want to play a pretentious game? Which ever way, so far it is not working.
I see you vomiting day and night, 24|7 on this website trying to show your hatred of Ethiopians,by insulting us with your vulgarity.never mind, we can not be offended by a low life scum like you. You are just a hopless whore,who is dying of envy.keep on vomiting on this free website.it might help you as a terrapy.
PermalinkPermalink 10/23/09 @ 22:22

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msg Comment from: men [Visitor]
Meanwhile Ethiopian illegal mafia group denied and tray to hide the existence of deep hungry inside whole country, thanks to the international media and those NGOs great work was possible to address to the world ayes the existence of drought and deep hungry made principally by those corrupted, animals and liars TPLF groups.

And the respond of world Bank is very interesting and its on the right time, this money can give very alleviations to those persons who are inside deep hungry.

But here, I want to mention that this many go directly to the illegal mafias group account on the name of Ethiopian peoples, therefore there is no any guaranty that this money address to combat and resolve the hungry of the poor Ethiopian, we all know that this money will be diverted to purchase vote to the next months Ethiopian non democratically 2010 election.

So, every Ethiopia people, Ethiopian NGOs, Ethiopian political parties, professionals and international community and NGOs, international media, known personality should to give very attention about the location and destination of this money.
PermalinkPermalink 10/24/09 @ 08:27

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msg Comment from: yonas [Visitor]
all ethiopians try to save your home land please change the meles
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msg Comment from: basamen [Visitor]
I apologize 1st. for people who don’t have a geez font, this is strictly የሃበሻ ጉዳይ በመሆኑ ነው:: ይህ ሰው ሰራሽ ረሃብ በተለይ ያሁኑ ከበፊቶቹ ትምህርት ያላገኘንበት :ያሁኑ የመለስ ጌስታፖ መንግስት ልመናን ትልቅ የገንዘብ መሰብሰቢያ ድርጅት (ENTERPRISE) በማድረጉ ነው ::
የአለም ባንክ ገንዘብ የወያኔን አባላት ትላልቅ የህንጻ አከራይ ባለቤቶች ከማድረጉ ሌላ በስተቀር, ለኢትዮጵያ ገበሬ ሲባል የተደረገ አንዳችም የችግር መልስ አለመደረጉ ይሕውና አይን ያፈጠጠ ልመና ላይ ገባን : ቢቢሲ በቀጥታ ተጠያቂ ለማድረግ የሞከረው ይህንኑ አገራችንን የፖለቲካ ማሳቂያ ያደረጋትን (gestapo)መንግስት ነው ::
አርቲፊሻይል የሆነውን የወያኔን ሻጥር ካወቅን ቆየት ብንልም , አሁን የመጣብን ብሄራዊ አደጋ ደግሞ የግድ አንድ ዲያስፖራ አቀፍ ማአክላዊ, በኮንግሬስ የተደገፈና ሙሉ ትብብር ያልተነፈገው ዓስቸኻይ የእርዳታ አገናኝ ኮሚሽን ያስፈልገናል::
ለምሳሌ:-1) 2 ሃይኒከን በቀን ከጠጣን,ዓንድ ጠጥተን የአንዱን ዋጋ ለዚህ ዕርዳታ ኮሚሽን ብናውል..
2) 3 በቀን ከመብላት 2ቴ በልተን አንዱን ለዕርዳታችን ብናውል
3) ብላክ ሌብል ዊስኪ ልማድ ያለብን የመጠጥ ዓርበኞች ለጊዜው ታግሰን የኢኮኖሚ ውስኪ ብንል…
4) ዓንዱ ገንዘብ አስገኚ ዘዴ ደግሞ በየኮሚኒታችን በማንፈልገው የግል ንብረት ላይ (yardsale) ማካሄድን
5) ብዙዎቻችን ካቅማችን በላይ በመኖር ያላቅማችን ልብስና ሸቀጥ ሸማች ሱሰኞች መሆናችንን አትክዱኝም

ስለዚህ እስራኤልን በዕግርዋ ያቆማትን አምላክ ለዕኛም እጆቹን የማይዘረጋበት ምንም ምክንያት አይኖርም; የዕስራእኤል ልጆች ተፈላልገው (ያውም ዓለ ኢንተርኔት) ገንዘባቸውንና ዕውቀታቸውን አሰባስበው እንዲህ ኅያል አገር ለማረግ ያበቃቸው አንድነትና በዕምነታቸው ጽኑ በመሆናቸው ነው ::

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msg Comment from: Little Bob [Visitor]
Yoni Tebelash and asbelashachew. Yitbarek is by far good evil. Interstate declassified info theft.

Raid!
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msg Comment from: ZXAmiche [Visitor]
Imperial Body Guard says:

"Negus Haile Selassie, founder and guide of the United Nations, Father of African Unity, Long Live the Constitutional Monarchy!"

Was Haile KoriT:
Founder and guide of the United Nations or African agent of the United Nations?
Was Haile KoriT Father of African Unity or Father of Famine of Ethiopia, dealer of African Unity?

Conistitutional Monarchy or Imperial anarchy, British agent who sold Independent Eritreans' identity?

Stop smoking the 3000 years old, the renown Rasta's ganja who denied you reality!
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msg Comment from: Imperial Body Guard [Visitor]
ZXAmiche, Whenever a lier tells us to stop we burn down babylon double. For all nations have drunk of the wine of her fornication, whereas my father Haile Selassie gave to I and I the tree of life which leaves are for the healing of Nations. Babylon laws are wrong which is why Haile Selassie taught us, "The charter of the United Nations upholds the noblest aspirations of man without making distinction of race , sex, language and religion." Our ideals are protected first and foremost through the Power of the Trinity Haile Selassie and International law through the United Nations which HIM is a founding member. 'wine is a mocker and strong drink a raging, whosever is deceived thereby is not wise. The fear of a King is as a roaring of a Lion and whosever provoketh HIM to anger sinneth against his own soul, it is an honour for a man to cease from strife but every fool will be meddling." Proverbs20, Long Live the Solomon Dynasty, Long Live the Kebra Negast!
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