Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund

Students play games outside at a partially reconstructed school in Frewehni, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. The school was destroyed during the conflict and has been partially rebuilt with funding from the Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund.
Students play games outside at a partially reconstructed school in Frewehni, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. The school was destroyed during the conflict and has been partially rebuilt with funding from the Ethiopian Humanitarian Fund. Photo: OCHA/Nitsebiho Asrat

Established in 2006, the Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (EHF) is a rapid and flexible funding mechanism supporting primarily national and international non-governmental organizations to respond to the most critical emergencies, including in the hardest-to-reach parts of the country. 

Under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) for Ethiopia, the EHF supports the timely and principled allocation and disbursement of donor resources to the most critical humanitarian needs defined in the Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) The Fund is catalytic in promoting localization of the humanitarian response, supporting gender transformative humanitarian response, and explores anticipatory financing to mitigate the impact of severe drought.  

The humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia remains among the most severe in the world today, triggered by the convergence of climate crisis, conflict, disease outbreaks and economic shocks, causing immense suffering and loss of life. At the beginning of 2024, over 21 million people needed urgent assistance. 

The HC is supported by the Humanitarian Country Team and the EHF Advisory Board. The Board includes representatives of donors, national and international NGOs and UN agencies to ensure the Fund is used strategically and decisions reflect views from across the humanitarian community. 

The Fund is operationally managed by OCHA’s Humanitarian Financing Unit based in Addis Ababa, which ensures decision-making based on the realities on the ground as well as close monitoring of partners and projects. 

Like all country-based pooled funds, the Fund complements other humanitarian funding sources, such as bilateral funding and the Central Emergency Response Fund.

Funding status

Pledged amount (USD)
61.9M 2024
Paid amount (USD)
61.8M 2024

Resources

Ethiopia

Manual and Guideline

Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund Operational Manual 2024

1. Introduction 1.1. Purpose and scope of the Operational Manual 1. The purpose of the Operational Manual for the Ethiopian Country-based Pooled Fund (CBPF) is to describe the governance...

Ethiopia

Other

Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund Annual Report 2023

LETTER FROM THE HC Throughout 2023, the humanitarian needs in Ethiopia remained high, triggered by the convergence of climate crisis, conflict/violence, disease outbreaks and economic shocks, causing...