New award to MTI for $2MILLION in health, nutrition, wash, and protection in afar, northern ethiopia

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $4 million Project Grant under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program to Medical Teams International, Inc. for the period of December 20, 2022 through December 19, 2023.

The grant aims to improve health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and protection services for vulnerable internally displaced persons and host communities affected by conflict in Ethiopia's Afar region. Medical Teams International will work with two sub-awardees, the African Initiatives for Relief and Development and the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Development and Social Service Commission, to deliver services. Specifically, African Initiatives for Relief and Development will improve WASH access through emergency water supplies and hygiene promotion activities, reaching over 3,600 individuals to date. The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Development and Social Service Commission will promote safe access to gender-based violence and child protection case management for an estimated 16,250 beneficiaries through community engagement and capacity development.