The project aims to prevent nutrition related mortality and morbidity among idps and returnees in somali and oromiya regions, through quality emergency response

Action Against Hunger - USA (AAH-USA) received a $2.5 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas program (CFDA 98.001). The award period is from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

Through this award, AAH-USA will deliver quality emergency response services in Ethiopia's Somali and Oromiya regions to prevent nutrition-related mortality and morbidity among internally displaced persons and returnees. A portion of the funding will be sub granted to partners including Handicap International, Save the Children, and Catholic Relief Services, who will contribute specialized technical skills and localized capacity building in areas such as disability support, optimized agriculture, and social behavior change communication to further program objectives. The services funded under this award aim to support long-term and equitable economic growth and advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through global health and humanitarian assistance programming.