Since 1995, COOPI has been taking action to improve food security among the most vulnerable groups, through the integration and diversification of livelihoods and the increase of production capacity. It has also facilitated access to clean water and has promoted efficient irrigation systems. Thanks to its projects, COOPI has improved sanitation in homes, schools and health centres and has disseminated good hygiene practices.
Finally, through the production of improved cooking stoves and the promotion of solar energy, COOPI has not only encouraged the development of local economic initiatives, but it has also trained local communities to adopt a more integrated and careful approach to the protection of natural resources.
Projects
Source: COOPI Annual report 2022
Beneficiaries
Source: COOPI Annual report 2022
International staff
Source: COOPI Annual report 2022
Local staff
Source: COOPI Annual report 2022
24-11-2023
Establishing agricultural startups managed by Ethiopian youth to develop entrepreneurship activities led by young people and limiting irregular migration...
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19-06-2023
A six-month project funded by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) started in the Oromia region in...
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26-01-2023
Mohammed lives in Fikow, in the province of Dolo Ado. Until a few years ago, he was jobless, wandering the village aimlessly and without prospects. Mohammed...
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18-01-2023
Hawey Mohamod has 7 children, 2 boys and 4 girls, but has no income except that of her husband who is involved in small farming activities in the village....
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29-12-2022
In the town of Ambaro, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, there is the only health centre operating in the area. It is the only facility that provides services...
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29-12-2022
Halima lives in Ethiopia, she is 38 years old, has six children and lost her husband five years ago. Because of this, all the responsibilities of the family...
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27-10-2022
Mohamed Bullow Aliyo a 65-year-old farmer from the small village of Boryale in Ethiopia. His harvests have always been bountiful, enough to both feed his...
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21-09-2022
Sewinet is a former soldier, he lives with his wife in a small corrugated iron house in the Mersha district near the town of Negele, Ethiopia. For almost two...
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11-02-2022
Thanks to the project "A Future for You - Sustainable Local Work Now", started in November 2020 and financed by the Ministry of Domestic Affairs,...
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30-09-2021
In June 2021, following a new agreement between the Government of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a mass repatriation began, with 41.485 Ethiopians...
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23-04-2021
An open letter to States and their Leaders from the civil society organisations working with and for the 270 million people facing hunger, starvation or famine...
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10-03-2021
Since October 2016, COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale has been engaged in coffee value chain development in Ethiopia through the project "Improving the...
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18-02-2021
COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale has supported 5,800 families affected by the Desert Locust invasion in the Afar region of Ethiopia through the FAO-funded...
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15-01-2021
As of 1 January 2021, a new partnership contract between the European Union's Department for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and...
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23-12-2020
On December 16, 2020, the consortium led by COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale in Oromia (Ethiopia) was awarded for the best performance among the five...
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19-11-2020
The current internal conflict between the Tigray region and the central Ethiopian government is causing a humanitarian crisis which - barring unlikely...
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27-07-2020
COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale launched an assessment to understand the effects of COVID-19 on food security in the communities where it...
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27-05-2020
Despite the outbreak of the pandemic emergency, COVID19 is not the only priority in Ethiopia. In the latest years, recurrent conflicts and climatic shocks...
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27-04-2020
Ethiopia – At the onset of the outbreak COVID-19, under the project "Emergency initiative for vulnerable returnee and potential migrant populations...
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08-04-2020
3,000 people have now access to safe water in Aybisa village – Ethiopia – thanks to the development and capping of spring extension, the...
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27-11-2019
In the Afar region, in north-eastern Ethiopia, 140 beneficiaries of the Sebana Demale, Lele Ala, Tonsa and Dabure districts have received 1,080 fruit seedlings...
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25-10-2019
On Saturday October 12th 2019 the sixth edition of the Wenchi Lake Trail took place – this international sports event was dedicated to professional...
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30-09-2019
In the woreda of Megale, in zone 2 of the region of Afar, Ethiopia, we are continuing to rehabilitate the spring of Adu Kebele, the only source of water used...
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30-08-2019
Last month, 20 vulnerable young people and 20 returnees, of whom 50% were women, from the Woreda of Adaba, Goba and Sinana, Ethiopia, were given fruit and...
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03-07-2019
Pumping tests were carried out to develop solar pumping systems at Busidima (Ada'ar) and Kadabura (Dewe), in May and June 2019. About 10,650 people,...
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04-06-2019
Last month, 102 students and returnees from the Oromia region participated in a five-day vocational training on business management and accounting at...
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02-05-2019
Renewable energy, beekeeping and aquaculture will be our key activities to strengthen the resilience of communities in Afar, in north-eastern Ethiopia, and...
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29-03-2019
Many young Ethiopian people, especially the most educated ones, are leaving the country to flee from poverty and to build a better future for themselves. In...
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30-01-2019
In the last 30 years, Ethiopia has been largely affected by unprecedented drought - the lack of seasonal rains also deeply affected food security and the...
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08-05-2018
During 2018, in the Oromia and Somali Regional states, 22,103 vulnerable rural and 16,658 internally displaced persons will benefit from COOPI...
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11-08-2017
Ethiopia is mainly carachterized by dry, sub-humid, semi-arid and arid regions, all of which are prone to drought. Land degradation, low economic development,...
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31-07-2017
Bale zone is one of 17 zones of Oromia National Regional State, located in the South-eastern part of Ethiopia, bordering Somali Regional State to the South and...
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01-07-2016
From the stories of Federico Capurro, COOPI's head of mission in Ethiopia, we met Marika, a 4-year-old girl, who is left alone at home every day, because...
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29-04-2016
THE PERIODIC CLIMATE PHENOMENON OF EL NINO AFFECTS THE CLIMATE OF THE ENTIRE PLANET, CAUSING FLOODING IN SOME AREAS AND SEVERE DROUGHT IN OTHERS. IN 2015, ITS...
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04-03-2016
In north-east Ethiopia, the worst drought in 30 years is underway: the lives of 10 million people are at risk. COOPI is already in action and is making an...
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