Eritrea
In Eritrea, Oxfam helps people cope with regular drought and to make a secure living from the land. We also focus on health and education.
Coping with drought
Some 80 per cent of Eritreans depend on the land to make a living. Yet frequent droughts make it especially hard for people to produce enough to survive.
- 50 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line
- Life expectancy is just 58
How Oxfam is helping
Oxfam has been providing clean drinking water and distributing seeds and seedlings so that farmers can experiment with new drought-resistant crops. We provide training and support to agricultural colleges to help people improve the quality of their land.
Before Oxfam came, our mothers and sisters would walk for three or four hours each way to get water from the valley.
Zerai, Dabre village
Oxfam's other work in Eritrea
- Building rural health clinics and schools
- Providing training for health workers and primary school teachers
Oxfam's work in Eritrea in depth
DFID (Department for International Development) is a funding partner of Oxfam in Eritrea.
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