AFD
Action for Development /Emergency Program
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Action for Development is a registered local NGO established in 1997 to promote an integrated and sustainable rural development in Ethiopia. AFD has ample experience in the area of implementing sustainable human development programs. It evolved from the Freedom from Hunger Campaign/Action for Development (FFHC/AD) a UN supported program which has been implementing an integrated rural development program in partnership with community organizations and line departments. Over the last few years AFD has been implementing integrated rural development programs in the North Omo and Borana Zones focussing on basic education, dry land agriculture, income generation, livestock development, training and capacity building of clienteles, water development, pastoral development and women in development.