Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA)

Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA)

General:
The Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA) is an indigenous umbrella organization of NGOs and religion-based agencies operating in Ethiopia. It was established in 1973 as a Relief Coordinating Agency by 13 religion based and secular humanitarian organizations. Its membership is now close to 200 agencies.

When rains failed in most parts of former Wollo and Tigray provinces of Ethiopia in the 1970s, famine set in and reached a critical stage in 1973. About that time, [Ethiopian] Government officials approached church agencies for the latter’s assistance in the relief efforts. A meeting of churches was summoned to discuss the matter…and thereafter participants continued to meet regularly, resulting in the establishment of the Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA), in May 1973. At establishment in 1973, CRDA had 13 members. Today this number has increased to more than 200 indigenous and international NGOs and faith-based agencies operating in Ethiopia. This number covers more than two third of the NGOs operating in the country…” The stated mission of the organization is : “Strengthening the capabilities of member agencies to help disadvantaged communities and groups to improve their standards of living and their control over their own livelihood on a sustainable basis

P.O.Box 5674
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopia

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