Ethiopia HUMANITARIAN Mission

Ethiopia Mission

Date: November 2012, February 2013, and April 2013
Place: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This country was the destination of three consecutive humanitarian missions, which opened a cycle of missions developed on the African continent. They were all in support of the work carried out by the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, dedicated to the poorest of the poor.

The efforts of the humanitarian workers of the Fraternity – Humanitarian Federation (FIHF) were mainly centered on the largest house-hospital-asylum in the world operated by the Missionaries of Charity, an installation that provides shelter to around 1000 people in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.

ACTIVITIES PERFORMED

  • Providing care for the residents in the areas of tuberculosis (TB), HIV-AIDS, sychiatry, Hansen’s disease, and also for physically disabled people, providing bandages, baths, and food.
  • Support in  food service for displaced and homeless people.
  • Assistance in the death process with terminal patients (Thanatology).
  • Play and recreational activities and hygienic care for disabled children.
  • Support in laundry service.