Ethiopia: Villagization Improving Pastoralists' Life

Establishing communal life at pastoral and semi-pastoral areas of the country has received increased attention from the government. Thus, activities relating to making sure whether the necessary requisites are in place are central to the tasks of the Ministry of Federal and Pastoral Development Affairs as well as respective states. The program is effective in States like Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambela, Somali and in pastoralist communities of Oromia and Southern people.

Due to their previous dispersed settlement, these people were not beneficiaries from the socio-economic development of the country. What is more, their settlement areas were prone to natural disaster. Seeing this, the government has taken measures that bring this dispersed people into an area where the provision of basic services is possible.

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