PHE-Ethiopia Consortium

23/08/2026

🌳 Building Digital Skills for Community-Based Forest Monitoring 🌳
PHE Ethiopia Consortium (PHE-EC), through the GIDABO Project, conducted a two-day practical training at Rebka International Hotel, Jimma, bringing together PFM cooperative leaders and government experts from Ilu Aba Bor and Kafa Zones.
The training focused on strengthening community-based forest protection through modern digital technologies, including:
📡 Global Forest Watch (GFW) – understanding and interpreting forest alerts to identify potential forest disturbances.
📱 Forest Watcher – using mobile technology to access alerts, support field verification, and document observations.
📊 OCAT through Kobo-Toolbox – conducting structured digital conservation assessments and improving the quality, consistency, and timeliness of field data.
Participants engaged in demonstrations, hands-on exercises, group discussions, and practical sessions on the complete workflow from forest alert → field verification → digital data collection → reporting.
The training highlighted the important role of PFM cooperatives in combining local forest knowledge with satellite-based information to detect, verify, and report forest threats more efficiently.
💡 Key message: Digital tools do not replace community knowledge—they strengthen it by providing timely information and better evidence for forest management and conservation decisions.
The activity is an important step toward establishing a real-time, community-based forest monitoring system and strengthening collaboration between PFM cooperatives, government institutions, and project partners.
🌿 Together, we can strengthen forest protection through community action, technology, and better information.

22/08/2026

The Practice Peace and Live in Tranquility (PPaT) Project aims to prevent, mitigate, and reduce recurring inter-communal conflicts in Ethiopia by fostering peaceful coexistence, reducing tensions, and promoting social cohesion among cross-border communities in Oromia, Afar, and Somali regions.
In this context, PHE-EC organized inter-communal dialogues, panel discussions, and experience-sharing sessions between Afar and Oromia communities in Awash 7 Kilo Town, Afar Region. The event successfully strengthened dialogue, facilitated information exchange, and created opportunities for Kebeles to showcase achievements. It also reinforced the role of local institutions, peace promoters, and community leaders in conflict prevention and resolution, while scaling up best practices.
Participants included representatives from Gebiresu Zone (Afar Region) and West Hararge Zone (Oromia Region), drawn from 14 Kebeles, Woreda and Zonal government offices.
The workshop featured in-depth discussions on recurring conflicts in border areas, proposed action plans, and practical solutions to minimize tensions. Assignments were agreed upon to cascade dialogues at Woreda and Kebele levels and to strengthen bilateral taskforces. Importantly, Zonal government representatives played a key role in facilitating the event, ensuring institutional ownership and sustainability of the program.

19/08/2026

World Humanitarian Day 2026 | 19 August
“The time for concern is over: The time for consequence is now.”
On World Humanitarian Day, the Population, Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium (PHE-EC) honors humanitarian workers, local responders, volunteers, partners, and communities who stand together to protect lives and dignity in times of crisis.
PHE-EC advances an integrated multisectoral approach that connects Population, Health and Environment with the Humanitarian–Peace–Development Triple Nexus—linking immediate humanitarian response with peacebuilding, sustainable development, resilience, livelihoods, climate action, health, and social inclusion.
We believe lasting solutions require more than responding to crises—they require building resilient, peaceful and sustainable communities and addressing the root causes of vulnerability.
Respond. Build Peace. Strengthen Resilience. Leave No One Behind.
Together, let us and turn humanitarian action into lasting hope and resilience.
PHE-EC — Healthy People, Healthy Environment, Peaceful and Resilient Communities.

14/08/2026

13/08/2026

International Youth Day 2026 | Different Contexts, Common Aspirations
Under this year’s theme, “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations,” PHE-EC recognizes that young people may live in different circumstances, but share common aspirations for dignity, opportunity, quality education, decent work, good health, meaningful participation, and a sustainable future.
For PHE-EC, empowering young people means creating opportunities for them to actively contribute to solutions at the intersection of population, health, livelihoods, gender, climate change, and environmental sustainability.
§ Young people are not only beneficiaries of development—they are change makers and partners in shaping it.
Let us invest in their ideas, strengthen their voices, support youth-led innovation, and create inclusive spaces where every young person can participate and thrive.
§ Different contexts. Common aspirations. Shared responsibility.
Happy International Youth Day 2026!

03/08/2026

🌱 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Successfully Conducts Its 2026 Annual Tree Planting Program

On August 3, 2026, the PHE Ethiopia Consortium (PHE-EC), in collaboration with its Members, Partners and Tafo Subcity Adminstration, proudly conducted its 2026 Annual Tree Planting Program at Garra Gatira, Tafo Sub-City, Sheger City Administration.

The event brought together a diverse group of participants, including representatives from the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO), PHE-EC member Civil Society Organizations, development partners, and higher officials from government institutions. Their active participation demonstrated a shared commitment to environmental conservation, climate resilience, and Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative.

By planting trees today, we are investing in a healthier environment, stronger communities, and a more sustainable future for generations to come.
PHE-EC extends its sincere appreciation to all members, partners, government officials, and volunteers whose dedication and collaboration made this year's Program a success.
Together, let us continue planting hope for a greener and more climate-resilient Ethiopia. 🌳💚

29/07/2026

🌱 Join Us for the 2026 PHE-EC Annual Tree Planting Program! 🌿
The Population, Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium (PHE-EC) warmly reminds all valued members that our 2026 Annual Tree Planting Program will take place on Monday, August 3, 2026, at Entoto Mountain – Gaara Gatira, Yeka Woreda, Taffo Sub-City, Sheger City Administration.
To help everyone arrive safely and on time, please take note of the following transportation arrangements:
🚌 For Participants Using PHE-EC Transportation

📍 Departure Point: PHE-EC Head Office, Kazadis Building, Tito Street, Kazanchis (in front of Mulugeta Commercial Center), Addis Ababa
🕡 Assembly Time: 6:30 a.m.
⏰ Transportation will depart promptly.

🚗 For Participants Using their own Vehicles

📍 Meeting Point: Tafo Adebabay
🕖 Meeting Time: 7:00 a.m.
🌳 From there, we will travel together to the tree planting site.
⏰ Please arrive on time to ensure a smooth departure and the timely commencement of the program.
Every tree we plant is a meaningful investment in a greener, healthier, and more climate-resilient Ethiopia. Together, let us reaffirm our commitment to environmental stewardship and proudly contribute to Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative.
🤝 We look forward to seeing you there and planting the seeds of a more sustainable future—together!
Population, Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium (PHE-EC)

26/07/2026

🌳 Join the 2026 PHE-EC’s Annual Tree Planting Campaign! 🌱
The Population, Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium (PHE-EC) warmly invites all valued members and partners to participate in our 2026 Annual Tree Planting Campaign.
Date: Monday, August 3, 2026
📍 Venue: Entoto Mountain, Yeka Woreda, Taffo Sub-City, Sheger City Administration
Together, let's strengthen our commitment to environmental stewardship, climate resilience, and sustainable development by planting trees for a greener and healthier Ethiopia.
🤝 Your participation will make a meaningful contribution to restoring our environment and building a more sustainable future for generations to come.
Let's plant today for a greener tomorrow! 🌿

11/07/2026

The PHE Ethiopia Consortium (PHE‑EC), with the Agroecology Fund, is advancing Climate‑Smart Agriculture in YCFBR landscapes.
By introducing Sistema Biogas Digesters, smallholder farmers shift from biomass cooking to clean, renewable biogas.
This transition improves household health and reduces indoor air pollution.
It lowers fuel costs and frees women and girls from firewood collection.
Biogas slurry enriches soils, boosts crop yields, and reduces chemical fertilizer use.
Environmentally, it curbs deforestation and captures methane emissions.
It also cuts carbon dioxide from biomass burning, strengthening climate resilience.
The initiative aligns with Ethiopia’s CRGE Strategy and NDCs under the Paris Agreement.
It supports national goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
PHE‑EC calls on partners to expand biogas adoption, empowering communities and accelerating Ethiopia’s sustainable future.

04/07/2026

🌱 PHE-EC Joins Tree Planting Campaign
The Population, Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium (PHE-EC), together with its member organizations, proudly participated in the tree-planting campaign held on July 4, 2026, at Suba National Park, near Sebeta Town in the Oromia Regional State.
Organized by the Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise (OFWE), the event brought together partners committed to ecosystem restoration, climate action, and sustainable development across Ethiopia.
As part of its contribution, PHE-EC supported the campaign by printing T-shirts featuring the campaign's theme and key environmental messages, helping amplify awareness and public engagement.
This collaboration reflects PHE-EC's continued commitment to environmental conservation, climate resilience, and collective action toward building a greener and more sustainable Ethiopia.
🌍🌳 Together, we can restore our environment and create a healthier future for generations to come.