SNV in Ethiopia 

SNV began its work in Ethiopia in the 1970s, responding to a call for assistance in addressing the famine situation in the country. Currently, SNV Ethiopia operates in three of the country’s nine regional states, namely the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Regional State (SNNPRS), the Central Rift Valley (Oromia) and Amhara. These areas cover a variety of climatic and geographical conditions, including highlands with cold and moderate temperatures, lowlands with both tropical and arid conditions, and rugged steep mountains in the northern part.

NV Ethiopia has three portfolio teams of advisers:

• the National Portfolio team, based in Addis Ababa and operating in Oromia and at the national level

• the Southern Portfolio, based in Awassa and working in the SNNPRS

• the Northern Portfolio, based in Bahir Dar and working in the Amhara region.

There are currently 35 SNV advisers. Seventeen of them work in the agricultural value chains, ten in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector, four in the biogas sector and four in the tourism sector.