Ethiopia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA) announced on Tuesday plans lift up 22,000 people living on streets and reintegrate with the society.According to a survey conducted in 11 cities, about 88,000 people are estimated to live on streets, including children, women, youth, and elderly people. Feleke Jenber, director of social security development promotion at MoLSA said that preparations have been made to rehabilitate those who are living on the streets. The remaining 8% came from the 10 sub-cities driven by various reasons. Alem Assefa, deputy head of the Addis Ababa City Administration’s Labor and Social Affairs, said the administration plans to provide support to 13,000 of them this fiscal year. Special attention would be given for children first, followed by women, youth and elderly people, Alem added.

Source: Ethiopian News October 08, 2019 12:00 UTC