According to a survey conducted in 11 Ethiopian cities, about 88,000 people are estimated to live on streets, including children, women, youth, and the elderly. 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 percent came from the ten 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 to children first, followed by women, youth and the elderly, Alem added.

Source: Ethiopian News October 08, 2019 10:52 UTC