ORDA 30th Year Anniversary

By Esubalew Dires

We would like to congratulate the people & the government, the staff & stakeholders to the 30th year anniversary of ORDA.

Since its establishment, ORDA has put its remarkable developmental achievements in the strong fight against poverty throughout the region. Among others, the following finger prints are to be mentioned forefront.

Food Aid and Rehabilitation

From 1984-1991, ORDA, by providing food and Medicine saved the life of millions exposed to drought and famine funded with international donors and organization.

Settlement and rehabilitation works for enormous exiled Ethiopian migrants to their village.

NRDP 
The organization planted 604.6 Million seedlings in 10,400 hectares of land which ORDA only contributed 8% of the region’s forest cover.

Hence ORDA won the national green cup award in 2014/2015.

WRDP 
Over 4,760 safe water supply schemes have been constructed and more than 1.8 million people benefited from them. For this reason, ORDA contributes 14 to 16% of the regional clean and safe drinking water.

ORDA constructed 183 small scale irrigation schemes which can potentially harvest 12,017 hectares of land benefiting for 67,957 households in the region. 

With its hygiene and sanitation fruitful achievements, ORDA was awarded nationally in 2009.

FSADP 

Plantation and distribution of 151,225 apple seedlings in 136.1 hectares of land benefiting for 7,739 HHs.

Distributed hybrid mango and Orange seedlings for 13,025 HHs which covered 637 hectares of land.

In general, ORDA promised to serve better as a developmental partner in improving the livelihood of the people of Amhara.