Impact Overview

Since 2020, READIO Ethiopia—now READIO International—has delivered life-saving and dignity-centered services in some of Ethiopia’s most hard-to-reach, disaster-affected, and underserved communities. Our work is grounded in presence, trust, and action, often in areas where health systems are absent or overwhelmed. We do not work in silos. We work holistically, addressing health, mental well-being, nutrition, water, protection, and community resilience together—because real impact is interconnected#ity, and resilience together.

Our Reach at a Glance

 

  • 63,000+ people reached across rural, IDP, and disaster-affected communities

  • 12+ major humanitarian and medical missions (2020–2024)

  • Only-doctor deployments serving populations of 50,000+ people in remote woredas

  • Operations across South Ethiopia, Gofa, Wolaita, South Omo, Sidama, and Addis Ababa coordination hubs

  • Services delivered largely through volunteerism and local resource mobilization

 

Our Holistic Impact Areas

🏥 Integrated Health Care

 

  • Primary and emergency medical services in remote settings

  • Maternal and child health care, ANC follow-up, and referrals

  • Management of communicable and non-communicable diseases

  • Support during mass casualty incidents and public health emergencies

 

🧠 Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)

 

  • Psychological first aid in disaster and displacement settings

  • Trauma-informed care for survivors of floods, landslides, and conflict

  • Community-based mental health awareness and stigma reduction

  • Integration of mental health into primary care outreach

 

💧 WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene)

 

  • Hygiene promotion in IDP sites and flood-affected communities
  • Disease prevention through sanitation and safe water education
  • Community engagement to reduce outbreak risks (cholera, diarrhea, malaria)

 

🚑 Emergency & Disaster Response

 

  • Rapid response to Gofa landslide, Dasenech floods, and other emergencies

  • Mobile health teams deployed in extreme conditions

  • Coordination with EPHI, zonal health departments, and local authorities

  • Life-saving care delivered where access was cut off

 

🤝 Community Empowerment & Resilience

 

  • Health education and capacity building for local health workers

  • Volunteer-driven service models strengthening local ownership

  • Support for long-term recovery beyond immediate relief

  • Building trust between communities and health systems

 

🌱 Food Security & Land Preservation

 

  • Nutrition screening and referral for malnourished children and mothers

  • Community education on nutrition, food safety, and household resilience

  • Support for land preservation, environmental protection, and sustainable livelihoods

  • Promoting long-term recovery by addressing the root causes of hunger and vulnerability

 

We recognize that healthy communities depend on healthy land, food systems, and environments. READIO integrates food security and land preservation into recovery efforts to strengthen resilience beyond emergency response.

How Our Impact Is Created

From emergency response to long-term resilience, READIO delivers impact through action, trust, and community presence.
READIO’s impact is built through field-based action, not office-based promises.
Since 2020, our teams have lived and worked alongside communities in some of Ethiopia’s most difficult environments—remote rural areas, flood zones, landslide-affected regions, and IDP sites.
Our approach combines:

 

  • Mobile medical deployments where no doctors are available
  • Integrated care addressing health, nutrition, mental health, and WASH together
  • Community education and local capacity strengthening
  • Emergency response followed by recovery and resilience-building

 

This is how short-term relief becomes long-term change.

 

From Emergency Response to Lasting Impact

READIO delivers lifesaving care in hard-to-reach and crisis-affected communities across Ethiopia.
Your support helps us provide medical care, nutrition support, mental health services, clean water education, and recovery for communities left behind.

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Community Voices. Community Power. Real Impact.

Every life changed through READIO is the result of local voices, local leadership, and local resource mobilization.
Communities do not wait for help—they organize, contribute, and act. By listening, engaging, and standing together, real change happens where it matters most.

Stories From the Field

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Be Part of Lasting Impact

Every life reached represents trust earned in difficult places.
Your support enables READIO to continue delivering lifesaving care where access is limited and hope is fragile.