Gambella Community Development

Ethiopia: 13 Canadian charity workers and volunteers detained in Gondar

February 29, 2020 (GCDC) - Canadian Humanitarian, a charity registered in Medicine Hat, AB., confirmed in a statement posted to its website Saturday that 10 Canadian volunteers, three Canadian staff ...

Working hours changed in Gambella region due to rising temperature

February 11, 2020 (GCDC) - Public service working hours change introduced in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. The change is made due to the rise in temperature in the ...

Fighting in S. Sudan's Maiwut led to a new influx of refugees into Gambella region

November 21, 2019 (GCDC) - Localized clashes between armed forces in South Sudan's Maiwut have led to a new influx of refugees into Ethiopia's Gambella regional state, the European Civil Protection ...

84 refugee primary school classrooms inaugurated in Gambella region

November 30, 2019 (GCDC) - 84 classrooms built through funding from Education Cannot Wait in refugee camps are being inaugurated by the Gambella Regional Government and UNICEF. The classrooms were ...

Congratulations Sidama to become the 10th regional state

November 24, 2019 (GCDC) - Ethiopia's Sidama people have voted overwhelmingly for a new federal region, with 98 percent choosing an autonomous rule, the country's electoral board has ...

Quick Facts about Okello Akway former president of Gambella region

October 30, 2019 (GCDC) - Okello Akway Ochalla was the former president of Gambella. He spent nine months in the regional presidency, eight years in exile, and four years in prison. For the first ...

'We are losing a lot of kids now': S. Sudanese Community makes appeal amid string of tragedies

October 20, 2019 (GCDC) - Members of Calgary's South Sudanese Community hosted mental health experts and various government leaders for a youth emergency crisis roundtable on Saturday to discuss ...

Calgary’s Eritrean Community saddened by death of its newest member

October 16, 2019 (GCDC) - After serving in Eritrea’s national service, he left for Ethiopia, then lived in Israel for eight years eventually settling in Calgary in 2017 with his wife and two ...