All stories related to Eritrea
Devastation caused by landmines reaches far beyond injury and death
Apr 04, 2013
Richard MacCormac, head of humanitarian mine action for DanChurchAid, talks about the dangerous and multi-faceted nature of landmine clearance.
This is the last of my food
Jul 08, 2011
Laurie MacGregor reports from the Horn of Africa, where 10 million are at risk of starvation
ACT in Eritrea
International organisations in Eritrea
Organisations funding work in Eritrea
- Brot für Alle/Pain pour le Prochain (Bread for All) (BfA)
- Brot für die Welt (BfdW) (Bread for the World)
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
- Church of Sweden (CoS)
- Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
- Finn Church Aid (FCA)
- Inter-Church Organisation for Development Cooperation (ICCO)
- Kerk In Actie (KIA)
About Eritrea
- Population: 5.3 million (World Bank, 2010)
- Capital: Asmara
- Area: 117,400 sq km (45,300 sq miles)
- Major languages: Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, English
- Major religions: Islam, Christianity
- Life expectancy: 57 years (men), 62 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Nakfa = 100 cents
- Main exports: Livestock, hides, sorghum, textiles, salt, light manufactures
- GNI per capita: US $300 (World Bank, 2008)