Policy Responses and Social Solidarity Imperatives to Respond the COVID-19 Pandemic Socioeconomic Crises in Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1 COVID-19 data in Ethiopia.

Figure 2 Ethiopian Airline Cargo Services (A) and new COVID-19 hospital in Ethiopia (B) Millennium Multipurpose Hall.

Figure 3 Social organizations; (A and B) religious network support, (C) Neighborhood network support and (D) youth and voluntary association support to reduce the COVID-19 socioeconomic crises.

Box 1 Social Solidarity

Case_1: Social Solidarity Illustration in Ethiopia Mr. Khalid Naser is a young Ethiopian who lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He had done a unique tremendous contribution to reduce the COVID-19 socioeconomic crises particularly to the homeless street individuals whose living rooms were the street of Addis. Mr. Kalid changed his living house into residence for 100 homeless street individuals since March 2020. He covered expenses of these 100 new family members since the COVID19 pandemic outbreak in the country. He did not share the extra he had but what he had. For his contribution, Mr. Kalid was recognized on the “Bego Sew Yearly Award” held on the 6th September 2020 and at the 8th annual special award of “Ye Ametu Bego Sew’ (The Benevolence Person of the Year of 2020 G.C)”