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#ለጋሞ_ዞን_የመሬት_መንሸራተት_ተጎጂዎች_የ11_ሚሊዮን_ብር_ድጋፍ_ተደረገ
በጋሞ ዞን በመሬት መንሸራተት አደጋ ለተጎዱ ወገኖቻችን የሚውል የ11,041,215 (አስራ አንድ ሚሊዮን አርባ አንድ ሺህ ሁለት መቶ አስራ አምስት) ብር ግምት ያለው የሁለተኛ ዙር የምግብና የቁሳቁስ ድጋፍ ተበረከተ።ይህ ሰብአዊ ድጋፍ የተገኘው ከጣሊያን የልማት ትብብር ኤጀንሲ (AICS) በተገኘ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ፤ በሲ.ቪ.ኤም (CVM) እና በኢትዮጵያ ካቶሊካዊት ቤተክርስቲያን ሶዶ ሀገረ ስብከት አስተባባሪነት ነው።
ድጋፉን የተረከቡት የጋሞ ዞን ዋና አስተዳዳሪ ልዩ አማካሪ አቶ ተስፉጺሆን ዘነበ ለተደረገው ሰብአዊ ድጋፍ በዞኑ መንግስትና በተጎጂዎች ስም ላቅ ያለ ምስጋና ያቀረቡ ሲሆን ፤ በቀጣይ ተጎጂዎችን በዘላቂነት ለማቋቋም በሚደረገው ጥረት መንግስታዊና መንግስታዊ ያልሆኑ ድርጅቶች የበኩላቸውን ርብርብ እንዲያደርጉ ጥሪያቸውን አስተላልፈዋል።
11 Million Birr Support Provided to Gamo Zone Landslide Victims
A second round of food and material support, valued at 11,041,215 (eleven million forty-one thousand two hundred and fifteen) Birr, has been donated to assist victims of the landslide disaster in the Gamo Zone.
This humanitarian aid was secured and implemented through funding from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and was coordinated by CVM (Comunità Volontari per il Mondo) and the Ethiopian Catholic Church, Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo.
The support was received by Ato Tesfatsion Zenebe, Special Advisor to the Chief Administrator of the Gamo Zone. During the event, the Advisor expressed deep gratitude on behalf of the zonal government and the victims for the humanitarian assistance provided. He also issued a call to both governmental and non-governmental organizations to collaborate in the ongoing efforts to permanently rehabilitate those affected by the landslide.
#GamoZone #HumanitarianAid #AICS #CVM #CCE #Ethiopia #SupportOurCommunity
የአባ ፓስካል ከፍተኛ ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት፣ በዓለም ዶክተሮች (World Doctors) ድርጅት ድጋፍ ያስገነባውን ትምህርት ቤት አስመረቀ
IBSS Project Completion & Handover Ceremony | Melo Koza Woreda
On December 25, 2025, a project completion and handover ceremony was held in Laha, marking the successful conclusion of the Enhancing Access to Integrated Basic Social Services (IBSS) Project for vulnerable households in Banka and surrounding kebeles of Melo Koza Woreda, Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia Region.
International Peace Day 2025 – Celebrated in Dasenech Woreda, South Omo Zone, Ethiopia
On September 21, 2025, the ECC-SDCO/S joyfully commemorated International Peace Day in Dasenech Woreda, South Omo Zone, under the inspiring global theme: “Act Now for Peace.”
Congratulations on the 25th Silver Jubilee of Priesthood!
With heartfelt joy and deep gratitude to God, we extend our warmest congratulations to our beloved Fathers who are marking 25 years of faithful priestly service — a true Silver Jubilee worth celebrating with reverence and thanksgiving!
Sodo Diocese Youth Festival 2025
The four-day Youth Festival of the Sodo Diocese, held under the theme “The Gospel Mission Renewed by the Grace of Jubilee in Christ,” concluded successfully with vibrant spiritual engagement and active youth participation.
RPP project (strengthening community resilience and social protection for vulnerable populations under the strengthening food security and WASH services project)
June marked a significant milestone for the RPP Project (Resilience and Social Protection for Vulnerable Populations), implemented under the broader “Strengthening Food Security and WASH Services” initiative in Soddo. A key achievement during this period was the successful completion of the second round of unconditional cash transfers to vulnerable households. This round built upon the groundwork laid during the first distribution in May and represents the second of three planned rounds designed to enhance household resilience and meet immediate food security and livelihood needs.
Monitoring and Partnership Visit with Manos Unidas – Soddo Region
Date: May 12–15, 2025Location: Dubbo, Soddo, Buccama, Boditi, Humbo, Konto, and Arba Minch
Solar pump installation work and pump test progress under CRS private Fund(Access to Safe & Sustainable Water supply) project.
Under the "Access to Safe & Sustainable Water Supply" project funded by CRS Private Fund, significant progress has been made in the installation of solar-powered water pumping systems. The initiative targets underserved communities with the aim of providing clean, reliable, and environmentally friendly water access. During the current phase, installation work has been carried out across selected sites, involving the setup of solar panels, submersible pumps, controller units, and associated civil works such as pump housing and mounting structures. In most locations, the physical infrastructure is now complete, with solar panels successfully mounted and pumps installed.
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world…”
This Easter, we were truly blessed to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord with H.E. Bishop Dejene Hidoto and the entire team from the Social and Community Services (SCS). Easter is not only a sacred cornerstone of our Christian faith—it is a powerful reminder of God’s immense love, the triumph of life over death, and the promise of eternal hope.
የብፁዕ ወቅደስ ርዕሰ ሉቃነ ጳጳሳት ፍራንቸስኮስ መልእክት ለ62ኛው የዓለም የጥሪ ጸሎት ቀን ግንቦት 03 ቀን 2017ዓ.ም. የተስፋ ነጋዴያን - የሕይወት ስጦታ
Rest in Peace, Pope Francis
We mourn the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025. A humble shepherd and voice of compassion, his life touched millions around the world.
🌿 Youth Retreat at the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo 🌿 “Rooted in Christ, Growing in Faith”
The Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo joyfully organized a spiritual Youth Retreat that brought together young Catholics from across the Vicariate for a day of reflection, prayer, and renewal. The retreat was held at Soddo Cathedral of Holy Trinity, under the theme “Rooted in Christ, Growing in Faith,” inspired by Colossians 2:7.
በሶዶ ሀገረ ስብከት አጠቃላይ የካህናትና የደናግላን በጾም ወራት የሚዘጋጅ የሱባኤ መርሐግብር ተካሄደ።
ሶዶ ሀገረ ስብከት ሚያዝያ 2/2017 ዓ/ም በሶዶ ሃገረ ስብከት አጠቃላይ የካህናትና የደናግላን በጾም ወራት የሚዘጋጅ የሱባኤ መርሐግብር ብጽዕ አቡነ ደጀኔ ህዶቶ የሶዶ ሀገረ ስብከት ጳጳስ በተገኙበት ተካሂዷል።
Vicariate Community Stands in Solidarity with Bishop Dejene Hidoto in His Time of Loss
On March 20, 2025, the clergy, religious sisters, lay faithful, and staff of the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo came together to console our beloved Bishop, His Excellency Dejene Hidoto Gamo, O.F.M. Cap, following the passing of his dear brother two weeks ago.