Embedded Files
Welcome to Raya Development's new website
Help Raya Families Survive the Drought
Help Raya Families Survive the Drought
Families in Raya, located in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, are facing a severe and escalating drought. Crop failure, food shortages, lack of water, and widespread livestock losses are putting vulnerable households at extreme risk. In Raya Alamata, Raya Chercher, and Raya Azebo, the absence of seasonal rains has created an emergency that could leave millions hungry without timely intervention.
Prefer to give by e-Transfer? Send your donation to raya@rayadevelopment.org.
RDF’s Raya Drought Response in 2026 will provide urgent, needs-based assistance to the most affected families in Raya and nearby drought-affected communities. Your donation will help deliver emergency food or cash support, protect productive livestock through feed and veterinary care, and improve access to emergency water.
RDF will prioritize households with young children, older people without support, female-headed households, people with disabilities, and families that have lost crops, food reserves, or livestock.
You Can Make a Life‑Saving Difference
Our initial fundraising goal is CAD $25,000.
Your support today will help Raya Development Foundation save lives, protect livelihoods, and ensure Raya families can rebuild with dignity.
Prefer to give by e-Transfer? Send your donation to raya@rayadevelopment.org.
Building Resilient Futures in Raya
Building Resilient Futures in Raya
RDF’s ultimate goal is to help communities in Raya build resilient livelihoods so that families can support themselves without relying on ongoing charitable donations. We believe the most sustainable response to drought is not emergency aid alone, but practical, farmer-led solutions that strengthen food production, protect livelihoods, and prepare communities for a changing climate.
This is the purpose of the farmer-led irrigation project RDF has started in Maru. By working alongside local farmers, community members, and technical experts, the project aims to improve reliable access to water for agriculture and help farmers produce food beyond the short rainy season. Irrigation can give families a better chance to grow drought-resistant and early-maturing crops, diversify what they produce, and reduce the risk that one failed rainfall season will lead to hunger or loss of income.
The project is designed to build local ownership. Farmers are not simply recipients of assistance; they are partners in identifying needs, managing water resources, sharing knowledge, and shaping solutions that work for their land and community. Over time, RDF hopes this approach will support stronger farming systems, improved household incomes, greater food security, and a community that is better prepared to withstand future droughts.
Emergency assistance remains essential when families are in crisis. But through initiatives such as the Maru irrigation project, RDF is also investing in a future where Raya families can produce food, protect their livelihoods, and build lasting resilience with dignity.
RDF Provides Submersible Pumps
RDF Restoring Existing Boreholes
Farmer-Led Irrigation for Resilient Communities
Page updated
Report abuse