OpportunityTitle: Historical Research and Interview with Ethiopian Survivors of Yekatit 12
CategoryExplanation: Public Diplomacy
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Both U.S. and foreign organizations and individuals are welcome to apply, on the condition that they must already have personnel already in Ethiopia able to carry out all the work of the grant.  The grant funds will not pay for travel from any outside location into Ethiopia in order to complete any part of the work.  It is expected that the applicant possesses all the necessary native language expertise (especially but not limited to Amharic) in order to carry out the work; and to have all necessary work/visa permissions as required to work in Ethiopia.  &#9679; Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations &#9679; Public and private educational institutions&#9679; Individuals&#9679; Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
Description: In February 1937, during the three-day long massacre of civilians known in Ethiopia as Yekatit 12, the American Ambassador to Ethiopia, Cornelius Van Engert, opened the doors of the American Legation in the Mercato district of Addis Ababa and offered refuge to several hundred Ethiopian families and individuals fleeing the massacres. As a result, at least 588 people, including 152 children, were sheltered inside the compound&#8217;s walls during the massacre and saved from almost certain death. The American Embassy to Ethiopia has a list of names of the male heads of households of the families who were harbored in the American legation during Yekatit 12, and wishes to locate and contact survivors of the massacre still alive, and their children.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Inquiries
GrantorContactText: Mission Addis Ababa Public Affairs Grants Management Team