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disasters. Existing poverty alleviation programs in Addis Ababa are fragmented, ineffectively targeted and with very low coverage. Recent analyses have revealed that the urban population is growing rapidly at a rate of 3.8% per annum and unemployment and poverty are both high, estimated at 23.5% and 22% respectively. In addition, the national food poverty head count index is 33.6% on average (34.7% rural and 27.9% in urban areas). As more of the urban poor live in large urban centers, expanding development programs to address key challenges to urban poverty reduction is imperative. Moreover, it is important to note that shocks and stresses impact the poor more severely due to preexisting vulnerabilities, social inequality, and lack of opportunitie