"Ethiopia’s food shortages and hunger crisis from 1983 to 1985 led to an estimated 1 million famine deaths, according to the United Nations" 

1980s Ethiopia famine: Facts, FAQs, and how to help, Kathryn Reid, 2018.

"In 1984, Ethiopia experienced a famine in which an estimated 1 million people died of starvation"

Ethiopia: 30 years on from the famine, The Guardian, 2014.

Abebe Aregaw was 20 years old when the 1984 famine hit. He watched as it dried out his land, starved his daughter, and killed his crops. Without much hope for the future, he took his young family to World Vision’s emergency feeding center, where they received help. Today, Abebe is a model farmer producing famous crops that bring buyers from far and wide. He is an example of how World Vision’s development work has transformed the Antsokia Valley from a barren wasteland to a breadbasket in less than 30 years. ( -Nick Ralph, World Vision, 2014.

Ansha, who was 10 years old at the time of the 1984 famine, plays with her youngest daughter, Maida. Ansha and her younger brother were severely malnourished, but recovered at a World Vision feeding center. World Vision began their development work — they grew seedlings, they created a nursery, people were employed to work, schools were constructed, health institutions created, water pipelines built.

- Alex Whittle World Vision, 2014.

"Relief and development organizations like World Vision helped families and communities rebuild their livelihoods so they could better withstand future environmental shocks"

Kathryn Reid, World Vision, 2014.

In response to Live Aid and other means of communications, organizations like World Vision came to light to aid those in Ethiopia get by and now many people are living out their lives without the threat of another famine. These organizations are still working to improve the lives of the Ethiopians and other countries in need.