Good Neighbors began its operations in Ethiopia in 1997. Initially, Good Neighbors launched community-specific projects, starting with a Family Development Project in the Lideta district, designed to support families with children in urban areas. The organization later introduced its first community development project in the Arsi zone, adopting a community-inclusive and holistic approach to its operations, which has been integrated into six additional community development projects across the Addis Ababa, Oromia, Sidama, and Amhara regions.
More recently, Good Neighbors has been actively providing support to the people affected from conflicts, including internally displaced people from the Tigray Conflict, in collaboration with UNHCR, Japan Platform, and Refugees and Returnees Service (Ethiopian government).