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Two small stoves transforming Meselech’s life
Meselech Meriya’s Story: How one Small Change has made a Monumental Difference Before joining Vita’s fuel-efficient cookstove programme, Meselech Mergiya used three stones surrounding an open fire on the ground to boil, cook, and prepare her [...]
Less fuel, more time – women leading change in stove use in Eritrea
Fuel-Efficient Cookstoves – transforming communities and benefiting women in Eritrea The traditional stove in Eritrea is called the ‘mogogo’ and, like most homes around the world, forms the central focus point of [...]
Ejigayehu Shelin – a leading light for women’s stoves initiatives
A Cook Stove Cooperative Changes Ejigayehu’s Life Ejigayehu Shelin is a busy mother of five. She and her children live with her husband in the Shara kebele (village) of Arba Minch Zuriya [...]
A Cleaner, Safer Cookstove has transformed Hundene’s Life
A Cleaner, Safer Cookstove has Transformed Hundene’s Life – and Improved her Injera! In Mirab Abaya, in the village of Molle, Hundene Huka is one woman whose life has been transformed by Irish Aid and Vita’s fuel-efficient cookstove programme. With [...]
“I got to watch my grandchildren drink our nutritious goat milk!” Dobo Moti Dayina
Empowering Women: How Vita’s Goat-Rearing Programme is Giving Dobo Moti Dayina and Women like her, Income, Independence, and a Brighter Future “I don’t want to depend on my children anymore!” – Dobo [...]
“Now, I am an owner of 14 goats and everybody respects me” Nyafera Nyaguam
Goat-Rearing for Resilience, Independence and Equality “Finance was my major problem. I live under saviour poverty. I don’t have any money to buy a goat” – Nyafera Nyaguam In Nyangatom in the South Omo Zone, it [...]
“She Works Harder Than a Man!” – meet Lula
Meet Lula, Eritrea’s Dairy Queen This is Lula, a remarkable dairy farmer from Adigheda, a small village about two hours west of Eritrea’s capital, Asmara. She is pictured with her daughter, Fana, [...]
Solutions for climate-affected tribes in South Omo, Ethiopia
Onaway and Vita – finding solutions for climate-affected tribesmen in South Omo, Ethiopia “I want to stay here, with my cattle and my family,” so says Akula, the tribal leader of this [...]
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