Potato seeds and their power to transform lives
The Story of Layhugni Berihun Layhugni Berihun is 36 and lives with her husband and five children in the Ata kebele of the Farta district in South Gonder, Ethiopia. She is, like [...]
A family’s sustainable future powered by the potato
Tozene Nada builds her family’s sustainable future powered by the potato Tozene Nada was born in the mountains of the Great Rift Valley in southern Ethiopia. Despite the steep and hilly countryside [...]
Trekking to collect firewood is a thing of the past
Alemitu Yalew’s four hour trek to collect firewood is a thing of the past Before joining Vita’s improved cookstove project, Alemitu was using the traditional three stone stoves cooking for meal preparation [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Camel breeding to combat the climate crisis – Ngangati Kabir and his story
Ngangati’s Camels have Transformed his Future In the Addo village of the Dassenech district in Ethiopia’s South Omo Zone, Ngangati Kabir lives with his wife and four children. In his late thirties, he joined Vita’s [...]
Aselefech Abebe’s family use about 50% less firewood now
Empowering Women with Energy-efficient cook stove The majority of people in Ethiopia cook their food using polluting open-fire stoves. This way of cooking is inefficient, using a lot of firewood. Women can spend [...]