In the heart of the Gamo-Gofa zone in southern Ethiopia lies the community of Otolo Kamba Zuria, a place where traditions run deep and the interconnectedness of actions and consequences becomes all too apparent. Like [...]
Lulya is a 16-year-old girl and the eldest child of five. She is an enthusiastic 10th grade student at the local secondary school, and her favourite subject is handcrafts. Her family live in the village [...]
Enanye Kassaye, a 35-year-old resident of Awroy Village in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, has faced numerous challenges due to the lack of access to clean drinking water. Being married and having three children, Enanye [...]
Kalkidan Tekekste, is a 22-year-old mother to 3-year-old Abai Addisu. Kalkidan and her husband, leave with his parents and grandparents. Kalkidan and her household have been using the improved cook stove for five years now. [...]
Askalech Abera, is a mother of four and is expecting her fifth child, so she has a lot of experience with pregnancy and childbirth in Ethiopia, and recognises the challenges, one of which is access [...]
Livestock is an integral part of the agricultural sector in Eritrea. In 2022, agriculture contributed 21.09% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and livestock contributed largely to this number. Cattle rearing is the most [...]
Shikurte Abderkader (34), is a smallholder farmer of Sankura woreda, Ethiopia. She grows bell pepper, potato, and wheat through irrigation for income generation and household consumption. Previously, this was not possible. The communal water distribution [...]
Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges facing young people in Ethiopia. For start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs, capital and business mentorship are difficult to access. Young entrepreneurs present a unique opportunity to create employment for [...]
Ateref is fetching water from an unprotected water source before the broken water point was fixed It is difficult to imagine a clean and sanitary environment without water. However, in rural Ethiopia, many communities [...]
Vita, with the generous support of the Carton family, is implementing the Transforming Village Poultry Producers into Small Agro-Business Venture Project, a community led poultry project. Through this project, which mainly focuses on women, [...]
