The Fight Against Child Abduction
Each day, 12-year-old Amina travels up to four kilometers by foot to attend school at Sabure Elementary in Awash Fentalie district of the Afar region. One afternoon, Amina was travelling home from school, along her usual route with her friends, …
Extension of Water Pipeline Expands Water Access for Households in Dabesoloke Kebele
Gadisa Hurisa is a 47-year-old farmer who lives with her husband and seven children in an informal settlement called Soloko Kurfa in Adama town, Dabesoloke Kebele. She was born and raised in Soloko Kurfa and describes the lives of her …
“What a Relief! We Now Have Clean and Safe Water Close to Our House”
Belaynesh Shiferaw’s young daughter, Rahel, is responsible for fetching water for their household. Each day, usually multiple times a day, Rahel travels over thirty minutes to fetch water from the nearby town of Kela.
Belaynesh is 60 years old. She …
Waste Collection Business Helps Improve Sanitation, Hygiene, and Livelihood
Jemal Shifa, 51, was born in the Gurage zone of the SNNPR. For the last 24 years, he has lived with his wife and four children in Metehara, Oromia Regional State, one of the Making WASH Everybody’s Business (MWEB) project …
From Distant Hospitals to Local Health Centres: Ultrasound Service Task Shifting to Mid-Level Health Professionals
Too many pregnant women in the developing regions travel far for basic maternal health services. In places like the Afar Region, the topography and climate present significant barriers and health risks to pregnant women seeking care.
Traditionally, basic maternal health …
Women’s Development Armies Championing the Fight Against Female Genital Cutting
In the small village of Buri Kebele, in the Amibara district of the Afar region, 30-year old Ahadi Geneto lives with her eight children and husband of 14 years. Like nearly 90 percent of girls and women in Afar, Ahadi …
Mobile Application Supported Maternal Health Services in Rural Ethiopia: An Amref Health Africa Initiative
Rahel Mengesha is one of the tens of thousands of health extension workers (HEWs) the Government of Ethiopia has trained and deployed all over the country. Based at Asfachew kebele in Tarmaber district of the North Shewa Zone, she provides …
“I No Longer Dream of Migration”
A lack of economic opportunities for young people is one of the main driving factors of poor sexual reproductive health (SRH) outcomes in Ethiopia’s young population. In North Shewa, exponential population growth and poor living conditions are creating barriers to …
Amref Health Africa’s ‘SEE’ Project Sees the Youth
Haimanot Yirsaw, 22, lives in Debrebirhan of North Shoa in the Amhara Regional State. She heads Meskerem, Mekides and Her Friends Partnership Enterprise, a small-scale brick production business established by a team of five vibrant young women as an income …