by Suzanne Ward | Mar 31, 2021 | News
Before joining Addis Jemari’s Family Empowerment Program, Derartu used to live on a sporadic income she used to make from daily manual work. Due to health problems, Derartu was at some point forced to stop the manal work and shift to selling vegetables on the...
by Suzanne Ward | Mar 23, 2021 | News
Meet Birtukan. She has two children, Kibrom and Fikir. The family lives in a small one-room house without enough space for the family to sleep. When Birtukan joined Addis Jemari’s Family Empowerment Program (FEP), her children slept on the one bed that the family...
by Suzanne Ward | Mar 17, 2021 | News
Enku is a strong, personable young woman who smiles constantly and maintains close relationship with her neighbors. She is a single mother of two girls and lives in a compound with five other households. Enku has little formal education and struggles with her reading...
by Suzanne Ward | Feb 17, 2021 | News
Emebet is a mother of two children, Dagne and Haimanot. When asked about her involvement of Addis Jemari, she said, “It is a miracle for my family to be a part of Addis Jemari!” She thanked God for the opportunity of living a better day today than yesterday and for...
by Suzanne Ward | Jan 17, 2021 | News
Alganesh is one of the incredible mothers in our Family Empowerment Program! She had a rural upbringing and her education is almost entirely focused on household management and caring for family. Alganesh had a difficult life of having to migrate from place to place....
