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 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 | Dec 26, 2020 | News
Meet Bekelech! Bekelech was born and raised in a town called Shashemene, which is located 255 kilometers south of the capital city of Addis Ababa. Her parents still live there but she left the town when she was 14. Seventh grade is the highest level that Bekelech has...
by Suzanne Ward | Dec 3, 2020 | News
Meet Berke! She said this of her involvement with Addis Jemari’s Family Empowerment Program, “I benefited a lot after being enrolled in Addis Jemari. Addis Jemari helped me out from a huge problem. My husband does not work and I used to rely only on government...
