Honey, Hope, and a Journey to Bahir Dar
When Aberash Yaynealem stood behind her table at the Bahir Dar trade fair, carefully arranging jars of golden honey, she was holding more than a product—she was holding a personal victory.
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: My Success Story
My name is Sisay Asfaw, a 32-year-old from Sanasabiya Kebele, Gondar City. After completing my degree in agriculture, I struggled with unemployment and uncertainty about my future.
With the support of my family, I invested 35,000 ETB to start a small poultry farm, beginning with 120 chicks. My turning point came when I joined the ADEY Project, where I received practical training in both technical and business skills.
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Ato Ermias Gebreye, Procurement and Finance Lead at Mersa Health Center in Habru Woreda, shares how the partnership with ORDA Ethiopia and UNICEF has transformed the center into a hub for nutrition education and improved healthcare. Through the Climate Smart Nutrition Project, the center received solar power, chickens, a fish pond, and vegetable inputs—enabling it to provide uninterrupted services, balanced food access, and weekly malnutrition screenings for children from 12 kebeles. The project has reduced power costs, improved medicine storage, and empowered mothers with practical nutrition knowledge.
To: All Charities, Associations, and Donor Agencies: A Call to Uphold Humanitarian Principles
Subject: Ensuring Neutrality and Respect in Humanitarian Aid
Meet Seyid Mohammed — a beekeeping entrepreneur from Bati Woreda whose family legacy has grown into a model of sustainable rural development.