“I got livelihood improvement through the project”

ORDA’s integrated community Development project (ICDP) has been being implemted in 9 kebeles of Libokekem woreda with a whole budget of Birr 83 Million secured from #Glimmer of Hope since 2018. It benefited one thousand 79 farmers by engaging them in Cattle fattening, Shoat fattening & rearing, poultry, Onion & Garlic cultivation. W/ro Choma Tiruye, aged 55, is one of the beneficiaries.

W/ro Choma lives in Agela Mantogera village, liboKemkem woreda. She has eight children and 2 are dependent teenagers. Now she & her spouse are doing a sheep rearing activity by the startup capital obtained from the project. She said she has a bright future of a retirement period.

“Previously we were eager to do sheep rearing, but we did not have a starting capital. The project had brought Birr 11,200 capital and we started the sheep rearing business. We bought 5 ewes and they delivered 5 lumps. The 2 ewes now became pregnant for the second round. Now I feel that sheep rearing is the best Mach for older people, and I assured my pension. I thank the project owner ORDA”, she said.

W/ro Choma benefits from the clean drinking water that the project has built in her village. She is also engaged in gardening and working hard to provide her family with nutritious food.