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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: “People are not aware of the risks of this journey, and what they will find when they arrive where they are going,” says Samira Alemu, who left home in Ethiopia to work in Dubai in 2016. Three years later, she tells a story of unfulfilled promises, and a difficult journey back to where she is today. “There is risk of violence, of rape and abuse, you are more exposed to the risk of disease. I lost all my belongings on the way, except one shoe,” she recalls. “You think you will find a better life, but it is not what you first think.” In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: “People are not aware of the risks of this journey, and what they will find when they arrive where they are going,” says Samira Alemu, who left home in Ethiopia to work in Dubai in 2016. Three years later, she tells a story of unfulfilled promises, and a difficult journey back to where she is today. “There is risk of violence, of rape and abuse, you are more exposed to the risk of disease. I lost all my belongings on the way, except one shoe,” she recalls. “You think you will find a better life, but it is not what you first think.” In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_258...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: “People are not aware of the risks of this journey, and what they will find when they arrive where they are going,” says Samira Alemu, who left home in Ethiopia to work in Dubai in 2016. Three years later, she tells a story of unfulfilled promises, and a difficult journey back to where she is today. “There is risk of violence, of rape and abuse, you are more exposed to the risk of disease. I lost all my belongings on the way, except one shoe,” she recalls. “You think you will find a better life, but it is not what you first think.” In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_264...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH2_876...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_326...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_323...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_269...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Rev. Tesfai Worku leads the service, as more than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH2_887...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Congregation president Ato Teklu Wodajo shares a word of welcome, as more than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH2_883...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Congregants read the Bible on their phones, as more than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH2_880...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The parish choirs sings, as more than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH2_878...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Construction work is underway, as more than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_353...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_347...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_348...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_345...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_345...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The parish choir performs, as more than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_340...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The parish choirs sings, as more than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_323...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are helping young migrant returnees rebuild their lives through a project called Symbols of Hope. In a context where poverty can lead to desperation and the prospect of a different life can seem distant, Ethiopia has seen many young people chose to migrate, under the promise of an income big enough to share back home, and of a better, safer life. Some go to find employment in South Africa, others go to work in households in the Middle East. Yet the promises rarely turn out as proclaimed, and many have returned home traumatized, some even destitute, as they had given up whatever land they once owned to afford a plane ticket. At the heart of the Symbols of Hope project is the goal to build awareness about the risks involved in illegal migration, and to empower young people to find alternative ways of making a living through training in business development.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_261...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A group of Oromo IDPs walk on the dry riverbed near Burka Dare IDP site in Seweyna woreda (administrative unit), Bale Zone, Ethiopia. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH2_799...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Two Oromo children walk by the dry riverbed near Burka Dare IDP site in Seweyna woreda (administrative unit), Bale Zone, Ethiopia. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH2_798...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH2_877...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_344...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_337...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: More than 400 congregants, including a range of ecumenical guests, gather for worship at the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, a congregation in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. The congregation goes back to the very roots of the Lutheran presence in Ethiopia, and currently serves some 2,000 congregants, in a church of 9.3 million members spread across 9,000+ congregations around Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_327...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means. Here, a group of youth perform as the Bishoftu Integrated Aquaculture Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Centre is inaugurated, taking a stand against human trafficking, and the poverty that often fuels it: “Human beings – Not for Sale!”
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_372...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Halima Ismael is one of many Oromo internally displaced people living in the Burka Dare IDP site. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH1_199...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A boy herds a group of camel by the river bank near Burka Dare site for Internally Displaced People. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH1_195...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A group of Oromo internally displaced people move through the Burka Dare IDP site. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH1_188...jpg
  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: In Adaba district, Ethiopia, an old irrigation and soil conservation site built by the Lutheran World Federation in the 1970s remains an important resource for people in the area.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190126_AH1_165...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A boy puts his hands to his head in the Burka Dare site for internally displaced people. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH1_200...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Dawn breaks near Ginnir in the Bale Zone of Ethiopia.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH1_171...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means. With funding from the ICCO cooperation and Bread for the World, a full-scale fish-farming facility has been set up at the training centre, implementing the latest technology available.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH2_905...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means. With funding from the ICCO cooperation and Bread for the World, a full-scale fish-farming facility has been set up at the training centre, implementing the latest technology available.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH2_904...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means. With funding from the ICCO cooperation and Bread for the World, a full-scale fish-farming facility has been set up at the training centre, implementing the latest technology available.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_383...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means. With funding from the ICCO cooperation and Bread for the World, a full-scale fish-farming facility has been set up at the training centre, implementing the latest technology available.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_385...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means. Making use of nitrates from the adjacent fish-farming hatchery, the centre also features soil-free plantations of vegetables as a means of producing nutritious food without the need for ample farmland.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_384...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means. Here, a group of youth perform as the Bishoftu Integrated Aquaculture Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Centre is inaugurated, taking a stand against human trafficking, and the poverty that often fuels it: “Human beings – Not for Sale!”
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_362...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_358...jpg
  • 3 February 2019, Bishoftu, Ethiopia: Coffee is being prepared, as the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus’ Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) is opening a training centre in Bishoftu, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even with limited means.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190203_AH1_355...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A young woman pours coffee after a meal at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_239...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A traditional meal is served at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_236...jpg
  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A man washes his hands before a meal at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190131_AH1_235...jpg
  • 28 January 2019, Wada IDP site, near Micha kebele, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: LWF staff distribute IMO-sponsored non-food items at the Wada IDP site in Seweyna woreda. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190128_AH2_816...jpg
  • 28 January 2019, Wada IDP site, near Micha kebele, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: LWF staff distribute IMO-sponsored non-food items at the Wada IDP site in Seweyna woreda. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190128_AH2_815...jpg
  • 28 January 2019, Wada IDP site, near Micha kebele, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: After training in Water, Sanitaion and Hygiene (WASH) by the LWF, and construction of a number of emergency latrines in the area, a group of internally displaced people have constructed their own latrine in the Wada IDP site. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190128_AH1_206...jpg
  • 28 January 2019, Wada IDP site, near Micha kebele, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: LWF Project manager Dereje Teka oversees the construction of a 10,000-cubic-meter ponds in the area. Once filled up by seasonal rains, ponds like this one near the Wada IDP site, will provide a last resort for water through the driest months of the year. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190128_AH2_809...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Halima Ismael is one of many Oromo internally displaced people living in the Burka Dare IDP site. She regularly uses a simple kitchen to cook porridge. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH2_803...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: The Oromo people make beehives by carving out logs of wood, to be hung in trees. The community then harvests honey from the hives, once bees have come to colonize them. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH2_799...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Halima Ismael is one of many Oromo internally displaced people living in the Burka Dare IDP site. People at the site live in small huts or houses. Halima and her children share this one with two other households. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20190127_AH2_802...jpg
  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Hussein Ibrahim, an internally displaced person from the Somali region,  demonstrates how the Oromo people make beehives by carving out logs of wood, to be hung in trees. Ibrahim lives in the Burka Dare IDP site. He is 65 years old, and one of the community elders. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: 18-year-old Sahara Abdullahi makes covers for jerry cans, to keep water from heating in the sun. The covers offer her a source of income, as she sells them at a price of 50 Birr. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A man feels the side of a hut in the Burka Dare IDP site. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Oromo woman Halima Ismael caresses her child outside their home in the Burka Dare IDP site. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate. Here, a block of emergency latrines built by the LWF for the IDPs.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: At the river nearby the Burka Dare site for Internally Displaced People (IDP), which this time of year runs seemingly dry, the community of Oromo people has dug a cattle trough, to preserve low-percolating water from deep inside the riverbed, salvaging some drinking water for livestock and people alike. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: The Oromo people make beehives by carving out logs of wood, to be hung in trees. The community then harvests honey from the hives, once bees have come to colonize them. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: At the river nearby the Burka Dare site for Internally Displaced People (IDP), which this time of year runs seemingly dry, the community of Oromo people has dug a cattle trough, to preserve low-percolating water from deep inside the riverbed, salvaging some drinking water for livestock and people alike. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A donkey carries LWF-donated jerry cans for transportation of water in an area where it is scarce. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: 20-year-old Amina holds her one-year-old child in the shade under a tree in the Burka Dare IDP site. She is on of a group of more than 400 people who arrived here two years ago, as they were driven from their homes in neighbouring Somali. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Internally displaced people live in small houses or huts, shared by up to eight households under a single roof. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Hussein Ibrahim, an internally displaced person from the Somali region, lives in the Burka Dare IDP site. He is 65 years old, and one of the community elders. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: As the sun rises, people walk in search of water along the road from Ginnir to Micha in the Bale Zone of Ethiopia.
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  • 27 January 2019, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Dawn breaks near Ginnir in the Bale Zone of Ethiopia.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: Two boys ride a horse-led carriage through the dust-filled streets in Bale Zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: Two men run a carriage across fields in the central highlands near Robe town, Bale Zone, Ethiopia.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: Mountain goats walk in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: A boy walks across a field in Adaba, Ethiopia. The field is nearby an old irrigation and soil conservation site built by the Lutheran World Federation in the 1970s, which remains an important resource for people in the area.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: A farm sits on the hillside in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: Animals rest in what shade is available on a field near Dodola town, Ethiopia.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: Goats walk across a field near Dodola town, Ethiopia.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A traditional meal is served at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A man washes his hands before a meal at Ato Kassa's farm in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: At the river nearby the Burka Dare site for Internally Displaced People (IDP), which this time of year runs seemingly dry, the community of Oromo people has dug a cattle trough, to preserve low-percolating water from deep inside the riverbed, salvaging some drinking water for livestock and people alike. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Burka Dare IDP site, near Micha, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A group of Oromo internally displaced people move through the Burka Dare IDP site. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: The sun sets near Goro, Bale Zone, Oromi, Ethiopia.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: Animals rest in what shade is available on a field near Dodola town, Ethiopia.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: EECMY president Rev. Yonas Dibisa leads a word of prayer together with members of the Tesfa ('hope') self-help group for women, which undertakes community banking to raise women's economic status and independence. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Chefs at the Hossana school for the deaf, run by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, make food over a fire.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A group of deaf children conclude a prayer and dance performance in sign language. In Hossana, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus runs a school for deaf children, giving access to education to hundreds of children who may otherwise have been at risk of marginalization.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: A group of deaf children conclude a prayer and dance performance in sign language. In Hossana, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus runs a school for deaf children, giving access to education to hundreds of children who may otherwise have been at risk of marginalization.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Ato Kassa's farm is a model farm in the EECMY project in Lemo Community. 20 other farmers learn from the practices developed and implemented at Ato Kassa's farm, with support from the EECMY. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Alamizu Abose leans down for a moment of prayer. She is currently chairing the Tesfa ('hope') self-help group in Hadiya. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Alamizu Abose is currently chairing the Tesfa ('hope') self-help group in Hadiya. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Members of the Tesfa ('hope') self-help group for women, which undertakes community banking to raise women's economic status and independence. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019,  Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A riverbed lies dry in Seweyna woreda, near the Wada IDP site.
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  • 27 January 2019, Micha kebele, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A man rides a bike in Micha. Dust and smoke fills the air, as night fires are dying out, lit by people who sleep on the streets.
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  • 27 January 2019, Micha kebele, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: "This is how scarce water is in Micha," says LWF project manager Dereje Teka as he washes his hands before a meal. To save water in an area where it is scarce, a small hole has been made in the jerry can, blocked by a nail when the can is not in use.
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  • 26 January 2019, Ethiopia: This conifer, called "Gatera" in the local language Oromifa, is used as a Christmas tree by many Ethiopians.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: EECMY president Rev. Yonas Dibisa meets with members of the Tesfa ('hope') self-help group for women, which undertakes community banking to raise women's economic status and independence. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: In Hossana, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus runs a school for deaf children, giving access to education to hundreds of children who may otherwise have been at risk of marginalization.
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate. Farmer Berkefet Desta Wodajo is one of the traditional community leaders. “Before, my wife and I would keep our money in different places. Now, we save it together. And we work more closely together. Today, we both go into the garden to prepare it for our crops. And we feel we have a better relationship too.”
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  • 31 January 2019, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia: Members of the Tesfa ('hope') self-help group for women, which undertakes community banking to raise women's economic status and independence, share a moment of prayer. Through the Mekane Yesus Food Security Project for Lemo Community, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus' development wing Development and Social Services Commission helps women raise their socio-economic status through community banking efforts and education, and helps improve communities' food security through training in agricultural methods suitable in a changing climate.
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  • 27 January 2019, Micha kebele, Seweyna woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A man washes his hands before a meal. To save water in an area where it is scarce, a small hole has been made in the jerry can, blocked by a nail when the can is not in use.
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  • 27 October 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Rev. Abeya Sirika preaches during Sunday service at the Finfinne Oromo Mekane Yesus Congregation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. In a context where congregations did not use to be allowed to hold their services in any language but Amharic, the congregation today is one of some 60 Oromo speaking Mekane Yesus congregations in Addis Ababa. The service takes place on the first Sunday following political turmoil in the country, claiming dozens of lives.
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  • 27 October 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Rev. Abeya Sirika joins congregants in raising their hands in prayer during Sunday service at the Finfinne Oromo Mekane Yesus Congregation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. In a context where congregations did not use to be allowed to hold their services in any language but Amharic, the congregation today is one of some 60 Oromo speaking Mekane Yesus congregations in Addis Ababa. The service takes place on the first Sunday following political turmoil in the country, claiming dozens of lives.
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  • 27 October 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Rev. Abeya Sirika preaches during Sunday service at the Finfinne Oromo Mekane Yesus Congregation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. In a context where congregations did not use to be allowed to hold their services in any language but Amharic, the congregation today is one of some 60 Oromo speaking Mekane Yesus congregations in Addis Ababa. The service takes place on the first Sunday following political turmoil in the country, claiming dozens of lives.
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  • 27 October 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Rev. Tekle Ayele blesses the congregation's children as they gather around the altar. Sunday service at the Finfinne Oromo Mekane Yesus Congregation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. In a context where congregations did not use to be allowed to hold their services in any language but Amharic, the congregation today is one of some 60 Oromo speaking Mekane Yesus congregations in Addis Ababa. The service takes place on the first Sunday following political turmoil in the country, claiming dozens of lives.
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  • 27 October 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Rev. Tekle Ayele blesses the congregation's children as they gather around the altar. Sunday service at the Finfinne Oromo Mekane Yesus Congregation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. In a context where congregations did not use to be allowed to hold their services in any language but Amharic, the congregation today is one of some 60 Oromo speaking Mekane Yesus congregations in Addis Ababa. The service takes place on the first Sunday following political turmoil in the country, claiming dozens of lives.
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