Part 1: Stories from Ethiopia

Wezero (Miss) Almaz Kassa does not know her exact age. She believes she was born in the 40s, but she is probably no older than 67 years. People would say from her photo that she is much older, but every wrinkle on her face is a result of the Ethiopian sun and reflects the harsh reality of life in the countryside. Crouched for hours with a traditional hoe in hand or carrying water on her back for marathon distances, Almaz still remembers the most difficult years of her life, during the famine of 1974, when several members of her family passed away. It has been a long time since then, and during these years she has outlived many of her brothers and children, but life goes on for her. She is now one of the beneficiaries of our project, with 5 other family members, 2 of them are her grandchildren. For now, and until late in the year when the irrigation canal construction is complete, this quiet but confident lady, invites us to her home for a coffee while we talk about upcoming activities of the project.


This is the first in a series of articles about our beneficiaries in Ethiopia.

Previous articles in this series:

Introduction – Ethiopia: Portraits and success stories

Project Information:
For more information about our project in Ethiopia

Marta is the RDC project coordinator in Ethiopia