A RESILIENCE JOURNEY AND HOP IN BEEKEEPING
My name is Etsegenet Tarekegn. I am a beekeeper, married, and a father of 3. My inspiration was my uncle, who practiced traditional beekeeping. I remember how he managed the bees and the honey harvest I tasted at a young age. As soon as I completed high school, I began beekeeping with one Modern hive I bought on credit, with a little training I received from the local agricultural bureau.
Revitalizing Alemitu's Life and Marriage
"My name is Alemitu Weldetensay, and I live in Bara Eyesus Kebele, Sekota Woreda, Wag Himra Zone. I am married and have one child. To support my family, my husband and I engaged in a local off-farm small grain trading business, and he also worked as a day laborer. Despite our efforts, the income we earned wasn’t enough to cover our monthly household expenses. As the cost of rent and basic needs increased, we faced separation. During this difficult time, I turned to my kebele, Bara Eyesus, and engaged in the local grain trade to survive.
"I regained hope in life after psychiatric treatment!"
This is the story of Ertuban Biset, a 30-year-old from Nakuteleab Kebele, in Lasta Woreda, North Wolo Zone, Amhara Region. For nearly a decade, she faced severe mental health issues. She was happily married for nine years enjoying motherhood with her firstborn child. She recalled she was pregnant with her second child when her family found out about the ancestral connection she had with her husband. It was shocking to learn that the life she built was about to collapse.
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"Nurturing Nature: ORDA Ethiopia's Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Program Achievements in 2024"
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – ORDA Ethiopia's Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Program (EFCCP) achieved its target by establishing and managing 107 nurseries, including 25 new ones. In 2024, the program produced 7.49 million tree seedlings (88.33% of the target), with 3.37 million being indigenous species. The ETH 1192 project purchased 20,000 lowland bamboo seedlings, while the FLRP project acquired 342,200 seedlings from government nurseries.
Farming has been my family’s main income for many years. The training from the MaYEA program changed how we look at beekeeping. Now, I am fully focused on beekeeping.
I’m Lubaba Hassen, and I live in Amhara Region, Oromia special zone, Bati woreda, specifically in kuni village Kuni village with my wonderful husband and our five amazing kids. We mainly depend on farming, focusing on growing cereal crops. As my husband’s partner in farming, I helped out with the crops, but honestly, our income was just enough to get by. I hadn’t thought much about other ways to earn money or even consider beekeeping, even though we had the opportunity right on our farm.