Bee keeping as a means to save nature and improve farmers’ livelihood
Photo/ Ato Mesafint Worku in his bee keeping garden
Ato Mesafint Worku, 38, lives in Jibasira kebele, Estie Woreda, South Gondar Zone of Amhara Regional State. He is married and having two children. Ato Mesafint is a subsistence farmer with 1.25 hectare of cultivated land. But he was in difficulty to fulfill his family food consumption. He said that life was difficult for him.
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ORDA Ethiopia has been awarded the highest gold award at the national level for its effective humanitarian and social development activities.
The Executive director of ORDA Ethiopia Alemayehu Wasie (Ph.D.) is Awarded the highest leadership award from Abyssinia Industry Award. In addition, senior management members, project managers and employees of the organization are awarded gold medal for their efforts to effectively carry out the humanitarian and social development activities that merited the award.
"I Used to Borrow Dishes for Cooking, But Now I Work Hard to Have a Cafeteria”, - Bogalech Getahun
Photo/ Bogalech Getahun, 24, engage in sheep fattening, Chagni town.
Ethiopia faced political turmoil and ethnic conflicts, escalated by competition for scarce resources. These causal factors lead to ethnic tensions and irregular migrations in the country. In this case, the Amhara Region has hosted a large number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees recently. The migrants, particularly returnee women, faced numerous social and economic disorders, including being jobless and a lack of sexual and reproductive health services.
ORDA Ethiopia has announced its new logo
ORDA Ethiopia has been engaged in humanitarian aid and development activities for the past 40 years, serving 7 million beneficiaries in development and 10 million beneficiaries in Emergency. The organization has brought new logo which displays its capacity, and announced it to humanitarian organizations, partners and all stakeholders.
Shoat Rearing Brings Livelihood Changes
Ato Alemu Getie, aged 50, lives in Ginaza kebele, libokemekem woreda. He has 8 families, and is a father of 6 children. Regarding his educational status, he reads and writes. His wife, w/o Tseganesh Gashaw, also completed grade two. She writes and reads, too. The existence of this clue has enabled them to teach all of their children even though they were poor. Their last little kid is learning at grade two. The elder one was graduated from university.