Community involvement is critical for water projects to become sustainable.
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Lack of access to clean water impacts every aspect of a woman's life. But Kedija’s life changed for the better when a water station was built near her home.
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We are committed to addressing gender equality across all our program areas by focusing on improving the lives of girls, women, and the most vulnerable in our communities.
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Recently, our staff visited Asrat, his wife Dinknesh, and their four young children in the beautiful village of Osheto. Asrat and Dinknesh participate in multiple projects, including our farmers' support project, adults with disabilities project, and women's self-help group.
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Uterine prolapse is a significant public health concern, affecting women's overall health and well-being in the communities we serve.
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Women's Self-Help Groups have genuinely made a positive impact on the lives of many women in the communities we serve.
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Etanish’s women’s self-help group gathers every Wednesday morning.
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2022 was a very busy year. Here are some images highlighting the impact in the communities we serve.
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Meaza Tesfaye is a water committee member in charge of her community's water station finances.
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Tesfanesh is a volunteer teacher at the school and is the vice-secretary of the Cluster Level Association for her local women’s self-help groups.
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The power of women uniting for the well-being of their children is not only universal but also unstoppable.
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When you invest in our Self Help Groups, you enable women like Amarech to invest in themselves and their families.
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WEEMA facilitated a discussion among all Tembaro Woreda women school principals and teachers on the topic of Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment.
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This past month, WEEMA’s staff in Addis hosted some of our outstanding Self Help Group (SHG) Volunteers from Tembaro. The group of women came to share their experiences about the Self Help Group structure and WEEMA’s work with empowering women.
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“It makes me the most proud to show that women and mothers can also lead offices! I want more women to hold similar positions in the future! So, I’m also hoping to design more projects for women, especially for mothers so they’re not solely dependent on their husbands.”
Tsehaynesh Keamso, First Female Chairperson of Hodo Kebele and in all 24 kebeles of Tembaro Woreda!
(The Woreda is divided into 24 administrative units called "Kebeles")
Bethlehem is a Peer Leader at her school and is helping to change mindsets on topics such as Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) and Sexual and Reproductive Health.
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On this week of Thanksgiving, we give thanks and pay tribute to a fearless defender of women’s rights whose ideas will forever inspire the WEEMA team. Bogaletch “Boge” Gebre, an activist and scientist who led the global fight to end female genital mutilation (FGM), died this month at the age of 66. She was born and raised in a small village in the Kembata-Tembaro Zone, where WEEMA does much of its work.
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For the Saruma Primary and Middle School, March brought more activity thanks to WEEMA’s Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management project. As you read in our last blog post about this project, providing girls with reusable pads keeps girls in school and raises menstrual health and hygiene awareness in the whole community.
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Two weeks ago WEEMA International, in partnership with Studio Samuel, distributed 400 reusable sanitary pads at Samura Primary and Middle School and left an additional 200 for future students. This distribution was accompanied by presentations, led by peer mentors, on how to use the pads as well as general information about hygiene and menstrual management.
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