This past Monday, Hachalu Hundessa, a popular Oromo singer and ethnic activist in Ethiopia was killed soon after which protests broke out in the capital and surrounding cities. It would be an understatement to say that 2020 continues to surface some exceptional challenges in the world.
Read MoreWe find ourselves in a time when sanitation and hygiene are more important than ever before. WEEMA is proud to have been an advocate of community-based hygiene and sanitation solutions dating back to our first Mudula water project…
Read MoreWe’ve been hard at work on a new website for WEEMA. It will include brand new footage of our work in Southwest Ethiopia, interactive maps showing you which communities we work with and many other cool features…
Read MoreDuring challenges that seem insurmountable, we often find inspiration in the younger generation mobilizing to take action. WEEMA is happy to find such inspiration in the youth of Kembata-Tembaro Zone as they organize to reign in the spread of COVID-19 in their communities.
Read MoreWEEMA Wednesday is generally a platform to share the work that our team is doing in Ethiopia, thanks to your support. However, we cannot ignore the current events and the incredible pain caused by the tremendous injustices in today’s America.
Read MoreWEEMA is excited to celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, 2020. This day is a reminder of our commitment to ensuring equitable access to menstrual hygiene management (MHM) products and resources for girls and women in Ethiopia.
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 pandemic affects all areas of our work, our pad distribution initiative for primary and secondary schools in South-western Ethiopia is no exception. After successfully distributing pads and giving menstrual health training to 600 students in 2018 and 2019…
Read MoreAs WEEMA continues its efforts to support the fight against COVID, the first two positive cases of the virus have been confirmed, one in Kembata Tembaro Zone and the other in the Hadiya Zone. Thankfully, both patients are under close watch and in good health so far.
Read MoreWe wanted to take a small break from COVID related news to wish all mothers out there a wonderful upcoming Mother’s Day!
Here’s a sweet little story to conclude our cataract series and uplift your spirits as we celebrate our mothers this weekend.
Read MoreThanks to you, we met our match of $10,000- for a total of $20,000 towards COVID-19 response!
With your generosity, we reached our fundraising goal of $10,000 USD for our #COVID-19 Emergency Fund. This $10,000 USD will be matched by an anonymous donor to double YOUR impact!
Read MoreWestern media headlines about Africa’s readiness for the coronavirus have been predictably doom-and-gloom. “Africa is woefully ill-equipped” wrote the Economist. “African countries fear they are defenseless against inevitable spread,” said Time magazine, citing a dearth of doctors, medical supplies and financial resources to combat COVID-19.
Read MoreThanks to your generosity, in just one week WEEMA raised one third of our campaign goal to support COVID-19 prevention efforts in southwestern Ethiopia. We are so thankful to our supporters who have jumped in to support our efforts during this crisis.
Read MoreAs the number of COVID-19 cases in Ethiopia increases steadily, the WEEMA team has actively started its response efforts. We are working in collaboration with the regional government of the Kembata-Tembaro zone.
Read MoreMuch like the rest of the world, WEEMA’s focus has also shifted to COVID response at this critical time. As of this morning, April 1, 2020, Ethiopia has reported 29 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 27 active and 2 recovered cases.
Read MoreWe are keeping everyone in our thoughts during this difficult time of COVID-19 crisis. WEEMA is working with our team in Ethiopia to help increase awareness and cautionary methods in our regions of work. We will share more on these efforts next week.
Read MoreCOVID-19 is weighing heavily on all of our minds here in the US, in Ethiopia, and across the globe. As part of recommended precautions, the WEEMA team is now working remotely- this includes the Cambridge, MA office, the Addis Ababa office and the Mudula office.
Read MoreWEEMA wishes you a Happy belated International Women’s Day (March 8, 2020). In commemoration of this past Sunday, we wanted to share the beautiful story of one of our female patients from this year’s successful cataract campaign where we conducted more than 1000 surgeries in one week.
Read MoreWEEMA continues to celebrate our successful 2020 cataract campaign where we conducted surgeries for more than 1000+ patients. In the next few weeks, we’ll share a couple short stories to celebrate our patients’ journeys to regain sight:
Read MoreLast week, WEEMA held its 6th annual High Volume Cataract Surgical Campaign at Hosanna General Hospital in partnership with the Himalayan Cataract Project, Hadiya Zonal Health Department and Wachemo University. During four busy and hectic days, over 1000 patients (1054 eyes to be exact) underwent cataract surgery.
Read MoreNext week we will all be gathering at Hosanna General Hospital for the annual High Volume Cataract Surgical Campaign. This will be our 6th campaign in partnership with the Himalayan Cataract Project and over 1200 patients have already been scheduled for surgery.
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