Six WEEMA supported beekeeping cooperatives have harvested close to two thousand lbs of honey in 2021 alone.
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Tsefab, now 19 years old, credits his success in his high school career to the resources and space provided by the Degale Library.
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Bogalech has served the Tembaro District as a healthcare worker for the last 16 years. She, along with one other healthcare worker, provides frontline medical care for a community of more than 7,000 people.
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From no modern beekeeping skills, to being one of the active members of a modern beekeeping cooperative. From owning only one beehive to 20 hives. From no savings to ten birr monthly savings in his cooperative and 200 birr per month of personal savings. This is the story of Markos Lintiso and how his life changed for the better after he joined one of the beekeeping cooperatives that WEEMA supports.
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At 16 years old, Yisak Bekele came to WEEMA’s first ever school-wide eye-sight screening with high hopes. When Yisak was five years old, he contracted an illness that resulted in the loss of most of his vision.
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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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Join us in honoring the mothers and special women in our lives. Give the gift of hope to women in Ethiopia by donating to WEEMA in honor of the special woman in your life. Your donation creates a lasting impact by funding women-focused projects such as Self Help Groups, beekeeping training, and quality healthcare.
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This Mother’s Day, May 9th, give the gift of transformative power by donating to WEEMA in honor of your mother or special woman in your life. Your donation will fund women-focused projects such as our Self Help Groups (SHG).
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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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Ethiopia started its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on March 15th after Ethiopian Airlines brought the first doses of the vaccines to Africa, thus taking the lead on the vaccine distribution for the continent.
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We are thrilled to introduce an amazing new addition to our team! Gina DaCruz, our new Development Manager has joined the US team as staff after serving on WEEMA’s board for over ten years.
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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")
“I was not able to hear what people are saying if they weren't very loud. When I ask the price for my service I have a problem and I can not deal with them properly. Due to that, I used to receive what they gave me. Besides, I was not able to hear people calling me unless they came and touched me... May God bless WEEMA more and more for helping me to communicate well with my customers and making my life easier.”
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As challenges to preventing sexual harassment and gender based violence have increased during the pandemic, WEEMA is strengthening its efforts on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH).
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News headlines have been flooded with reports of war and displacement in Ethiopia. Unfortunately, Ethiopia’s trials aren’t limited to internal conflict this year as tensions rise on the border with Sudan over land demarcation.
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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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We’re excited to share the progress of another one of our water projects: the Wisisa spring development and pipe installation work. Construction is underway and set to provide clean water access to more than 15,000 residents
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Mudula town, capital of Tembaro woreda, has many children who are eligible for pre-primary schooling, but due to lack of schools that take in children at ages before primary levels, most children stay at home. Early Childhood Education (ECC) is essential to the development and future success of children.
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Despite the many challenges of COVID, WEEMA has continued to push forward in our work with the support of our incredible team on the ground. The Bachira water project is an excellent example of our team's perseverance.
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