Stories


Water Supply System Reignites Hope for the Future
Degib kebele is deep into East Belesa woreda, far removed from paved roads and supply lines for water and electricity. The kebele, much like the


Serving Up Growth: Water Access Creates Opportunities for Women of Belesa
Mulunesh ‘Naniye’ Tsegaye is a proud owner of a cafe in East Belesa woreda, and her establishment is growing in popularity. The cafe, which she


Fresh Water Supply Makes a Splash at a School
Degib Gula Middle School sprawls across an open piece of land in Degib kebele, East Belesa woreda in the Central Gondar zone. It’s the only


Clean Water Brings Generational Resiliency and Productivity
Listening to Aster describing her plans for the future, speaking of diversifying her means of income with palpable ambition in her tone, it is almost


Able to Live and Grow: Income Generation Schemes Create Means for Disabled People
Right in the heart of downtown West Belesa, Central Gondar zone, between a cafe and a shop, sits Fenta’s shop where her sewing machine is


From Long Journey to School to new Journey in Gender Responsive Teaching Career
Growing up in a very rural area in Seydebir, Semien Shewa, Ethiopia, Tigist had to walk for an hour to go to school. Every day,


Using Mini-Media: Club Activities for Better Girls’ Engagement
“I use literature to create awareness among students on gender equity,” says Meron, as she folds up a piece of paper that had poems she


Ensuring Gender Equality Through Making Reusable Menstrual Pads
When Tenaye Ashenafi had her first period, she was at school, where other kids ridiculed and laughed at her. She run back home and showed


Creating Gender Responsive Environment in Schools, Tarekegn’s story
Students murmur as it is not customary for a teacher to come to the classroom with a baby on her back. Tiruwork lullabies her child


The Young Leader, Marshet
Marshet holds herself up as she speaks; engaging her audience with questions, moving from side to side as she explains the need to support young


Walking the Talk
Capacity Development for Local Government Creates Exemplary Forces of Women Empowerment Working for the Women and Children’s Affairs Bureau for the West Belesa Woreda Administration, Atala