Greetings and huge thanks – as always – to all our supporters, and if you have just joined us, welcome aboard the good ship DESTA ETHIOPIA! Over the next few blogs we’d like to share with you some of our exciting new ventures, and we invite you to come along for the trip… We areContinue reading “Good news for Tigray’s mothers and babies!”
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Desta Ethiopia on TV!
Back in April we posted our first blog – “Picking up the pieces” – describing our first steps in helping to rebuild capacity at Howzien’s primary hospital. You may remember that the hospital was trashed and looted during the war (scroll down here if you want a reminder). We began liaising with the hospital committeeContinue reading “Desta Ethiopia on TV!”
Back to school!
The Ethiopian New Year – Enkutatash – has just begun (on 11th September) ushering in new hope, and a new academic year. The great news is that primary education is free. The downside is that pens, exercise books and other essential school materials are not. This is a prohibitive expense for many, and for aroundContinue reading “Back to school!”
Meet Daisy!
This is Daisy, one of the small but growing herd of dairy cows which now provides a regular supply of milk to around 200 orphaned and internally displaced street kids of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle. Some of you will have already heard of our wonderful local partner organisation Keradion, which runs the orphan feeding programme fromContinue reading “Meet Daisy!”
Picking up the pieces
Its been a while since we were in touch with all our Desta friends and donors and a lot has happened in the meantime – we have just been too busy with it all to have been able to keep in touch! One of Desta Ethiopia’s latest projects has been helping to re-equip the FresemaetatContinue reading “Picking up the pieces”
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