Stories of Change

I’d like to introduce you to Woizero Genet Molatu, a member of the FFS group in the Abo Yayebena Kebele, Jarso District, Ethiopia.When we first met Woizero Genet Molatu during our meeting with the FFS group, she sat quietly and didn’t make much...

Ato1 Dereje Etana is a 28 year old government employee in Jarso, Ethiopia. He has been working as a Cooperative Promotion Expert in the Cooperative Promotion Office since 2009.A cooperative involves community members, who have common objectives, voluntarily...

Today is Friday, and I’ve spent the last three days in Addis Ababa since arriving in Ethiopia. Today we drove several hours to Jarso District to visit the Abo Yayebena Kebele, one of the villages that CPAR worked in.  After working with the...

By: Tezeta Meshesha, Communication & Knowledge Manager, Benishangul Gumuz Food Security and Economic Growth ProjectGofa Dera from Ethiopia has not heard about this day. She is a 45 year old widow, and a mother of 5 girls and 4 boys living in Atsetsa in...