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Mekdes assisiting children and their familiies at Gedeo-Guji IDP site.

Committed to restore lost hopes

Mekdes Tadesse, the mother of twins, has been working as an outpatient and stabilization center nurse at the Gedeo-Guji response for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Southern Ethiopia for the last two years, leaving her children in Hawassa City, 150 km north of the response site.

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“Since I started producing vegetable crops, I am able to provide balanced diet food for my family. Worries of Writing materials provision and medication expense have gone from my thought,” happily says Mohammed.

Training and seed provision helps a family ensure food security

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World Vision continues saving lives of thousands of internally displaced people

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Saving changes the lives of communities in Keraka village

Food insecurity and poor saving culture coupled with limited options for household income diversification were one of...

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Phone software improves child protection

According to UNICEF’s 2017 State of the World’s Children report, 27 percent of children in Ethiopia from ages...

Mr. Edgar Sandoval, President of WV US met with H.E SahleWorkZewde President of the Ethiopian Government.

Mr. Edgar Sandoval, WVUS President, Mrs. Margaret Schuler Senior Vice President, and WV Ethiopia senior management team...

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Monday, December 10, 2018 - 08:21

World Vision USA President pays a visit to Ethiopia

World Vision USA president Edgar Sandoval and Senior Vice President Margaret Schuler along with National Director of...

Monday, December 10, 2018 - 08:09

Taking Care of the ‘Treasure’

Enderta is one of the districts in Tigray region of Ethiopia where easy access to water is a...

Creating Hope for Hundreds of out of School Children through School Construction

It was 10:00AM in the morning at World Vision built Danficha Elementary School in Hulla District, some...

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 09:23

Born on Time (BoT) program participated and commemorated World Prematurity Day

WV Ethiopia Born on Time (BoT) program participated and commemorated World Prematurity Day at the event organized...

Monday, November 26, 2018 - 13:29

World Vision Ethiopia staff takes part at the Ethiopian Great Run, 2018

Nearly 100 World Vision Ethiopia staff including the National Director, Mr. Edward Brown, took part at 18th Ethiopian...

The voice of sexually abused children is still echoing

Despite growing efforts to reduce violence against children across the globe the achievements in the area are...

Monday, November 19, 2018 - 11:16

After months of conflict, children hoping to get back to school in southern Ethiopia

Inter-communal violence earlier this year displaced nearly a million people in Gedeo and West Guji zones in...

Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 07:35

Ethnic conflict displaces scores of people in Western Ethiopia

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced due to ethnic conflict in Kamashi Zone of the Benishangul...

Does Maple Syrup Work on Everything? Exploring the Ethiopian Breakfast

Join Chef Dennis the Prescott, a Canadian chef as he travels to Tulo district, one of WV...

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 08:03

Skyscrapers and spices: the urban landscape of Addis Ababa | World Vision

Join Chef Dennis the Prescott, a Canadian chef to learn about Ethiopian food culture and communities living...

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 07:20

Latrine, a Happy Place?!

A typical rural household in Ethiopia has a sanitation facility very close to the bare minimum. But even...

Ethiopia’s latest humanitarian crisis, what you need to know

40-year-old Zenebech’s pensive look cannot be missed. Her eyes are filled with worry and fear wondering whether...

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 14:48

The state and aftermath of violence in southern Ethiopia

World Vision is one of the aid agencies responding to the unfolding humanitarian situation in southern Ethiopia...

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - 08:14

World Vision Ethiopia holds National Livelihood and Nutrition Summit

World Vision Ethiopia conducted a national level livelihood and nutrition summit that has brought together government officials, model...

World Vision Ethiopia names its Goodwill Ambassador

World Vision Ethiopia names Mrs. Firealem Shibabaw, a renowned philanthropist and children advocate, as its Goodwill Ambassador...

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 14:17

Girls on the move

It only takes a spark to end violence against children in Africa

“It only takes a spark, to get the fire going…” The words of this old hymn come...

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A trained priest helps a family to cancel a prearranged child marriage

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Alhamdu Deli, 5, and Leila Kedir, 6, are among the thousands of children who rejoiced the arrival...

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From distressed and hopeless child labor to worthy and meaningful life

Workie Abere, 18, lives at Wonchet kebele some 35 km south of Bahir Dar. He lives with his...