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Image Participants in the womenâs self-help group Tesfa (âhopeâ) gather for the day. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert Ethiopian church empowers communities to thrive on their own EECMY social services reach 3 million people across Ethiopia (LWI) - A century of service is bearing fruit, as The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY…
Image A youth group performs at the inauguration of Bishoftu Integrated Aquaculture Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Centre in early 2019, taking a stand against human trafficking, and the poverty that often fuels it: âHuman beings â Not for Sale!â All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert Ethiopia: Fish farming promotes youth entrepreneurship and food security “Through a sharing spirit” EECMY initiatives serve wider community (LWI) - The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) Development and Social Services…
Image EECMY staff take part in the country-wide initiative to plant trees as part of the churchâs commitment to care for creation and mitigate against climate change. Photo: EECMY/Abeya Wakwoya Plant a tree, care for creation Ethiopian Lutherans launch campaign to plant 9 million trees (LWI) - The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) recently mobilized its members in a…
Image Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation LWF publishes 2019 Annual Report (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Annual Report for the work carried out in…
Image Returnee women migrants now earn income from their own businesses, supported by Symbols of Hope Ethiopia. Photo: EECMY-DASSC Ethiopian church documentary shows returnee migrants can find hope at home LWF-supported project focuses on the risks and consequences of irregular migration (LWI) – Determined to improve her family’s living conditions, Ayelech Abosie embarked on a journey that many unemployed young women and men in…
Image A member of a Symbols of Hope Ethiopia women's self-help group in the southern region of Hosaena, sharing her experiences. Photo: LWF/M. Dölker Stories of hope have inspired local solutions to irregular migration Lutheran church representatives reflect on first Symbols of Hope exchange visit (LWI) – Representatives of churches participating in the Symbols of Hope initiative have emphasized the critical role of faith communities in stopping…
