Nigatuwa Yakob: A New Life

Nigatuwa Yakob: A New Life

I was born in Sholia Kodo, a small town near Soddo, the fourth among eight brothers and sisters. In my village, some children went to school, but others had to tend their family’s cattle. The cattle grazed in swampy areas where wet grass grows on muddy islands and...
Graduation Day! – Mossy Foot Vocational Training

Graduation Day! – Mossy Foot Vocational Training

Our President, Sharon Daly, is presently in Ethiopia on her annual management visit. During this visit, she was able to participate in the graduation ceremony for some mossy foot patients who have received vocational training. Shown on the left is the joyful occasion...

Mossy Foot Vocational Training

Vocational training provides a means for mossy foot patients to support themselves and their families. Here a barber who also works his farm near Kercheche, stops farming and “opens shop” whenever someone needs a haircut. One barber saved his earnings and...