by MossyFoot | Dec 21, 2013
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...
by MossyFoot | Dec 6, 2013
Megiso Mena was born in a remote area of Woilatta and never had the opportunity to attend school, but he was talented and hardworking and became a successful farmer. He also grew and traded coffee. Because he had money and was strong, his neighbors respected him and...
by MossyFoot | Nov 17, 2013
If I stay longer in Soddo, I am sure I will get well completely. Then when I get back to my home, I can start school. I want to be a doctor when I get older so I can help people in the way I have been helped. Abraham Fantahun was 13 when he first came to the Mossy...
by MossyFoot | Feb 17, 2013
This is Ato (Mr.) Anjulo’s story about how the Mossy Foot Project has helped transform his life. I am a changed man both physically and spiritually. I was a pastor in a church when I developed mossy foot disease. As my feet swelled and large, bumpy growths appeared...
by MossyFoot | Nov 24, 2011
My name is Zelalem Dubale. My two older siblings and our mother were left alone when my father died many years ago. One of my sisters died a few days after I was born. My father was a farmer for many years. He and my mother never wore shoes while farming. He left no...
by MossyFoot | Jul 31, 2011
My name is Aster Lemma and I am 35 years old. I am a woman with many different interesting and touching stories. Before I was married as a teenager, I experienced problems with my feet, which created many struggles in my life. I could not afford to buy and wear shoes....
