What are we aiming for? Well-meaning intervention in people’s lives is only of value to them if it is part of a bigger plan to enhance their long-term future. Giving to a beggar on the streets may give us a sense of well-being and of having done some good, but it may simply perpetuate their predicament...
This is a photo of two of Meseret staff, Solomon and Sirkinin, visiting two of Meseret’s nursery mums. Both mothers are doing really well and earning an income. One problem that we have encountered is that due to lack of experience in earning a regular income, many of our mothers are not used to saving...
We would like to introduce the newest member of the Meseret for Women. This is Aregash, 22 years old, and her son is Bereket, just 23 days old when this photo was taken. Aregash’s story is typical of many single mother’s in Ethiopia. She was working as a maid and fell pregnant. Pregnant out of...
