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The Seed - Yilmana Densa 2017 update

The Seed - Yilmana Densa 2017 update
water. Your 2017 sponsorship update from Yilmana Densa I … is a grade eight student living in Yilmana Densa in Ethiopia. She is an orphan and lives with

The Seed - Yilmana Densa 2018 update

The Seed - Yilmana Densa 2018 update
Your 2018 sponsorship update from Yilmana Densa Your support means so much for your … their friends and family in Yilmana Densa. You’re transforming their daily lives and

The Seed - Banja 2017 update

The Seed - Banja 2017 update
is a grade eight student living in Yilmana Densa in Ethiopia. She is an orphan and lives with

The Seed - Libo Kemkem 2017 update

The Seed update from Libo Kemkem
is a grade eight student living in Yilmana Densa in Ethiopia. She is an orphan and lives with

The seed - Yilmana Densa 2016 update

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From insecurity to confidence

lives in Yilmana Densa. She was often afraid to speak out and give

Yilmana Densa

Farming families struggle to survive in drought-stricken Ethiopia

Belaynesh helps her family whenever she can, often in the burning heat of the afternoon. With neither a good roof nor mosquito nets, malaria is the second biggest threat the family is facing after the failed harvest. While Ethiopia sits in the grip of El Nino, the 13-year-old is a sponsored child, and over the years, the support of her sponsor has helped make up for the rain in other ways...

Four Lessons from Ethiopia

Tim Bousfield travels with a group from Hitchin Church to visit and say a final farewell to the children they have sponsored for years in Addis ADP in Ethiopia

Accountability

World Vision is committed to being fully transparent & responsible to the children & communities served especially where advocacy is concerned.
In Libo Kemkem and Yilmana Densa Area Development Programmes

Pancakes around the world

While not every country celebrates Shrove Tuesday, pancakes and flatbreads form a staple diet in many of the countries we work in. Whether it's lunchtime pancakes in the Philippines enjoyed by Kenneth and his friends, or 'injera' flatbread eaten by siblings Dawit and Fikeraddis in Ethiopia, we're taking a look at how this simple treat is eaten around the world.

Healing the broken heart of a child

Fourteen-year-old Meftuha was born with a hearing impairment meaning she couldn't communicate a word unless she used her version of sign language that she had developed over time. Despite this, the existing communication barrier she had with her family where she lives in Ethiopia made her feel very sad and lonely. This was, until World Vision provided her local school with the means to support disabled children and their families.

Meeting Gizachew in Ethiopia

Jason Suttie, a World Vision UK sponsor, visits his sponsored child Gizachew in Ethiopia.

Christmas in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, Christmas is celebrated on 7 January, and is a quiet time of sharing and celebrating in groups of friends and family. Ten year old Ermias explains happily, “Holidays mean so much to us. We cannot think of a Christmas without new clothes, celebrations at school, church and home with our families and friends.”

An Ethiopian graduation service

More than 15 years ago a Lancashire couple were on holiday touring Canada when they heard about World Vision’s work on a local radio station. Inspired by the programme, they became sponsors of Woineshet, a seven-year-old girl growing up in World Vision's rural Adjibar Area Development Programme in Ethiopia. It turned out to be a life changing decision for everyone involved.