by HHOJ Admin | Nov 5, 2024 | Ambassador Profile
Safe Motherhood Ambassador Mastewal Region: Amhara Mastewal married at the age of 17 and became pregnant shortly thereafter. In accordance with tradition, she returned home to give birth. However, since her parents live 15 kilometers away from a health center, she had...
by HHOJ Admin | Oct 29, 2024 | Ambassador Profile
Future Safe Motherhood Ambassador Mebret Region: Tigray Age: 19 It’s hard to believe that Mebret is only 19 years old and has already endured more hardship than most of us will face in a lifetime. When she first arrived at the Healing Hands of Joy...
by HHOJ Admin | Jan 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
We have so much to be thankful for this as the year draws to a close. We remember hearing about the cease-fire and peace talks when we first arrived on our recent trip to Ethiopia, and feeling cautiously optimistic about the end result. After all, the war in Tigray...