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 kassidigniadek | Feb 7, 2021 | Ambassador Profile
Ambassador Tsehay Gizachew Region: SNNPR Age: 33 IGA Interest: Animal Fattening Tsehay got the opportunity to attend school and she achieved grade six. However, her parents forced her to quit school for an arranged marriage when she was 15 years old. In February,...
by kassidigniadek | Feb 7, 2021 | Ambassador Profile
Ambassador Azalech Munara Region: SNNPR Age: 23 IGA Interest: Dairy Farming Azalech was married at the age of sixteen. She developed obstetric fistula at the end of her third pregnancy. She had labor pain that lasted 3 days at home because she could not get...
by kassidigniadek | Feb 7, 2021 | Ambassador Profile
Ambassador Terefech Tadesse Region: SNNPR Age: 24 IGA Interest: Animal Fattening Terefech got married when she was 18 years old. A year later she became pregnant. She had labor pain that lasted 3 days, which ended in a stillborn baby. Because of the prolonged...
