Mizan Teferi belongs to the Bench tribe in southwest Ethiopia and has a population of 145,152, 45% of which is under the age of 15. It’s a place where various religions and ethnicities are able to live peacefully together. The MCSPA – our partner organization has been present in the area since 2002 where we work with the local community in the following areas covered in our video:
- Education and Nutrition – Our Mother and Child Centers benefit 280 children per year and offer preschool education with two meals per day, education in values, trimestral medical checkups and weekly activities with the youth. We also provide study and food scholarships for outstanding students as well as those in extreme poverty as well as providing weekly workshops for the teachers.
- Water – We work on both the drilling and excavation of wells, education on the management and care of wells and providing the use of water for agriculture, hygiene and consumption.
- Personal growth – Providing psychological support and help with basic needs to people from marginalized groups as well as education on agricultural techniques.
- Health – Financing medical treatments and transport to specialized hospitals, encouraging people to take part on a permanent hygiene program at our centers, providing medical and psychological care for the community of people from the Menit tribe who suffer from epilepsy, through all of our work it is important to provide integral care in the development of each person.
