Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Agriculture
At risk women in Finote Selam, Ethiopia are tilling and watering the garden in preparation for planting. They are given two years of communal training in gardening and then given their own plot to raise their own food.
A mentally ill street person was provided treatment by the Peace Corps volunteer in Finote Selam. The community did not believe mentally ill people could be treated. The success from treating this girl led the community to treat more than 30...
A daughter of an HIV positive woman was helping collect manure for drying to be used for heating. This is in Ateya, Ethiopia during my pre-service training.
These women are some of the vulnerable women being given training in urban gardening to help them improve their nutrition and teach them to raise their own gardens. Many of these women are HIV positive. This photo was taken in Ethiopia in the...
These at-risk women, most HIV positive, are being trained to grow their own vegetables to improve their nourishment and possible provide income. Finote Selam, Etthiopia April 2011