Resilience Projects in S. Ethiopia
Buntaze Gaza refused to let go of my hand. It was a long handshake. She was ecstatic. The 50 year old widow led me by hand to the source of her immeasurable joy all the while chanting blessings in the Wolaytinya, the local language.
Buntaze was given two sheep as part of a livelihood programme. She grazes her prized possession along the paths and in the open spaces in Damot Pullasa village. She never expected this miracle, she says through an interpreter. “It came from God”.
Buntaze plans to rear her sheep and when the female gives birth, she will let the kid grow and sell it. “Perhaps at some point I will sell the he-goat, when he is big enough, and buy a cow,” she says. Buntaze owns a small piece of land which gives her food to last only a couple of months. “I supplement my food by conducting petty trade in the local market. With these sheep, I feel no need to ask for further support.” ©EU/ECHO/Martin Karimi.
Resilience Projects in S. Ethiopia
Buntaze Gaza refused to let go of my hand. It was a long handshake. She was ecstatic. The 50 year old widow led me by hand to the source of her immeasurable joy all the while chanting blessings in the Wolaytinya, the local language.
Buntaze was given two sheep as part of a livelihood programme. She grazes her prized possession along the paths and in the open spaces in Damot Pullasa village. She never expected this miracle, she says through an interpreter. “It came from God”.
Buntaze plans to rear her sheep and when the female gives birth, she will let the kid grow and sell it. “Perhaps at some point I will sell the he-goat, when he is big enough, and buy a cow,” she says. Buntaze owns a small piece of land which gives her food to last only a couple of months. “I supplement my food by conducting petty trade in the local market. With these sheep, I feel no need to ask for further support.” ©EU/ECHO/Martin Karimi.