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Feven Alem seems to be desperate these days.
The Eritrean refugee has been living in Ethiopia for almost 20 years. The young mother of three — two of her kids suffer from an extreme form of autism — she’s been searching for any kind of support, even begging on the street to try to complement her monthly income from J.R.S. (Jesuit Refugee Service).
Sister Dinknesh Getachew has been praying for more support as more people are coming to this village: “We will collect all these moms, and we’ll give training to make their own income.”
In the village of Mendida, about 100 miles away from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, Weinshet moved to this village looking for any kind of humanitarian support with two of her children.
But it’s been a difficult year. Humanitarian aid has been dwindling for the last year as more support is needed, and many people are moving to this village.
This is Samuel Getachew from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Read details of how the church is trying to help mothers feed their children in “When Children Go Hungry,” in the June issue of ONE magazine.