Walking Forward with Confidence “Now I can move by myself, and I believe I can continue learning and build a better future.” For a 21-year-old young man who had been rescued from forced begging, some of the hardest moments were often the quietest ones. At the Hope for...
For a wheelchair user, an uneven pathway can turn a routine visit to a health facility into a difficult journey. For an older person or someone with limited mobility, a steep slope or muddy ground can become a serious barrier to reaching essential services. At Gondar...
How One Child’s Voice Inspired a Pathway to Inclusion “I want to go to school, but I can’t move. I don’t have a wheelchair. If I had one, I could go anywhere.” For a 13-year-old boy in Wolaita Sodo (name withheld to protect his privacy),...
A Life Rebuilt, One Cup at a Time “I never imagined I would lose everything,” recalls Miebale Niguse Teshale. For many years, Miebale lived in Western Tigray, where farming was more than a livelihood, it was the foundation of his family’s life....
Sewing Strength from Adversity Zeyiba Ashenafi is a 34-year-old lady with physical impairment lives in Addis Abeba. According to her family, the cause of impairment was due to a medical error when she was 2 years old.Zeyiba started her education when she was 4 years...
Simegnew is a 29-year-old youth with a severe physical disability. He lives in Motta City Administration, East Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region. He completed his education up to Grade 10. According to his parents, Simegnew suddenly lost his ability to walk when he was...
