Fitsum Birhan Tadele and Hirut Alamoya. Images courtesy WFP/Jiro Ose and Ruth Evans.
A video slideshow from the BBC illustrates the circumstances of two Ethiopian women, each dealing with food insecurity. Fitsum Birhan Tadele is a 20-year old mother of two who lives in Ethiopia’a arid Hintalo Wajerat district, whose people rely on food aid each dry season.
The slideshow also shows how a food-for-work irrigation project can be a model for relief in places like Hintalo Wajerat. Approximately 100 miles away, 45 year-old Hirut Alamayoa is able to provide for her five children by working with others in her community on agricultural projects and sharing the results.
