The long war that lasted from 2020 to 2022 caused over 600,000 casualties in the Region of Tigray, Ethiopia, including trauma and disabilities, and over one million displaced people, primarily women and girls who were used as war weapons and subjected to violence and sexual abuse. Any activities run by women’s cooperatives have entirely disappeared in Tigray, and these women are now in desperate conditions, with no work other than managing their families.
During our last trip, we received several requests for financial support from these women who were willing to resume their activities to produce a minimum income.
Our Foundation decided to seek funds to support a cooperative of 20 women in the village of Haylom, serving 160 direct beneficiaries and approximately 4,000 beneficiaries in total.
The requested amount of €. 31.200 will enable the daily production of bread to be sold at the local market, thanks to the purchase of the required raw materials for the first six months of production and all required machinery, such as an oven, mixer, and tools.
The project is dedicated to the memory of Maria Grazia Forgetta, Gioia Petriccione and Francesca Baldini
We hope this project will succeed as we intend to replicate it in other areas of the Tigray Region.