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The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is running a cash for work program in the Simien Mountains National Park that has seen over 170 community members gain income from rehabilitating the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in Ethiopia. The rehabilitation activities are divided into two pillars: vegetation restoration and soil and […]
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The warmth of the morning sun on your skin, a soft breeze leaves you gently shivering…Birds roaming the sky, you look up, while the clouds build to release raindrops… How breathtakingly beautiful is the silence before a storm, if only we can breathe and remain aware of our form… Spring is a metaphor for transitions.
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Sara Menker is an Entrepreneur and the CEO of Gro Intelligence. She is a trustee of the Mandela Institute for Development Studies and was elected one of the World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders. She has been selected as one of Time Magazines Most Influential People of 2021. Born and raised in Ethiopia, Sara went
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Part Two: Exercise and Emotion If we are exercising but consuming improper food and drinks just the exercise is not going to keep us healthy. Down the road we will have issues with our organs or even with the mental state of being. For leading a healthy life we need to start to take care
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Getatchew Haile was an Ethiopian-American foremost scholar of the Ge’ez language. He was acknowledged for his contributions to the field with a MacArthur Fellows Program “genius” award and the Edward Ullendorff Medal from the Council of the British Academy. He was the first Ethiopian and the first African to win the award. As a boy,
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So now that you know where my inspiration for fashion comes from …. My next interview highlights one of the pioneer designers from Ethiopia Genet Kebede After studying fashion design and garment construction in Italy and Argentina, Genet Kebede founded her brand Paradise Fashion which is a well-known fashion brand in Ethiopia established in
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Group hiking became the new norm and order in and around Addis Abeba. Alpha Tour (and event organizing) and I took the initiative of organizing a hiking program at Gullelle Botanical Garden for visual artists and art enthusiasts on Sunday June 13th 2021 aiming to create a special platform for both parties rather than the
In recent times, visitors to the Danakil have been shocked by the amount of plastic rubbish on the sides of the volcano. The hots springs at Dallol are much the same. Litter gets blown by the wind, ending up being strewn over the salt flats and is difficult to retrieve.A team of 12 tour operators
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Fenugreek is a small bush with pale yellow flowers and seed pods containing light brown seeds. It is an effective natural herbal medicine in the treatment of Diabetes and High blood pressure. Fenugreek is also nutritionally rich in fiber, protein, carbohydrates, fat, iron, manganese, magnesium, and Vitamins. It is actually a main ingredient in Ethiopian
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We constantly hear and read the word Wellness everywhere. On talk shows, in magazines, among friends and wellness center’s are opening up everywhere in the city.But what does wellness really mean ?According to the WHO, wellness is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.So for us
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