PLANNING A LIFE, NOT JUST A FAMILY
By Yonatan Tamiru, Communication Advisor, Tesfaye Solomon, MNCH Project Officer, PSI Ethiopia “We were young, we had nothing. If I had gotten pregnant then, I don’t know where we would be today.” That is how Alfia Abadir describes the early years of her marriage, not with regret, but with the quiet honesty of someone who […]
FROM YOUNG MOTHER TO BUSINESSWOMAN
BIZUNESH TAYE -16 years Bizunesh’s dream is to buy a car. Nothing too extravagant; maybe something blue in colour, with a small stereo in it for music. She’s 16 years old now, a mother to a one-year- old baby. When she met someone and dropped out of school in grade seven, they moved in together […]
FROM SAVINGS TO SUCCESS IN SMALL BUSINESS
BIRTKUWAN ANULO – 18 years For Birtkuwan, it all boils down to saving. And to save you must be ready to deny yourself. At 18 years of age, she’s quickly learning that money only grows when you put it away, not when you spend it. She’s a member of the Kiemese Saving and Loans Association […]
I PLAN TO EXPAND MY BUSINESS
WUBE BELETE – 18 years Wube knows a thing or two about living with your in-laws. She, at 18, attended school but couldn’t proceed past grade 8. She met and married Gebre Mate, 20, who works as a motorbike driver. They moved into his family home. The young couple have a baby who is over […]
EMPOWERING FUTURES: TAMENECH AND AYELE’S JOURNEY TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
TAMENECH AYELE – 19 years Tamenech Ayele and Ayele Tusa live in a small rented house with their one-year-old baby. During the day the house is hot and the baby cries a lot. They are a young couple, scraping by. Tamenech is 19 years old, and Ayele is 28. She’s a high school graduate while […]