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A group of people, possibly in a gathering or queue, with some seated on the ground. They appear to be waiting, with a focus on a man in the foreground.

Unseen disasters

Disaster response

Ethiopia

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Oct 2024

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Building homes, building bonds

Poverty Reduction

Great Lakes + 3 more

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Oct 2024

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A novel approach to peacebuilding

Peace,
Education

Rwanda

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Oct 2024

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book

A happy family reunited after over 12 months apart! Bizuayehu Abera, holding daughter Medan and standing with his wife Senayt, was project manager of Tigray relief for Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia when the border was blockaded and he was stuck in Addis Ababa, away from his family in Tigray.

First person: Bizuayehu Abera

Disaster response

Ethiopia

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Oct 2024

Publication

book

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