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12/20/2022
Through uncertainty, Derartu’s entrepreneurial spirit shines
At
21,
Derartu
finished
her
education
and
set
out
to
start
her
career.
A
few
months
later,
the
Covid
pandemic
closed
off
jobs
across
...
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12/01/2022
Girls break barriers to staying in school
In
rural
Ethiopia,
child
marriage
and
stigma
around
menstruation
can
prevent
girls
from
continuing
their
education.
According
to
UNICEF,
many
girls
drop
out
before
...
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10/21/2022
Returning to Ethiopia
With
all
the
challenges
of
the
past
few
years,
I
have
not
been
to
Ethiopia
since
late
2019.
There
is
nothing
like
being
there
...
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10/20/2022
Update on Emergency Relief Efforts
Over
the
past
two
years,
conflict
and
instability
in
Tigray
has
expanded
further
into
Afar
and
Amhara
regions,
displacing
millions
of
Ethiopians.
In
2021,
...
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10/15/2022
Healthy Soil, Healthy People
Desalegn
is
a
farmer
participating
in
Glimmer's
work
in
Debub
Sodo
in
the
SNNP
region
of
Ethiopia,
in
partnership
with
IKEA
Foundation.
With
Glimmer’s
...
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10/01/2022
Zergie's New Beekeeping Business
Glimmer recently visited Zergie, a farmer and beekeeper participating in one of our projects, to learn about how she started her beekeeping business.
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09/25/2022
Coming together: Key themes from Africa’s Food Systems Forum
This
month,
Glimmer
participated
in
Africa’s
Food
Systems
Forum
in
Kigali,
Rwanda.
Along
with
leaders
from
nonprofits,
government
agencies
and
funders
across
the
African
...
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09/15/2022
With High Inflation, Organic Compost is a Winning Solution
This
year,
the
world
has
been
hit
hard
by
rising
prices
for
gas,
food
and
other
daily
essentials.
For
many
farmers
in
Ethiopia,
inflation
...
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05/15/2022
2021 Annual Report
In
the
face
of
ongoing
challenges,
we
forged
ahead
with
commitment
and
hope.
From
emergency
relief
to
planet-positive
strategies,
Glimmer
is
learning,
adapting
and
...
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04/12/2022
Our Reflections from the Skoll World Forum
Last
week
Glimmer
attended
the
Skoll
World
Forum
where
social
change
leaders
from
around
the
world
gathered
virtually
to
champion
interconnected
solutions
for
people
...
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