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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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02/01/2022
Radiya Empowers Her Peers
Two
years
ago,
Radiya
became
a
founding
member
of
her
school’s
girls’
club
at
a
time
where
there
were
no
resources
or
activities
to
...
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12/15/2021
"This is Change"
When
Glimmer
began
work
in
Libo
Kemkem,
Amhara,
we
met
Workie,
a
woman
who
struggled
for
years
to
support
herself
and
her
children
after
...
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11/22/2021
Bedria Transforms Her Life and Her Land
One
year
ago,
Bedria
took
a
small
loan
from
Glimmer
that
set
her
on
a
path
to
not
only
start
her
own
business,
but
...
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11/19/2021
Planet-positive pilot supported by the IKEA Foundation
In
Ethiopia
today,
farming
is
increasingly
under
threat.
Climate
change
is
causing
an
increase
in
shocks,
including
severe
and
prolonged
drought.
At
the
same
...
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11/08/2021
Tigray: Update on Conflict & Glimmer’s Emergency Support
One
year
into
the
conflict
in
Northern
Ethiopia
and
the
fighting
continues.
As
of
last
week,
the
Ethiopian
government
declared
a
six-month
state
of
...
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10/28/2021
Planet-Positive Agriculture Training Intensive
Ethiopia
has
long
been
challenged
by
extreme
environmental
threats,
such
as
drought,
floods,
and
pests—conditions
worsened
over
time
by
a
changing
climate.
Environmental
shocks,
...
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07/09/2021
Tigray: Humanitarian crisis continues
On
June
28,
the
Ethiopian
government
declared
a
ceasefire
and
the
Tigray
Defense
Forces
took
control
of
Mekelle,
the
region’s
capital.
The
subsequent
communication
...
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07/01/2021
Despite Covid, rural farmers are building back stronger
While
Covid-19
continues
to
spread
in
Ethiopia,
we
are
seeing
the
impact
of
loans
and
trainings
for
a
new
group
of
borrowers
in
Oda
...
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06/01/2021
Reflecting on 2020
In
a
year
unlike
any
other,
the
global
Covid
pandemic
and
a
severe
humanitarian
crisis
in
Ethiopia
disrupted
every
aspect
of
our
work.
With
...
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03/01/2021
When hunger worsened, critical food support stabilized this rural community
Across
Ethiopia,
the
Covid-19
pandemic
continues
to
increase
hunger,
especially
for
the
most
vulnerable
in
rural
areas.
As
local
food
prices
escalated
and
markets
...
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