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11/09/2015
Microfinance borrower sees significant increase in harvest
Sisan
Mengusha,
a
farmer
in
Shoa,
faced
low
crop
yields
for
herself
and
her
livestock.
Experimenting
with
fertilizer
in
her
teff,
peas,
wheat
and
...
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11/06/2015
Drought Crisis in Ethiopia
At
Glimmer,
we
are
deeply
saddened
by
the
news
of
the
drought
crisis
in
Ethiopia.
As
the
country
faces
what
may
be
the
worst
...
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10/21/2015
IKEA Foundation Awards $7 Million to A Glimmer of Hope
Glimmer’s
work
in
Ethiopia
is
expanding
through
a
five-year
initiative
funded
by
the
IKEA
Foundation.
The
partnership
will
support
Glimmer’s
approach
to
lifting
entire
...
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09/16/2015
A Community Under Construction
Glimmer
recently
caught
up
with
our
local
construction
partner
in
Gonok,
the
Relief
Society
of
Tigray
(REST),
to
check
in
on
progress
with
the
...
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08/30/2015
A Healthy Start in Tercha
Glimmer’s
team
recently
met
Meseret,
a
mother
who
delivered
at
the
Tercha
Hospital
Maternity
Ward
and
then
brought
her
three-day-old
child
into
the
Pediatric
...
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08/14/2015
Gonok's Women Lend a Hand
As
the
deep
borehole
water
project
in
Gonok
progresses,
women
in
the
village
are
literally
lending
a
hand,
collecting
rocks
and
digging
trenches
for
...
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08/05/2015
Excitement at the New Minzero Library
When
Glimmer
first
arrived
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar,
one
of
the
most
striking
areas
of
need
was
in
education.
Today,
thanks
to
the
...
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07/16/2015
Principal's Dedication Pays Off
Prinicipal
Tadesse
knows
the
value
of
a
good
school.
In
his
six
years
at
Itu
Iliye
Primary
School
he
has
seen
the
ripple
effect
...
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06/26/2015
Clean Water Close by Will Change Their Lives
Meet
Birhan.
She
is
a
representative
of
the
Tabia
Women's
Affairs
Council
in
Gonok
and
a
mother
of
two.
Her
oldest
attends
fifth
grade
...
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04/20/2015
Update from the Field: Daereta School Is Thriving
During
our
recent
visit
to
Daereta,
we
found
a
bustling
school
community.
Student
enrollment
has
increased
nearly
40%,
with
700
students
attending
today.
The
...
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04/02/2015
Kristen and Jeff Visit Tercha
Kristen
and
Jeff,
two
of
Glimmer’s
dedicated
supporters,
witnessed
a
thriving
hospital
community
during
their
visit
to
Tercha
Village.
With
a
separate
Maternity
Ward
...
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04/01/2015
Revolutionizing Rural Community Development
Glimmer
led
an
exciting
workshop
in
the
Villages
of
Gondar—bringing
together
our
local
construction
partners,
local
government
representatives,
and
community
members
from
each
of
...
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