By Vienna Leigh | Communications Manager at WeForest
Despite the conflict continuing in Tigray, by August an incredible 604000kg of wheat and 101200kg of barley had been delivered to the 23,000 families in the 13 villages we’re working with north of Mekelle. By September security had improved, making transport safer, although access to fuel, electricity, cash and banking services and communication was still a challenge.
In November, the WeForest Ethiopia team visited the villages to meet the farmers and check on progress. To everyone’s delight, they saw that the barley had grown well and the farmers had begun to reap their harvests. The wheat fields, too, were also almost ripe for harvesting.
Hagosa G. and her family in the village of Golgol-naele received 25kg of wheat seeds at the beginning of August. “Thank you, WeForest, for reaching us at this bad time,” she told us, while weeding her farm. “If you hadn’t seen us, we would have had no harvest this year.”
Alemat B. is a forest guard from Hawille and local village administrator. “WeForest didn’t leave us during these bad times,” he said. “WeForest gave us hope, food and strength. We know we can count on you no matter what – and you can count on us to continue planting the trees.”
Gitet D., 70, owns a quarter of a hectare of land and is supported by her children and grandchildren to cultivate it. She received 50kg of barley and told our team: “We had no food or seeds left, and without your help, my land would have been barren.” Her big smile said it all.
Thank you for your trust and for making this possible!
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