The first event to celebrate the beginning of the end of the marginalization and discrimination of the “Fugas” (Golden Hands), and the discovery of their human dignity and personhood was
The Spanish National Committee for UNICEF selected KMG-Ethiopia for the 2015 International Award for its outstanding contributions to the cause of women and children. In its announcement letter dated April
As you are aware, “Fuga” is the derogatory, offensive, and depreciating name given to potters, one of the artisan groups that are found in Kembatta / Tembaro zone and other
In one of KMG’s new operational areas, the amount of dowry given to the families of the bride used to be 25,000 Birr ($1250). After KMG’s intervention in 2012, the
Although it is clearly stated in the Ethiopian Constitution, the practice of accountability and transparency of the government to its people is uncommon. To counteract this issue, the World Bank
In the Kembatta Tembaro Zone, there are outcast artesian communities known by their derogatory name “Fuga”; these communities are similar to discriminated “untouchables” in India. With support of project funds
In October 2014, KMG Ethiopia Executive Director Bogaletch Gebre was nominated, along with 20 other Strong Ethiopian Woman, as one of the 7 Women of Excellence of 2014 as the
In August 2014, KMG Ethiopia was one of 33 candidates short listed for the 2014 Beyond Sports Awards held in Johannesburg, South Africa, out of a pool of more than
16 year old Beyenech Bekele lives in one of our target areas called Miride kebele. She managed to pass from 7th to 8th grade with outstanding and remarkable academic achievement. According