AnAidWorker

Afar diary: Walkign miles to stop outbreak

I went out with a group of health workers in Mille district of Afar region for vaccination campaign. We started early morning to go to Gafura village. We camped at the village head house. After drinking our morning tea with lots of sugar, we head out to start our work. I was warned that the houses are scattered around more than 50 mile rediance. We walked through the volcanic rock in scroching sun...

More Politics with Somali Refugees

It was last month that the UNHCR announced of the influx of refugees from Somalia to Ethiopia. UMHCR and ARAR estimated almost 10,000 refugees already entered the country and expected to receive 25,000 – 50,000 refugees in next few months. Tens of thousands of refugees are already staying with the host community for past 2 years. It is hard to guess how many new refugees had entered the country...

The Begining

I am an aid worker. I work for an international aid and development agency. I was visiting drought-affected communities leaving on most inhospitable areas of this world, surrounded by rocks and mountains created by volcanic irruptions thousands or millions of years ago. People on this arid land are nomadic, seasonally travelling long distance in search of water and pasture for themselves and their...