Week one was orientation and full of cultural events, museum visits and a trip to Bishoftu (formerly Debre Zeiyt) to visit Women’s Self Help Groups, a training center that serves as an ecological farm, and the Kuriftu resort
Orientation week consisted of cultural visits including one to the palace of Menelik II
and tons of tasty injera
A visit to a women’s self-help group in Debre Zeyit was definitely one of the highlights of the week. The cutting of the bread was a gesture of welcome and appreciation by the strong and empowered women who shared their experiences with us.


Bunna and street views
House 2 (-1)
Monica and Rose taking in all the information they can during a
dinner and introductions with the awesome WHFC team!
Visting ecological farming in Debre Zeiyt
Lunch at Kuriftu resort
Reggae Festival Ethiopian style