Author: Sosina Mengistu

A young woman walks into the Harar city early, carrying bundles of wood to sell

Photo essaysOctober 23, 2025

Women of Resilience: Stories from Ethiopia

While travelling across the country, I learned that resilience doesn’t always manifest in loud or heroic ways. Sometimes, resilience is in a mother’s calm face after a long day, in a child’s laughter while helping at home, or in a farmer’s steady hands planting seeds season after season.

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