6 Reasons Why Victim-blaming Needs to Stop
Sexual violence has many long-term effects. In United States, RAINN states 94% of women who have been sexually assaulted experience...
#MeTooEthiopia
Assault is a crime, not a culture
Abebech Gobena: Mother Teresa of Ethiopia passed away at the age of 85
Abebech Gobena is a prominent Ethiopian Philanthropist. She was the founder of Abebech Gobena Children’s Care and Development...
The Effects of Pornography on Mental health and Sexual Practices
With the quick and easy access to an unlimited, ever-increasing supply of porn these days, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that both...
8 Myths about Mental health in Ethiopia
Mental illness is a taboo topic in most African cultures especially in Ethiopia. The widespread stigma makes families hide their members...
Human trafficking
Human trafficking is a heinous crime that violates human rights and dignity globally. In 2016 the United Nations Office on Drugs and...
Kelela Guides: Breaking The Silence Between Parents And Children
In a country like Ethiopia where speaking about sex is a taboo and sexual violence, including rape, even more, it is rare to find parents...
Women and Conflict in Ethiopia
Women and men have different access to resources, power and decision making before, during and after conflicts. The experience of women...
Why We Need to Reconstruct Ethiopian Children’s Songs
Songs are a cultural staple in many children’s lives growing up, but what we often don’t explore is the inappropriate and dis-empowering...
Terrifying Ethiopian Children Song Part 2 (Beza Bebega)
Beza Bebega is a children's song about a man who abducts a young girl, who he "loves". After they travel far away, she drowns as they...
Terrifying Ethiopian Children Song (Part 1)
Our grandparents sang them to our parents, who sang them to us. And we sing them to our children. But probably none of us knew the true...
8 Reasons Why Poverty and Sexual Violence are Sexist
Everyone is affected by harmful gender expectations that limit our ability to be fully ourselves. Women and girls, men and boys all fall...
The Story of Hindeke Daniel
The majority of sexual assault victims don’t acknowledge that they were raped right away, if ever. The fear of stigma is part of it – but...
Who to blame for a rise in sexual violence in Ethiopia?
Psychologically speaking, if circumstances pressure us to take part in a dangerous job, we are more likely than not to underestimate the...
Ethiopia’s Silent Pandemic: Sexual Violence
Three months ago the head of Addis Ababa Women and Children reported that 101 children were raped and sought medical care since the COVID19
Over 100 Children raped in Ethiopia during pandemic
Since the beginning of the Corona Virus pandemic, we have heard both internationally and nationally that the rate of violence against...
POVERTY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Although the #Metoo movement, was coined and started by the activist Tarana Burke, it reached its peak and got a full force tie to...
Talking about sexual assult in churches
The famous “Bishop” Dawit Molalegn of FBI church recently did this to my friend. She was walking down the street, and Dawit kept slowly...
COVID-19 impact on domestic violence
As COVID-19 strengthens its grip on all of us, people are encouraged to isolate themselves to avoid contracting the virus. Most worry...
Getting Through February 14th - Be My Support System
Valentine's Day can be difficult for a lot of people. The way Valentine's Day is associated with celebration of being in love causes...
