"My name is Mulu Bekele and I am 37 years old. When I was 30 years old my husband died due to complications from HIV/AIDS, leaving me and our 6 children, 4 sons and 2 daughters. I too have...
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A Leader’s Passion for Women in Her Community
Asrat is part of the Petros Network Ethiopian team and oversees our Women & Children programs. When Asrat greets you, she is warm and kind. Within a few minutes of talking with her, you will see...
The Gift of Hope
Tribe's Story Pure joy exudes from Tribe! She lives in a world where women typically have very little to no...
Petros Network Women Extending Kindness
The hope we have in Christ is a powerful tool! This hope compels us to extend kindness and generosity that is unexplainable to the hopeless. It's so powerful that we named our Women’s Program,...
For the Love of Women and Children
No one works harder than a mother with a starving child. The Covid-19 virus is affecting women differently than men and that is particularly true of women in the developing world whose primary role...
Stories of Hope
In light of COVID-19, we wanted to share with you some stories of HOPE and transformation. The women in The Tesfa Project—Women's Empowerment Program are transforming their communities and bringing...
TESFA Microgrant Savings Program
The TESFA Project is on a mission to break the cycle of poverty and chronic hunger among Ethiopia’s most vulnerable – impoverished widowed mothers – and offer a life of dignity and HOPE. The...
Gelane’s TESFA Story
We are excited to share with you the story of Gelane Buta. On a recent Petros Network Life Impact Trip we were able to meet with Gelane, one of our widows in The TESFA Project—Women's Empowerment...
Beauty from Ashes
On our most recent trip this winter, we met in small groups with the 50+ women in the Petros Network Women — TESFA Project, a women's empowerment project focusing on widowed mothers in rural...