Attention for mental illness rescues lives of many

Mental illness is a health condition involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior and it is linked with distress or problems functioning in social, work or family activities. It affects family and... Read more »

Ratifying convention 189 to safeguard domestic workers rights

Domestic workers are essential to the society and nation at large. They accomplish works at home. Thus, they enable employers have enough time to think about their business outside home. They are... Read more »

Realization of peace, public journalism

In the 18th century, we had “disease journalists” who reported in detail how epidemics were spreading and how people suffered, but little was known about cures and little reported. Then, we were... Read more »

Why humans in Africa fled to the mountains during the last ice age

People in Ethiopia did not live in low valleys during the last ice age. Instead they lived high up in the inhospitable Bale Mountains. There they had enough water, built tools out... Read more »

Youth led activism – a big dream of a child

Yekaba Destaw Mekuant, now 16, is a girl from Lasta district Sorba kebele, Amhara region, who stopped her own marriage at 12 years old. She was still underage and just a fifth... Read more »

Why mental health concerns all?

In his video message to the world population in connection with the World Mental Health Day, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom stressed the need to help others... Read more »

Addis’ school feeding program eyeing to downsize dropouts

Tesfa Hunde, 10, is fourth-grader in one of Addis Ababa elementary schools. As he came from a poor family background, getting day to day meal was not an easy thing for him.... Read more »

Why federalism matters

Ethiopia is characterized by great linguistic, cultural and religious diversity. The country is home for more than 80 different ethnic groups with different languages. The 1995 constitution of Ethiopia has established a... Read more »

Civil society organization towards building peace during, post election

Though there is no an internationally agreed definition for civil society organizations and it has various contextual meanings as sources indicate civil society organization could be taken as the sum of voices... Read more »

Carrying out social responsibility for mutual benefit

In Ethiopia, investment companies play significant role in conserving environment, improving infrastructural facilities and basic public services regardless of job creation. ECOS STEEL MILL PLC is among them. The Korean Steel company... Read more »