From patatoes to pride: Ethiopian girl’s journey with Biruh Tesfa

UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION

Tigist Tsegaye is one of the bravest, most inspiring young women our team has ever met.

Even now I feel overwhelmed when I recall how she talked about her family. Tigist has not been home since she left five years ago. She told us that she heard her mom had died, so she felt no desire to go back to the Amhara region. There is nothing left for her there.

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