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Jemal Mohamed Elmi lives in Kebri Beyah Woreda in the Fafan Zone’s refugee camp area, near Jijiga—what the locals call ‘Jigjiga’—in Ethiopia’s Somali Region. Every morning, he opens his shoe shop close to his home. The shop is modest: flip-flops and slippers arranged in neat rows on simple shelves.. This story is written and edited […]
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Contributed by Co-Develop Fund “Even if you’re scared of something new, like I was of technology, don’t run from it. Ask questions, learn, and keep going.” Ayisha Sheshafi Abagero may come across as a shy, soft-spoken woman, but her strength is unmistakable. A coffee farmer, a mother of four, and a devout wife, she lives in […]
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