March 2023: Ethiopia / Lalibela: Laudato Si is the name of a new settlement
Shelter and dignity : Laudato Si is the name of a new settlement in Lalibela.
The construction of houses for destitute people continues with "Laudato Si". For 17 years PBF has been working to help people without shelter in Lalibela. Neglected by the Read more [...]
March 2023: Ethiopia / Addis Ababa: Social center VDI extends
Social center VDI extends for years far beyond Addis Ababa
VDI is an association founded by Terfa Dinka, an ethiopian roman catholic layman, whose mission is to assist old and stranded people, men and women from the street. They live on the streets in Read more [...]
March 2023: Ethiopia: The war nobody talks about
The war nobody talks about
For the second time, SRF Africa correspondent Samuel Burri took the opportunity to report on the situation in Ethiopia, especially on the situation in Tigray in the north, in the Daily News of 7 March. Today, 8 March, the day Read more [...]
March 2023: Ethiopia / Tigray: A region scarred by war
Ethiopia: "The bloodiest war of the present" says SRF correspondent Samuel Burri
Tigray: A region scarred by war
According to estimates, around 600,000 people have died as a result of the civil war in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia. Now there Read more [...]
February 2023: Ethiopia / Lalibela: Laying the foundation stone of the PBF Memorial Clinic
Peter Bachmann laying the foundation stone of the PBF Memorial Clinic in Lalibela
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February 2023: Switzerland / Ethiopia: In Memoria Vic Eugster
VIC EUGSTER - his visit to Lalibela 2016
Remembering Vic in the « here and now » has colours that can be captured more meaningfully in pictures than in words. « Here" means Ethiopia, the highlands of Lalibela, where Vic first boldly set out in Read more [...]
February 2023: Ethiopia / Gashena: Comprehensive treatment of eye disease
Comprehensive treatment of eye diseases in Gashena
Sixteen years ago when Peter Bachmann was in Ethiopia for the first time, Getachew Aydagn, the then initiator of PBF in Lalibela, proposed a comprehensive survey on eye diseases. Unfortunately, the Read more [...]
February 2023: Ethiopia / Lalibela: Pilgrimage Week of Blessing, part#2
Peaceful encounters also in the spirit of PBF
Part 2 of the report of Abebe Zewdu
This year Peter Bachmann is also with us. He has been accompanying this great feast with us for a good sixteen years. He is held in the highest esteem by countless Read more [...]
February 2023: Ethiopia / Lalibela: Pilgrimage Week of Blessing, Part#1
PBF experiences a Pilgrimage Week of Blessing in January- Make wide the room of your tent (Isaiah 54:2)
Part 1 report of Abebe Zewdu
One of the most significant festivals in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is called Lidet or Genna, which falls in Read more [...]
February 2023: Ethiopia / Gashena: Water from the depths: new wells from groundwater
Water from the depths: new wells from groundwater in Gashena
Under the dedicated leadership of Ashenafi Mamo and his team of seven, PBF has been working with farmers in the Gashena area for over ten years. Gashena is located at a very important road Read more [...]