In Durame - disappointed expectations with a building block production machine Durame lies in the lowlands of southern Ethiopia. The place can hardly be found on a map. Simple farmers have been farming the land in a very simple way for centuries. They Read more [...]

Kenia: ONE WORLD NETWORK teenage reusable sanitary support The chart shows three schools that are supported by PBF monthly with reusable sanitary pads for the teenage girls in primary schools who are unable to afford the normal disposable sanitary pads. Since Read more [...]

Broadening of roads displaces people to the edge Beatrice Gill talks about her encounter with Adugna. Beatrice Gill from the canton of Berne has been closely involved with the establishment of the foundation for ten years. Together with Rosmarie Hersberger Read more [...]

Getting in touch with hunger and poverty – beginning of the period of fasting in Ethiopia Since four years, the chapel of the Sisters of the Franciscan Sisters in Addis Ababa presents a “Lenten Towel” which can be seen not only during the very Read more [...]

Artemisia annua tea - a revolution in the history of tropical medicine Already ten years ago I worked in Lalibela with Abebe Wondater, the pharmacist. He was very interested in Artemisia Annua (A3) and he also cultivated plants of this species himself. Read more [...]

Reports of 2015 available in English   2015-12: Kenya / Nairobi, Mathare slums: ONE WORLD NETWORK MATHARE 2015 REVIEW Kenya / Nairobi, Mathare slums: ONE WORLD NETWORK MATHARE 2015 REVIEW   One World network is a Community Based Organization Read more [...]

Reports of 2016 available in English   2016-12: Senegal / Dakar: Christmas celebration for the poorest of the poor children Christmas celebration for the poorest of the poor children of parcelles assainies Dakar Senegal. It is estimated Read more [...]

Reports of 2017 available in English   2017-12: Kenya: Mesay short report As a trustee of PBF in Ethiopia, I was sent to Kenya to visit and assess the projects of PBF and to share experience. So, during my fourteen days stay in Kenya from Read more [...]

Drinking water, sanitation and Hygiene in Kualit, Ethiopia General Description Notwithstanding its richness in water resource – indeed a country nicknamed as a water tower of Africa – fallaciously, Ethiopia’s struggle to provide clean and consumable Read more [...]

VDI Elderly Care and Support Narrative and expenditure Report for the budget year 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Poverty, Old age different types of diseases relate to old age such as mental and psychological problems and especially lack of balanced nutrition Read more [...]