Single motherhood can be a hard journey. And for Zenebech, it was one that weighed on her constantly.
On her own, Zenebech struggled to care for her three boys. “It got very difficult for me to raise the children by myself … I didn’t know what to do but I kept going. Doing whatever I could to survive, working every work offer I could find,” she said.
But it turned out that there was light at the end of the tunnel.
Zenebech became a part of Convoy of Hope’s Women’s Empowerment program at her church in Ethiopia. There, she was given the opportunity to help her own children by the work of her own hands.
“Convoy trained us in how to be creative workers, how to attract markets, and how to sustain and grow. They also gave us a little startup capital,” she said.
Zenebech started a small business selling clothes for women. “I bought a small amount of shirts, dresses, and tracksuit pants,” she said. “Then I started selling them to my neighbourhood, and slowly but surely my business is growing.”
And besides her own family, Zenebech wants to give back to her community.
“Now, my business is doing very good. I am helping my neighbourhood with this business,” she said. “I actively participate in different activities in the church and my neighbourhood.” Zenebech even hired her neighbour’s daughter to help with her shop.
Convoy’s Women’s Empowerment program exists so that women like Zenebech don’t have to go through life alone. Now they have support for their future.
