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Coffee Culture - Ethiopia

  • January 21, 2014 - Oromia region (Gelan district), Ethiopia - (right-to-left) Gete Geremew, 30, Italem Bekele, 25, Jitu Ababu, 28, and co-workers process coffee beans at the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) Ltd. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 21, 2014 - Oromia region (Gelan district), Ethiopia - Workers at the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) Ltd. processing coffee beans. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • Workers, at the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) Ltd. processing plant, unload sacks of coffee beans for cleaning.
  • January 21, 2014 - Oromia region (Gelan district), Ethiopia - Getu Mekonen, 28, right, and Eshetu Alemu, 27 (red hood), weigh a sack of coffee beans at the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) Ltd. processing plant. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 21, 2014 - Oromia region (Gelan district), Ethiopia - Workers move sacks of coffee beans at the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) Ltd. processing plant. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, center, walks home from a watering hole with his son Tamru Ayele, 12, right, and a neighbor Adane Washola, 15. Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, waters his coffee seedlings. Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - After preparing a supplemental feed for his ox, beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, right, sits outside his home as his children play. The supplemental feed is made from chopped banana stalk, salt ('Bole Salt') and banana leaves. Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Ayantu Gumi, 45, the wife of beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, makes Ethiopian coffee by first roasting coffee beans. Afterwards the beans will be ground in a wooden mortar and then brewed in a Jebena (a pottery boiling pot). The Beneficiary Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Ayantu Gumi, 45, the wife of beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, brews freshly roasted Ethiopian coffee beans in a Jabena (boiling pot); the pot is made of pottery. The beneficiary Ayele Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Ayantu Gumi, 45, right, the wife of beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, serves fresh brewed Ethiopian coffee, while her daughter-in-law, Marthu Wakayo, 18, breast feeds 5-month old Temesgen Ayano. The beneficiary Ayele Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, right, shares Ethiopian coffee with neighbors, Adane Washola, 15, left, Tamrat Gelgele, 24, third from left, and his son Fekadu Ayelel, 14. Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, digs up sweet potatoes. He also grows False Banana trees, coffee beans and coffee bean seedlings in addition to fattening oxen. Relaxing in the tree is his neighbor Adane Washola, 15. Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Neighbors of beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, walk around the community. Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 22, 2014 - Magala Lemefa Village, Ethiopia - Abbiti Shorre, 6, foreground, Abreham Shorre, 8, (center - blue shirt) and Gete Shorre, 10 (directly behind Abreham) walk to school; the boys are the grandchildren and the girl the child of beneficiary Hirbaye Shorre, 46. Ms. Shorre, a member of the Homa Multipurpose Cooperative, remarked she has been able to send two of her daughters and two grandchildren to school because of the profits she has earned starting with sheep rearing. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 22, 2014 - Bochesa Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Hirbaye Shorre, 46, displays remnants of her coffee harvest which was completed well over one month ago. She's a member of the Homa Multipurpose Cooperative and as such received a loan to rear sheep. In addition to sheep she's also raising a cow. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 22, 2014 - Magala Lemefa Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Hirbaye Shorre's, 46, second from left, daughter, Bekelech Shorre, 15, right, serves coffee to the family and neighbors such as Martha Kute, 18, second from right. Hirbaye Shorre grew the coffee being consumed. She's a member of the Homa Multipurpose Cooperative and as such received a loan to rear sheep. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 22, 2014 - Magala Lemefa Village, Ethiopia - Bekelech Shorre, 15, the daughter of beneficiary Hirbaye Shorre, 46, collects an empty coffee cup from her 4-year old cousin (Jaleta Tariku). Her mother grew the coffee being consumed. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 22, 2014 - Bochesa Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Hirbaye Shorre, 46, and her grandson Lidetu Tariku, 5, herds her cow and sheep to her coffee field. As a member of the Homa Multipurpose Cooperative Ms. Shorre received a loan to rear sheep. She purchased the cow with the proceeds from the sale of three sheep. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 22, 2014 - Bochesa Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Hirbaye Shorre, 46, walks around her coffee field picking the few coffee beans that weren't harvested, while her grandson, Abiti Tariku, 8, plays in a tree. As a member of the Homa Multipurpose Cooperative Ms. Shorre received a loan to rear sheep. She purchased the cow with the proceeds from the sale of three sheep. (Photo by Ric Francis)
  • January 22, 2014 - Magala Lemefa Village, Ethiopia - After feeding her cow and sheep beneficiary Hirbaye Shorre's, 46, stands outside her house with her daughter Bekelech Shorre, 15, left, and grandsons, Abiti Tariku, 8, seated right, Jaleta Tariku, 4, seated center, and Lidetu Tariku, 5. As a member of the Homa Multipurpose Cooperative Ms. Shorre received a loan to rear sheep. She purchased a cow with proceeds from the sale of three sheep. Before Ms. Shorre received her loan she was required to complete three days of sheep management training. She learned to prepare a supplementary feed during this training which was facilitated by the implementing partner, the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources (EWNRA) Association. She stated that since her involvement in the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia project, she has more money for food, clothes, household items and school expenses. (Photo by Ric Francis)
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