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Scarce resources, religious conflict and disputed tribal boundaries threaten peaceful progress in Ethiopia's south. Mercy Corps is equipping hundreds of Ethiopians, from simple farmers to government officials, with the tools to defuse conflicts before they turn violent.

In rural areas, we're helping herders build better lives by supporting efforts to make their precious livestock more resilient to drought and disease, and by helping diversify their income streams.

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Bono, who heads a woman's association in Ethiopia's most ethnically diverse but least developed region, encourages women to lead peace-building initiatives in her district.

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Turning Trash into Cash

BY ANNA CLARKSON AND ROGER O. BURKS, JR.

With support from Mercy Corps and a local organization called Women in Self-Employment (WISE), Tafessu and her neighbors are finding a way to transform potato skins and fruit peels into fuel.

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Protecting Livestock, Building Assets

BY DAN SADOWSKY

Mohammad Abbas knows that a healthy herd of cattle means the difference between a well-fed family and a reliance on outside food aid. He paid for his animals to be vaccinated to insure them - and his family - against Ethiopia's frequent droughts.

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Seeding Peace at the Grassroots

BY DAN SADOWSKY

Two decades after responding to Ethiopia's headline-making famine, Yewobnesh Dando is still advancing lifesaving work in her own country - this time, by instilling a culture of peace in the country's most conflict-ridden areas.

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