Happy New Year, Friends of Wogahta! As we close out 2025, we are grateful to share highlights from Wogahta’s Annual Board Meeting held on December 27, a moment to reflect, recommit, and look ahead. This past year marked a historic milestone: Wogahta’s first full year as a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) organization. Together, we empowered 202 women survivors of war-related gender-based violence through community-led livelihood programs, exceeded expectations in our year-end fundra

By Dr. M. A. Nurhussein This season, I write to you from Ethiopia, where I had the privilege of visiting Tigray, specifically Adwa, to witness firsthand the progress of our project aimed at healing and empowering survivors of the vicious gender-based violence during the genocidal war in Tigray. What I saw left me deeply encouraged and optimistic. 🌄 Journey to Mariam Shewto Together with the head of the Tigray Women’s Affairs Bureau in Adwa, I traveled to Mariam Shewto, a mou

By Dr. M. A. Nurhussein The Unbearable Cost of War — and the Strength of Tigrayan Women The war in Tigray has left behind stories too painful to tell, and yet too important to forget. Among its countless war survivors, it is the women who carry the deepest wounds because of unspeakable violence, displacement, and loss. The hoped - for promise of justice and healing by the Pretoria Agreement remains elusive. Many still suffer in silence, unseen and unsupported, struggling with

We’re thrilled to share a powerful milestone in Wogahta’s journey. Our Regional Director recently visited the Mariam Shewito district,...

In a small village nestled within the heart of Tigray, Ethiopia, a remarkable project is unfolding – one that is transforming the lives...