Ethiopia Habitat Debre Birhan

Debre Birhan, Ethiopia – 2014. Debre Birhan is a town 130 km northeast of Addis Ababa. It has a population of about 70,000 but not much happening. The Habitat project that we visited has over 600 houses including some built for “vulnerable group families” which families in serious poverty because of illness or physical and mental disabilities. Our visit coincided with a ceremony were houses nearing completion were allocated to families.
A house under construction and footing dug for another house.
A house under construction. The poles will be covered with a mixture of mud and straw.
A side street in the Habitat project in Debre Birhan
Some of the new Habitat families that were on hand to greet us
Drawing names to determine which house each of the families would get
Renne and one of the families getting a new house
Rob and one of the women in front of her new house (Rod had drawn her name in the house lotto)
Brandon and one of the men in front of his new house
Debre Birhan
Debre Birhan
Habitat houses under construction
Detail of the mud/straw mixture used on the walls
Debre Birhan
Habitat houses which are nearly completed
Sahand and some of the kids at the Habitat village in Debre Birhan
Kids at the Habitat village in Debre Birhan. Most of them were anxious to have their photo taken
Kids at the Habitat village in Debre Birhan
A young boy herding a flock of sheep. Note the whip action
Sheri getting braids in her hair
Tammy getting braids in her hair
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