Dr Mario Atzeni had never worked in an African hospital. When some friends proposed him to volunteer with doctors of ASPOS in order to improve the pediatric ward at the hospital in Adwa he didn’t think twice...
We share the greeting read by Sister Laura at Giampaolo Fasolo's funeral last June 30. "Dear Giampaolo, we square off to accompany you to the 'home' you are entering. I avoid emotional and tearful speeches that do not befit the person you have always been...
Happy Easter Distance Parents, Friends, Mission Supporters! Jesus has risen three days after his crucifixion. In Adwa, after three years of pain and war impossible to describe, lights of rebirth, of RESURRECTION, are finally shining. To call the problems over would be a big word: reconstruction, recovery,...
We'd like to share the report showing the dramatic conditions of IDP camps (Internally Displaced People) in Adwa...
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A few days ago Ethiopia introduced stringent measures for limiting the spread of the pandemic. All businesses are shut down by government order, and all schools, factories and public places are closed - march, 23...
Dear friends of the Adwa mission, Our usual Easter letter is more appropriate for our times than ever: Lent, the time of the Passion, of Gethsemane. These are the steps leading to the Resurrection, the celebration of Life, of the Victory of our God over death. This...
Aregawi was born to a young mother with no formal schooling. His father abandoned the family as soon as he learned of his son’s handicap. Something had gone wrong during the birth...
Do you see the baby girl in the photograph? Sister Laura noticed her among the patients in the public hospital, because the wound on her cheek was severely infected. She was delivered using forceps inappropriately, tearing her cheek and injuring her shoulder. Mahlet – for this...
When do you walk along Adwa you can’t help but thinking about the future and how you would like it. Let’s think about an ophthalmologist who receive in a modern and equipped clinic. Let’s think about an optic who produce and distribute glasses, not existing...