Over 400 families in Hawzien, Ethiopia, were able to be supplied with wheat flour. A 25 KG sack of flour will ensure the supply of the families for one month.

The sacks are collected by the women, sometimes they can sign for the goods, more often they make a thumbprint. 90% of the parents of the school children live below the poverty line. The livelihoods in many families, especially day-labourers, are threatened by current restrictions on public life. Many people are dependent on the sale of agricultural and handicraft products. With the loss of the weekly markets they have suddenly became destitute. The Finks Hawzien Waldorf School is trying to provide the families with the best possible support at this time. A further distribution of food is being planned. In the new round, 2 litres of cooking oil will be provided for each family.

"The number of people infected with Covid-19 in Ethiopia is rising dramatically," the founder of the school, Dr. Atsbaha Gebre-Selassie told us in mid-June. At that point, there were no known cases of Covid-19 in the town of Hawzien, which has a population of about 6,000. "But there are also no possibilities to test and trace". Continuing his theme, Gebre-Selassie continued: "In the municipal hospital there is a lack of everything. Even basic materials like disinfectants, sterile gloves, masks and the like are hardly available. We cannot provide simple medical care for our students and parents." A sum of €2,500 has been donated to the hospital for disinfectants, gloves, masks and protective clothing.

The school itself has received a total of €45,000 over a period of three months for the care of the families and medical aids.