A CNN Hero, A Midwife, MeTooEthiopia: 3 Great News Stories You May Have Missed(Photos: CNN Hero Freweini Mebrahtu, midwife Selamawit Lake and image from Shades of Injera Instagram)Tadias MagazineBy Tadias StaffPublished: May 10th, 2019New York (TADIAS) – A CNN Hero from Ethiopia, an award-wining midwife, and the burgeoning #MeTooEthiopia movement that began as an Instagram post launched by an Ethiopian American activist in the Diaspora are among the timely human-interest stories that have received international coverage this week, but unfortunately has garnered very little media attention in our community. “More than 80% of the pads she manufactures are sold to non-governmental organizations that distribute them for free,” CNN notes. According to NPR, “the group picked the five from nominations submitted by members from 122 countries. The goal was to honor midwives who’ve made an impact in their community. “Everyone was saying, ‘I’ve actually never shared this before.

Source: Ethiopian News May 10, 2019 15:11 UTC