For the past 14 years, she has traveled to African nations meeting with partners on the ground to help mothers, children, and students in desperate situations. On a recent journey, she was told by locals to visit a refugee camp in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia to see a growing refugee crisis firsthand. They are victims of the Ethiopian Civil War that ravaged the country for the past two years. The refugee camp in Debre Berhan houses one thousand orphans. Kirksey-Tarver said in all of her travels over the years, the visit to Debre Berhan was like a gut punch of pain.

Source: Ethiopian News July 19, 2023 14:46 UTC