But the transformation went deeper.

But the transformation went deeper. A week prior, a health extension worker named Selam had visited their home. She carried with her not just medicine, but knowledge. She had taught Abebe’s wife, Haimanot, about dietary diversity. No longer did they rely solely on the traditional grain heavy diet; they were now growing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and legumes, taught to them by the agriculture experts who worked hand-in-hand with the health sector.