Vol 28. No.25 wedensday, 14 July, 2021 Pages 8, Price 2.00 NFA President Isaias Afwerki encourages National Olympics Team President Isaias Afwerki international competitions both received and encouraged the in number and quality. Eritrean National Olympics Team that is due to participate at the Ambassador Zemede Tekle, 2020 Tokyo Olympics that will Commissioner of Culture and be held from 23 July to 8 August. Sports, said that Eritrea will participate in the Tokyo Olympics At the occasion held on 12 in three sports competitions July at Adi-Halo, President Isaias including athletics, cycling and said that Eritrea has encouraging swimming and is fielding 13 participation in international athletes including five females. competitions and wished success to the National Team. Ambassador Zemede also said that the encouragement President Isaias also said that made by President Isaias will more effort will be made towards have significant input in the the development of sports and performance of the athletes in the to enable Eritrean athletes competition. participate in as many
Elections of area administrators and managing directors College of Business Elections of area administrators and managing directors was conducted in 8 administrative areas of Mogolo sub-zone. The objective of the elections that was conducted in the administrative areas of Abrom, Daga, Habreda, and Social Science Areda, Sheglet, Kiferenko, Ad-Merig and Mogolo was to replace the outgoing area administrators and managing directors as well as to provide timely and efficient administrative service to the public. graduates 792 students The newly elected area administrators and managing directors on their part expressed conviction to live up to the expectations of the people that elected them. Eritrean community festival in Italy
The annual Eritrean Community challenging time due COVID-19 Meanwhile, Eritrean nationals Festival in Italy was conducted pandemic, and wished good will to in Kuwait conducted seminar on on 10 July in the city of Bologna the coming festivals of nationals in 9 July to discuss on the objective in accordance with the guidelines other parts of Europe. situation in the homeland. to control the spread of COVID- 19 pandemic. Indicating that Eritrean Speaking at the occasion, the Community Festivals are opportune Charge d’Affairs at the Eritrean According to the report from the forums in which nationals Embassy in Kuwait, Mr. Humed office of Public and Community strengthen attachment with their Yahya said that encouraging Affairs, the festival was attended homeland, Mr. Fisehatsion Petros, progress is being registered in the by representatives of 16 cities in Eritrean Ambassador to Italy, effort to ensure social justice and Italy while a number of nationals expressed appreciation to those called for strengthened participation followed the event through the who organized the occasion. in the implementation of the Adi-Keih College of Business and Social Science conferred on 10 July social media. national development programs. Degrees and Diplomas to 792 students, of which 46% are females. The festival was highlighted In a video message he conveyed, with messages of solidarity, Commending the contribution In its 14th Commencement held in virtual format, the College Mr. Yemane Gebreab, head of documentary films, and recitation the nationals are extending, Mr. conferred 1st Degrees to 295 and Diplomas to 497 graduates in fields of Political Affairs of the PFDJ, of the past experiences of the Humed called on nationals in Economics, Business Management, Accounting, Finance, Law, Political congratulated the nationals who Bologna festivals as well as Kuwait to strengthen organizational Science and International Relations, the Humanities, Journalism, and organized the festival in this entertainment programs. capacity and unity. other disciplines.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Estifanos Hailemariam, Dean of the College said that the college is conducting capacity level contribution in the nation-building endeavor by producing competent and well- educated students.
He went on to say that in a bid to empower its human resources, the College has already sent 10 of its staff members to various countries for a doctoral and 12 for Master’s program. Eight more instructors will be sent for a doctoral program in the near future while 9 others for Master’s Degree, Dr. Estifanos Hailemariam added.
The College of Business and Social Science has graduated over 10 thousand students since 2008. Eritrea Profile, wedensday, 14 July, 2021 Vol 28. No.25 2
FT Dairy Products and Promising Prospects
Mussie Efriem 1991 after 14 years in combat, faced big challenges. They neighborhood. Initially, Mrs. went by, she got better and Mrs. Freweini Tesfayohannes, bought six cows, but only one Freweini would make deliveries better in cattle breeding and milk At a farm in Daeropaulos, a former freedom fighter, and was lactating and it died after on a bike, however, as production production. Over the course of Central Region, Mrs. Freweini time, she attended both short- is using her over 27 years’ worth and long-term trainings on of knowledge to empower young farming, food (milk) processing girls. The going has not always and other professions relevant to been easy, yet she has built a her business in Eritrea and abroad reputable brand in Eritrea. in Kenya, China and the USA. At the same time, she represented her Dairy farming is an enterprising business in several conventions business in Eritrea today, in part under the umbrella of African due to a substantial demand for Women Agribusiness Network milk and its associated products. (AWAN). A major breakthrough Starting off in Elabered, Halhale for the business was realized and Adi Seguedo as a preserve of when the Ministry of Agriculture Italian farmers during the colonial gave support and linkages. period, the business has grown to become a major source of income In 2006, the plant was officially for many Eritreans. For nearly recognized as a milk producing twenty years, FT Dairy, a family and processing plant. At that business, has been producing time, the company stopped traditionally spiced and smoked selling milk and begun producing butter and velvety cheese cream, milk alterations for the market. best known by its Italian name As there was no mechanization panna. at the time, most of the work a nurse by profession, then a short while. They also faced increased, Lazza Farm Products was then done manually using Returning home in Asmara in in her early thirties, founded opposition from the community. started selling the milk to Asmara traditional methods for many of the company. She turned her In 1996, the couple started the Dairy Factory. the products. In the process, the backyard and kitchen space of project as a cottage industry at In 2002, Freweini made more National Animal and Plant Health the house she’d rented then, into the courtyard in their house. investments. At the time, she Laboratory, under the Ministry the seedlings that gave life to FT of Agriculture, kept monitoring Dairy Products. At the time, her regular safety control tests to co-parent Mr. Temesghen Tekie ensure the quality of FT milk was away on a national campaign products was upheld. In 2012, to eradicate blindness caused Lazza Farm Products, underwent by cataract. In 1992, following major changes introducing small Published Every the birth of their first child, the scale machineries. The plant was SaturdayPublished & Wednesday Every demand for a daily supply of milk expanded on a 500-meter piece of WPublishedednesday & SaturdayEvery for the baby took a toll on them. land detached from the farmland. SaturdayPublished & Wednesday Every This saw them buy one cow to The transition was overseen by Published Every supplement the domestic supply the Ministry of Agriculture and SaturdayPublished & Wednesday Every of milk, while selling the rest to PUM. WednesdayActing &Editor Saturday boost their meagre. SaturdayActing & WednesdayEditor Acting Editor Since that time, FT has grown Amanuel Mesfun Amanuel Mesfun Their enthusiasm turned substantially. Starting with 350 [email protected] Editor their kitchen into a laboratory liters of milk a day from their Acting Editor [email protected] Mesfun where Mrs. Freweini learned Amanuel Mesfun and practiced milk alterations. [email protected]: 247 Her husband, Mr. Temesghen, a However, their courtyard was purchased Holstein cows from [email protected]: 247 Pharmacist by profession, was not big enough to accommodate Elabered Dairy Farm. As time continued on page 7 Tel: 11-41-14 P.O.Box: 247 always a big helping hand as many animals. A year later, Mrs. Fax:P.O.Box: 12-77-49 247 his knowledge on science and Freweini applied and enrolled Tel: 11-41-14 E-mail: chemistry assisted his wife’s in the Demobilization Program, Fax:E-mail: 12-77-49 curiosity in understanding milk which was aimed at assisting [email protected] [email protected]@E-mail: zena.gov.er and the science in milk products. freedom fighters in their new Advertisement:profile@[email protected] zena.gov.er 12-50-13 They read, studied, and practiced ventures. Under the program, [email protected]: 12-50-13 hard. Their limited knowledge Mrs. Freweini quit her nursing Advertisement: 12-50-13 in agriculture did not deter them profession and was assisted to Layout from thinking big. Mrs. Freweini start a mini dairy farm. Layout figured out that they could do AzmeraLayout Berhane better than they had been with With a loaned initial capital, AAzmerazmera BerhaneBerhane AAzmerazmeraSara BerhaneAlemBerhane only one cow and proposed Freweini built up their first AidaSaraSara JoharAlem breeding cattle as a business cattle cottage in Adi Seguedo. AidaSara JoharAlem idea to her husband, an idea he As the business picked, the supported. couple was able to pay off the At the beginning, the couple loans while selling milk in the Eritrea Profile, wedensday, 14 July, 2021 Vol 28. No.25 3
The Importance of Fisheries to Eritrea’s National Development
Simon Weldemichael role in building the national economy. According to a report Fishery has the potential to by the United Nations Food and make contributions to the national Agriculture Organization, a third development of Eritrea. It has of the world’s fish stocks are significant potential in terms being harvested at biologically of food security and economic unsustainable levels. Many of the development, and it can create fishing areas in the world have employment for hundreds of been depleted and are yielding thousands along the coast and on declining returns. But Eritrea’s the islands. fishing grounds remain healthy and full of diversity, waiting to The Red Sea is one of the be exploited world’s main maritime routes and a source of prosperity for the The national development of littoral states. The strategically Eritrea can be made to largely important waterway that connects depend on the commercial, the Suez Canal and Bab-Al- recreational and agricultural Mandab is endowed with vast value of its coastline. In order to economic resources. The waters of successfully exploit this potential, the Red Sea are highly productive, the government of Eritrea has supporting substantial population developed policies and programs of diverse marine species. The that are aimed at increasing fish economically highly important production for local and foreign marine resources, however, have markets. barely been exploited due to the long war of independence and the When Eritrea develops the post-independence hostilities. capacity to fully exploit its Reduction Strategy Paper known species make the Red Sea fish for some communities that marine resources it will be able (I-PRSP) of Eritrea, the rich in bio-diversity and are of live around the dams. Through Since independence, however, to ensure its food security and government has drawn a national high commercial importance. The this practice some communities the Government of Eritrea economic growth. With proper strategy to determine government extensive continental shelf and in the highlands and western has made efforts to invigorate management and exploitation of expenditure on measures to coral reefs along the coastline lowlands are becoming familiar the then devastated fisheries fish it will soon generate large reduce poverty. With a view to sector, to support coastal fishing sums of foreign exchange. increasing the contribution of communities and realize the the fisheries sector to Eritrea’s full potential of the sector’s Through the Interim Poverty economy, the I-PRSP proposed various strategic interventions and priority measures. One such measure relates to the expansion of artisanal fisheries to boost the production of fish. Fishermen are organized in cooperatives all along the coast and supply fish to the market. The government assists these community-based small scale fisheries through the provision of facilities such as cold room, water desalination service, electricity and flake ice machines to help them meet their households’ needs of food and increase their income. and along the islands are home with sea food. Indeed, fish should of diverse ecological riches of constitute an important source of Eritrea’s Coastal, Marine marine organisms. food for Eritreans. and Island (CMI) zone, which covers more than 121,000 square After Eritrea’s independence Despite the significant potential kilometers, including more than many small, medium and large contributions that fisheries can 350 islands and 1,200 km of dams have been constructed in make to employment, nutrition coastline, has a potential for the country. They are mainly used and trade, it is still underexploited. expanding the fisheries sector. for agriculture and as potable But this can be reversed through Eritrea’s CMI zone is home to water for residents in cities domestic and foreign investment diverse fauna and flora. There are and villages. But these fresh for the development of the sector. a total of 136 mammal species, water reservoirs are potential If properly managed and exploited 90 reptiles and 19 amphibian areas for the production of fish. fisheries can alleviate poverty, species. Nearly 500 types of fish Though they remain largely ensure food security and bring and 44 genera of hard corals have under-utilized, they are playing about economic development to so far been recorded. All of these a very modest role as sources of the country. Eritrea Profile, wedensday, 14 July, 2021 Vol 28. No.25 4
Fast tracking to slow fashion
Milka Teklom end up in landfills each year, less than one percent of all clothing I am not sure if ‘Fashion materials are recycled into new terrorist’ altogether is a garments. It summarizes that meaningful word but the first time “much of today’s production is I heard it was on my freshman designed neither for longevity nor year in college, no one explained recycling, but rather for short life what it really implied, so I just cycles to encourage consumers couldn’t guess what it meant. to buy anew. The environmental During my sophomore, I became impact of these short lived clothes a roommate with a student who is dangerously high, starting from many of the students considered the way they are produced till a ‘fashion terrorist’ and the they reach landfills. That’s why definition became clear to me. She so many brands are trying to always dressed up in an odd and promote eco-friendly measures fashionably-outdated flamboyant and join to the recently popular pants, denim jackets, colorful yet movement “slow fashion”. disturbingly mismatched skirt and shirt. I constantly wondered Slow fashion is the widespread after the slow food movement per second, meaning the fashion wages barely enables them to buy where she got those outfits; she reaction to fast fashion. It is grew popular. industry is on the top five clothes that are imported from the finally revealed to me that most thoughtful, intentional, and industries that are aggravating same countries were the cotton of them were her mom’s and that holistic. With slower production I believe in Eritrea we have global warming’. Sadly Africa is was exported to. her family has the culture of not schedules, small batch collections, the culture of recycling. It might the most-exposed region to the We are living in a world throwing out cloths. At that time, and zero waste designs, slow not be as big as the slow fashion adverse effects of climate change were economy has a market- I only assumed that their habit fashion brands aim to reduce the movement but we do apply the despite contributing the least to driven aspect. This means that was weird but now I admire their textile waste clogging landfills. basic principles of this movement. global warming. consumers are encouraged to culture, because I believe now Instead of chasing trends, these The recycling starts since we were always buy more and producers that it is one way of saving our companies utilize enduring infants, our mothers do know how In addition to the environmental are encouraged to always produce planet. styles with layering to keep all our baby clothes and impact, fast fashion has caused more. Slow fashion is more options and pass it on to our younger siblings the exploitation of resources slow, local and quality-oriented. Fashion create then the cycle continues with our and labor. Most workers in this Therefore, it does not fit well i s pieces age almost lasting our life time. industry are from countries that in the global economy model. that If these clothes are worn out are underdeveloped or developing. Accordingly, several research in the cycle they are reused as Africa being one of the top cotton papers challenge the longevity of mop. We also have thrift shops. producers and exporters, prices slow fashion in a market-driven Regardless of the overflow of of clothes is expected to be cheap society. However the effect of our local clothing markets with but that’s not the reality. Most of fast fashion is far worse than the low quality outfits manufactured the cotton plantations are owned economy it provides, especially in different corners of the world, by companies established in the to underdeveloped countries. So I we have traditional clothes like developed world, the working think what is needed is, encourage “Zuria” produced by in-house condition in those plantations is local designers and maintain the tailors or small retailers often horrible, child labor is considered continuity of our traditional attire using chiffon, and organic cotton normal, above all the employees’ to save our planet. to create pieces sturdy enough to weather and gentle enough to keep the environmental impact are low. Unlike clothes produced by fast fashion corporations, our known classic traditional clothes don’t need to be ruled and to be that trendy, most people by trends that versatile. This agree the vintage they are the come and go quickly, gives customers the more beauty in them. I get it; which encourages consumption. ability to keep garments for traditional clothes may not be as Countless costumers especially a lifetime. In slow fashion, practical as sweat pants, yet with in the western world still love each designer is encouraged to the upcoming of new designers brand-name and designer items, produce locally, meaning using who incorporate the traditional and this isn’t expected to change local workforce and resources. clothes with our daily type of any time soon fueling the never The idea of slow fashion became outfits, we could bid farewell to ending fast fashion scenarios. rampant after Elizabeth L Cline, fast fashion. A good example of Fast fashion corporations release a fashion columnist, published this is a new traditional brand new collections onto sales floors ‘Overdressed: The Shockingly called ‘Bahri’. almost every week. If those new High Cost of Cheap Clothing’. collections are not bought they However, the term slow fashion According to the New Yorker are removed from the shelves was coined by Kate Fletcher, magazine 2019 report, seventy- and thrown to landfills. The professor of Sustainability, five percent of fashion supply Pulse of the Fashion Industry’s Design, and Fashion at the chain material ends up in landfills. 2019 report states that billions of University of Arts in London’s This amounts to ‘the equivalent pounds of textiles and clothing Centre for Sustainable Fashion, of one garbage truck of textiles Eritrea Profile, wedensday, 14 July, 2021 Vol 28. No.25 5
Traditional Inoculation Practices
Tadesse Mehari (Professor) many other African countries, and the community gather and are made Editor’s Note: This article is an abridged version of an this has been confirmed through to take a sip each from the body academic article published in the ‘Journal of Public Health the various customary laws of the washes of the children. Within few and Epidemiology’ (January-March 2021 Issue), DOI: 10.5897/ country that were hand written and days, these children start to slowly JPHE2020.1252, titled ‘Traditional Inoculation Practices that kept in churches and monasteries. develop immunity to the disease led to the Development of Modern Vaccination Techniques: A Although many of the original and never contract measles again. Review.’ versions were lost, about nine such laws have been published. One of The practice of isolating infected the nine customary laws in Eritrea, people to prevent the spread of Vaccination is the administration methods of preventing infectious the Law of Logo Chiwa (Ser’At Logo a contagious disease within a of a biological preparation (a diseases. Generally, traditional Chiwa), which was formulated in community is known as ‘wusheba’ vaccine) in order to stimulate an inoculation practices are similar to 1484 and revised four times (in 1650, in Tigrigna, which is equivalent to individual’s immune system so that modern techniques of vaccination 1892, 1935 and 1938), stipulates the modern ‘quarantining’ practice, it can develop acquired immunity to and are guided by the same how people contracting infectious which has now become the basic a particular disease. Vaccines teach principles. In China, the earliest diseases within a community should tenet of the WHO whenever an our immune system how to create hints of the practice of inoculation th be treated. epidemic or a pandemic occurs. The antibodies that protect us from for smallpox came during the 10 WHO was officially established in diseases. It’s much safer for our century. One of the Song Dynasty Article 55 of the law explains the 1948 but the traditional quarantine immune system to learn this through Chancellors of China lost his important steps that need to be taken practices (like ‘wusheba’), had been vaccination than by contracting the eldest son to smallpox and started by the community leaders (Chiqa in place before the establishment of diseases and treating them. Edward seeking a means of sparing the rest Adi/Mslene) whenever a contagious the world body. Some remains of the Jenner, an English physician and of his family from the disease. He disease spreads within a community. Traditional inoculation, which Eritrean Customary Laws scientist who is often called the organized a meeting of physicians, Infected people are isolated by started to be practiced in China in the father of immunology, developed a wise men, and magicians from all th friends, including Sir Hans Sloane, order of the community chief to 10 century, expanded throughout smallpox vaccine, the world’s first across the empire in order to share (physician of the then King of Great prevent the spread of the disease. A the world until modern vaccination vaccine ever, in 1798, and his work ideas on how to cure smallpox Britain, King George I) to witness woman from the village is assigned techniques were discovered by is said to have saved more lives than patients. A divine man from the inoculation. This occasion gave to prepare and supply food, water Edward Jenner in 1798. The the work of any other human. among the participants carried out rise to great interest among people and other necessary supplies such basic principles of the traditional inoculation that spared the lives of and government of the kingdom as fire wood provided by few young inoculation methods and the modern Vaccination is one of the most the Chancellor’s family and many and, as a result, Maitland was given people assigned by the village chief. vaccination practices are basically cost-effective ways of eliminating other people in the area. In this permission to inoculate six prisoners If the situation worsens, the village the same. They both introduce the diseases such as polio, measles, method of inoculation, scabs were who were sentenced to be hanged at is put in lockdown and prevented disease-causing microorganisms to diphtheria and tetanus from much taken from an infected person and Newgate Prison, in exchange for from making any contact with their subjects in a weakened form of the world. It currently prevents wrapped carefully in paper. They their freedom. Maitland performed neighbouring villages. The infected so that the individuals receiving 2-3 million deaths a year. Many were then put in a small bottle the inoculation, and all the prisoners people receive medical assistance these microorganisms would be diseases that had been causing great container, corked tightly, and survived and were released from and are released if their conditions able to develop immunity against havoc to the world population have stored in a cool, dark place. After prison. Following this successful improve, and the bodies of those a particular disease. The traditional been reduced by up to 99.9% after about 30 to 40 days, the powder practice, the daughters of the Prince that die are burned wherever they practice of isolating infected their vaccines were introduced. was inoculated by blowing into the of Wales received inoculations a year are. On the other hand, if children persons (wusheba) and the modern nostrils of the subjects. later in 1722. After this historical in a particular community contract quarantine practices are also If people stop having vaccines, it event, the practice of inoculation measles, the village chief orders basically similar. Moreover, the is possible for infectious diseases Inoculation was practised in slowly spread amongst the royal the families to keep their children isolation of infected persons was to quickly spread again. In recent America as early as 1721, when families of Europe, and people in isolation. When the pustules a common practice in traditional years, a small but vocal minority Boylston, at the request ofa started embracing the practice stage of these children are fully mature societies before WHO declared the of individuals in some developed Boston Minister, Cotton Mather, by stage. However, its introduction and start bursting, all the people practice of quarantining. Thus, it is countries have refused to have successfully inoculated two slaves to France faced considerable in the community gather and the imperative to conclude that modern their children vaccinated because, and his own son. After this initial opposition and was later banned bodies of these children are washed vaccination techniques have their they argue, many of the previously success, Boylston began performing by a ruling of the parliament. In with water and the body-wash is roots in the traditional inoculation common illnesses have been inoculations throughout Boston, general, though, the popularity of collected in containers. Then, all the practices, which have significantly defeated, and they fear the potential and people started to be convinced inoculation grew in Europe through children above a specific age within contributed to their development. side effects of the vaccinations slowly when the effectiveness of the 18th century and many parents more than the disease itself. The Boylston’s inoculation was proven started inoculating their children. World Health Organization (WHO) to be successful. recently listed vaccine hesitancy – The practice of traditional the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate The practice of inoculation was inoculation in Ethiopia was despite the availability of vaccines first introduced to England by Lady reported by Nathaniel Pearce, who – as one of their top ten biggest Mary Montagu, the wife of Edward travelled to Ethiopia in 1831. He threats to global health. Vaccine Montagu, who was serving as the noted that inoculation practices hesitancy threatens to reverse British Ambassador to the then were performed by a ‘debtera’ (a progress made in tackling vaccine- Ottoman Empire (1716-1718). Lady learned person in a monastery) preventable diseases. Measles, for Montagu lost a brother to smallpox in the traditional communities of example, has seen a 30% increase in and bore facial scars herself from Amhara and Tigray. The ‘debtera’ cases globally, and some countries the disease and was impressed to collects “a quantity of matter” that were close to eliminating the witness, first-hand, the practices of from a person who has contracted disease have seen a resurgence. inoculation by the Turks. England smallpox, “cuts a small cross with a was ruthlessly threatened by razor in the arm” of his subject and Before the advent of modern smallpox epidemic in 1721 and Lady put “a little of the matter” into the vaccination practices, traditional Montague called on her physician, cut and bound it up with a bandage. societies in different parts of the Charles Maitland, to inoculate In Eritrea, traditional vaccinations world have been applying their own her daughter and invited her Mai-Wu’ui Natural Hot Spring For Healing Different Diseases started to be practiced earlier than in Eritrea Profile, wedensday, 14 July, 2021 Vol 28. No.25 6
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Announcement from the FT Dairy Products . . .
that have nutritional value. The company Ministry of Health continued from page 2 has plans to make significant contributions to the national food security program. Twenty-three patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests own cows and the 150 liters of milk from carried out today at Quarantine Centers in Anseba, Southern, Northern Red Sea other farmers, the company now produces Despite many false pitfalls faced by the and Central Regions. 1000 to 1200 pieces of 250-milliliter yogurt company, Mrs. Freweini hopes to advance packs and above 10kg butter daily. In to modern sealing and packaging systems. Out of these eight patients are from Quarantine Centers in Keren (5), and addition to yogurt and butter, they produce In a many way, Mrs. Freweini’s life and Geleb (3); Anseba Region. Six patient are from Quarantine Centers in Adi-Keih different types of cheese and cream. Due success story best represent the spirit of a (3), Senafe (2), and Endagergis (1); Southern Region. Five patients are from to its consistency on standards and quality, typical Eritrea woman. She was a young Quarantine Centers in Massawa (4), and Afabet (1); Northern Red Sea Region. Lazza Farm Products was recently awarded woman who devoted her youth and life Four patients are from Quarantine Centers in Asmara, Central Region. certificate a recognition for its consistency for liberation, women emancipation, and in the quality of products. social transformation. Then, as a mother, On the other hand, sixty-four patients who have been receiving medical she worked tirelessly to sustain her family. treatment in hospitals in the Central (40), Gash Barka (18) and Southern Red The farm has extended to include cows, And as a businesswoman, she now puts Sea (6) Regions. Sadly, 60-year old patient in the Anseba Region has passed horses and over a hundred sheep. Currently, two principals at the core of everything: away due to the pandemic there are at least ten full time employees family and the society. The reason why FT and over two dozen temporary employees. products have been loved for 20 years now The total number of recovered patients has accordingly risen to 5,906 while Mrs. Freweyni says her vision is to make is not only because of its quality but its the number of deaths has increased to 30. milk products available in the whole nation fair pricing too. Mrs. Freweini makes her at the lowest price possible. The Jeebna, product with so much care, as for her, milk The total number of confirmed cases in the country to date has risen to 6,327. for example, one of the earliest Lazza produce has always been about ‘family’. Ministry of Health Farm Products cheese product, is widely One key pillar in the company is gender appreciated in the lowlands of Eritrea. The equality and empowerment. At the milk Ministry of Health price of milk in Eritrea is determined by plant, Mrs. Freweini continues to empower Asmara the cost of animal feed. According to Mr. young women, educating and sharing 13 July 2021 Temesghen, the company tries to solve this valuable lessons on milk production with by making animal feed from byproducts them. Eritrea Profile, wedensday, 14 July, 2021 Vol 28. No.25 8
“it’s not over until it’s over” Mikal Tesfay
Our guests today are Amanuel Gebregziabhier and Merhawi Kudus, Eritrean cyclists who are living their dreams. They are set to go to Tokyo to compete at the 2020 Olympics, which had to be put off last year due to COVID-19. (In the next issue of Eritrea Profile we will have a Q&A with Mosana Debessai, the first Eritrean female cyclist to compete at the Olympics.)
Kudus and Daniel Teklehaimanot a rare opportunity in our career as chance to wear the flag throughout became the first two black it is the highest level in cycling. the year but it won’t have that Africans to compete at the tour. Three athletes participating from much effect on my performance Then I joined Team Dimension the same country in cycling in the upcoming games. However Data Continental in 2016. After shows the progress the country I’m really glad to see those Merhawi Kudus Amanuel Gebregziabhier joining the World Tour back in has made in that specific type of junior cyclists following in our Merhawi and Amanuel, tell 2018, signing for Trek-Segafredo sport. This makes you proud not footsteps. most important quality of high us a little bit about yourselves? over the winter was one of the only as an Eritrean but also as an achieving men and women is their biggest milestones in my career. African. It is indeed special for What would you like to say to ambition. They see themselves, My name is Merhawi Kudus. I Now that I’m professional, I have Eritrea to be represented by three the junior cyclists? think about themselves and was introduced to bicycle racing more dreams to achieve in the athletes in the same sport. conduct themselves everyday when I was young and used to future. Amanuel -- I experienced as though they were among the race with my friends and peers. Merhawi, you participated in so many setbacks and outright elite in their fields. They set high Besides, I have a cousin who used Eritrea is sending three Tour-de-France in 2015. Since defeats in the course of my career. goals and continuously work hard to race. So this and that made me athletes to participate in the then you have been waiting fall in love with the bicycle and Olympics. What makes this for the chance to compete at racing. I began to take cycling special? the Olympics. How do you feel as a career when I took part in now? a cycling race organized by the Amanuel -- I consider this an National Union of Eritrean Youth opportunity to show the results Yes, it is true. I have been and Students in 2006. Then I got of the hard-work of every athlete waiting for this day. Back in an opportunity to join the World in Eritrea. Every athlete knows 2015, Daniel Teklehaimanot and I participated in Tour-de- France. I had limited experience then compared to the experience I now have. But the tour helped me to recognize my weakness and work harder to qualify for the Olympics. Whatever I was feeling inside, I knew I would eventually experience outside. Merhawi Kudus Now that I finally got the chance to participate in the Olympics, it feels like a dream come true and I want to have good results. But it is the ability to respond to exceed those goals. They look positively and constructively upon the accomplishments of You finished second to these defeats and to bounce everyone else as challenges to Amanuel Gebregziabhier in the Eritrean National back that ultimately has assured themselves to be even better. This Championship this year. How my success. So I want the junior shows you that they will excel and did it make you feel to see a cyclists to have this quality do much better in cycling than we Cycling Center in Europe. Finally that this chance comes once in junior cyclist take the spot from of bouncing back as it will have done. So for me to tell them I became a professional rider four years. There are countries you? Will it affect you in your determine their success. I would to work hard and play well would in 2014. Now I’m riding with participating with five players but upcoming games? also like them to realize that the be a bit more like a cliché. Simply Astana, one of the biggest world for some reason that hasn’t even very act of thinking of yourself wishing them good luck will be tour teams. bothered us. In the last Olympic I was delighted to see such as potentially excellent at what sufficient for such cyclists. only one athlete represented young competitive fellows. you do actually changes your My name is Amanuel Eritrea in cycling. The fact that You can sense that they can mindset and personality. I want What should we expect from Gebregziabhier. As a kid I used to Eritrea is represented by three be someone big in the near them to have that mind-set to be you? get jealous of my friends who had athletes this year shows the long future. What makes the National the kind of cyclists they want to Of course, you can’t say this the chance to compete and that way we have come in cycling. I Championship special is that be tomorrow. and that about the game but there jealousy led me to professional guess being able to participate in you get to wear the national flag is one thing for sure. We will cycling. I joined Asbeco cycling such an event is an honor to us throughout the year while racing. How about you, Merhawi? do our very best and we wish to club in 2007 and won the Eritrean and our country. That gives you motivation and come back to our homeland with championship in road cycling in boosts your morale. Well, there is something that I a victory. We have been longing 2014. I was in the startup list Merhawi -- I believe it’s really can’t deny. These young fellows for the opportunity to participate for the 2015 Tour de France, a big deal. Every athlete knows Your question was ‘will it affect are way smarter than we are and and, hopefully, win and make our where my compatriots Merhawi that competing at the Olympics is me?’ Of course, I failed to get the they are ambitious. Perhaps the families and our people proud.