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Interview über die aktuelle Lage in unserem neuen Projektgebiet

15. Februar 2024

Nur eine von zehn Familien hat sauberes Trinkwasser. Nur eine von hundert Familien ist „reich“ genug, um drei Mal am Tag zu essen: Mediensprecher Michael Kesselring berichtet im Radio-Interview über die unfassbare Lage im Bezirk Hambela Wamena, dem neuen Projektgebiet von Menschen für Menschen. Und über die Frage: Können wir wirklich helfen?

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Michael Kesselring, 40, hat an der Universität Luzern Gesellschafts- und Kommunikationswissenschaften studiert. Bei Menschen für Menschen ist er als Co-Geschäftsführer für Spenderkommunikation und Medienarbeit verantwortlich. Für ihn ist ein täglicher Kontakt zwischen Zürich und Äthiopien entscheidend. Projektbesuche in Äthiopien stellen sicher, dass er Spendern und Medien in der Schweiz aktuell und kompetent berichten kann.

Michael Kesselring

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Helping people help themselves in one of the poorest countries on earth – this simple but effective principle has been used by Menschen für Menschen Switzerland for the people of Ethiopia for over 30 years. In that time there has been a lot of progress, but a large number of the population still lives in poverty today.

 

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