The Lutheran World Federation Ethiopia Program
Addis Ababa Office
P.O. Box 40132
Woreda 6, House No. 910
Arada Kifle Ketema
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Enquiries: [email protected]
The name Zenzelema has a nice ring to it and sounds like a happy place. Zenzelema kebele is a satellite kebele of the Amhara Regional capital of Bahr Dar, located on the eastern shore of Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia and where the Blue Nile River exits the lake. The mild climate, lush vegetation, and lakefront gives Bahr Dar a scenic aura.
However, since four months ago, this kebele has been hosting thousands of IDPs fleeing the Tigray conflict that has now crossed the border and arrived in the heart of the Amhara Region. Most fled from North and South Wollo and Waghemra zones now under TPLF’S control. For most, this is the second, third, fourth wave of displacement in the space of four months.
The name Zenzelema has a nice ring to it and sounds like a happy place. Zenzelema kebele is a satellite kebele of the Amhara Regional capital of Bahr Dar, located on the eastern shore of Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia and where the Blue Nile River exits the lake. The mild climate, lush vegetation, and lakefront gives Bahr Dar a scenic aura.
However, since four months ago, this kebele has been hosting thousands of IDPs fleeing the Tigray conflict that has now crossed the border and arrived in the heart of the Amhara Region. Most fled from North and South Wollo and Waghemra zones now under TPLF’S control. For most, this is the second, third, fourth wave of displacement in the space of four months.