Ethiopia Girls’ Books

The Ethiopia girls’ book, Growth and Changes, was developed in 2013 in partnership with Miz-Hasab Research Center. The book targets early adolescents aged 10-14, and incorporates real life stories as well as factual guidance about puberty, menstruation and body changes. Growth and Changes is now available in twelve local languages including: Amharic, Agnuak-Gambella, Majang-Gambella, Oromiffa, Nuer-Gambella, Af-Somali-Somali, and Tigrinya.

We conducted research in Ethiopia from 2021-2023 (interrupted briefly by the COVID-19 pandemic) with adolescent boys for the development of the Ethiopia boys’ book “Becoming a Young Man” which is available below in three languages with more coming soon!

Growth and Changes (Amharic: እያወቃችሁ እደጉ)

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Growth and Changes (Oromiffa: Guddinaa fi Jijjiirama)

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Growth And Changes (Tigrinya: ዕብየትን ለውጢን)

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Ethiopia Boys’ Books

The Ethiopia boys’ book was developed in 2024 partnership with CARE and Save the Children. The book targets early adolescents aged 10-14, and incorporates real life stories as well as factual guidance about puberty and body changes. Becoming a Young Man is now available in local languages including: Sidemigna, Af Somali and Tigrinya. More languages coming soon!

BECOMING A YOUNG MAN (sidemigna: WEDELLICHO IKKA)

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BECOMING A YOUNG MAN (af somali: DHALINY ARONIMADA)

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BECOMING A YOUNG MAN (tigrinya: ከይዲ ጉብዝና ኣወዳት)

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