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Teja Debebe was married at 16, and had her first daughter Nisir a year later.<\/p>\n

Now the mother of two, a girl and a boy aged 11 and nine respectively, Teja lives with her husband Samison on a small farm in an upland region of Ethiopia where poor soils and vulnerability to drought has left thousands of poor families dependent on food aid.<\/p>\n

With support from Self Help Africa she began producing improved breed sheep on her small farm, two years ago.<\/p>\n

\"Teja_closeup\"<\/a>Amongst nearly 1,000 women farmers in the area who are being assisted with activities to support them to broaden their farming activities and earn more from their small plots, Teja has increased her herd to more than a dozen, and for the past year has been selling her sheep locally to supplement her family\u2019s meager income.<\/p>\n

At a time when upwards of 12 million Ethiopians are experiencing weather related food shortages, including many thousands in her district, Teja, like many others, is using the security provided by her livestock to tide the family through a time of need.<\/p>\n

With surveys showing that less than 40% of households in the region have any savings at all, and more than 55% of women are described as extremely poor, goats and sheep can act as \u2018living banks\u2019 for vulnerable households, explains Self Help Africa Director Wubshet Berhanu.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen food supplies run out, households who might not have any other savings can sell an animal to generate money, and buy the supplies that they need for the family,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy cross-breeding local sheep with improved breeds, women like Teja are now producing animals that are stronger, healthier and they can sell for more when they bring them to market,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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