EOTC-DICAC has expanding several initiatives aimed at conserving and restoring church forests across Ethiopia.These sacred groves small patches of indigenous forest surrounding Orthodox churches have served as spiritual sanctuaries and ecological havens for centuries.
A six-day training on vaccination implementation was held in Malle and Nyangatom woredas to strengthen immunization delivery and outreach in hard-to-reach communities.
The forests of Ethiopia are not only biodiversity reserves—ecosystem or nature based solution for climate change-they are also spiritual spaces/ paces mediation , deeply woven into our worship, rituals, and memory. Among them, the Sacred Forests surrounding churches, Mesjids, Cemeteries and monasteries stand out as living expressions of our covenant with the Creator.
Mela’eke Selam Lealem, a dedicated priest deeply invested in the well-being of his community, resides In the Awi Zone, Banja Woreda, Bassa Kebele.