Azezo Azezo is situated in the Gondar region in the north of Ethiopia almost 700 kms from Addis Ababa. It is placed along the Dimaza river, once a good source of water but now reduced to a slow trickle.
The ravages of war and famine have turned the friendly and once prosperous village of Azezo into a place where families struggle just to survive. Azezo is a ten-minute bus ride out of Gondar city and a similar distance from Gondar airport. Whereas the town of Gondar has been visibly coming up in the world during the last decade, Azezo has remained impoverished and unresourced and is becoming engulfed by the rapidly growing Gondar city.
Azezo has currently an estimated population of 50,000. More than 50% of the population is under 20 years of age and little infrastructure is in place to support such rapid growth amidst high levels of inflation. Families have to cope with infested housing, poor or non-existent sanitation, and the constant battle to provide one meal a day.Health problems are constant and widespread and many households are affected by HIV, by tuberculosis, or by malaria.
