Simenesh is 42 years old and lives with her brother’s children; 2 boys and 1 girl. “My own children live in Dubai, where my husband died 7 years ago in a car accident. After the accident, I moved to Ethiopia and became a farmer, “she says. She would like to expand her farm along the Awash River. A major challenge for the time being, given the shortage of drinking water and crop diseases.