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Ethiopia: Better than a Band Aid

Ethiopia: Better than a Band Aid

Volunteering with Ethiopia’s Hamar tribe gives Guy Needham an experience that satisfies his soul. Hamar women are extremely photogenic, their beautiful black skin topped with copper-coloured goscha dreadlocks. Photo / Guy Needham “Don’t worry ’bout a thing, cause every little thing, gonna be al-riiight” It seemed only appropriate that Bob Marley blared out the front of the pick-up as we bounced along the dirt road. After all, this was the country of Emperor Haile Selassie, recognised by Rastafarians as the Messiah of African Redemption and head of their religion. Not that any of that mattered as we dodged goats […]

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