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Omo Valley Research Project
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Science and philanthropy in Southwest Ethiopia. Non-profit organization, 501c3.

Co-directors: Luke Glowacki (@lukeglowacki.bsky.social) & Zach Garfield (@zhgarfield.com)

https://www.omovalleyresearchproject.org
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Meet Uri. One of the first Hamar women to reach university, and she’s doing it with an OVRP scholarship. Her journey shows what a small amount of support can unlock.

Read her story and see how you can help other students take the same step.

🔗 eepurl.com/jsefIY
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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In 2024, we awarded 9 scholarships to Ethiopian students, including one MD student, two vet students, and many others.

Check out our amazing students in our recent newsletter.
#Nonprofit #Africa #Education

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Three women stand together outdoors, smiling warmly. The woman in the center, Hayto, a student from rural community in SW Ethiopia, wears a patterned sweater and a colorful headscarf. To her left, Maud Mouginot, a postdoctoral associate from Boston University, wears a sleeveless light green top and jeans, holding a notebook. On her right, Valerie Beraud, an OVRP volunteer, wears a bright pink shirt and patterned blue and green pants. The setting features greenery, a wooden fence, and soft natural light out front a home in rural Ethiopia.
December 9, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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Our fall field season wraps up! The team gathered rich data on demographics & social networks across Nyangatom, Dus, & Kwegu communities. What drives cross-cultural friendships and how are they used? Answers soon.

Keep an eye out for our Year End Report— big insights ahead.

🌍 #Fieldwork #Africa
A group selfie of six smiling members of the OVRP field team, standing in front of a dusty white Land Cruiser in a rural setting. The photo captures the golden-hour light, highlighting the team's cheerful camaraderie. Traditional houses are visible in the background, along with a tree silhouetted against the setting sun. A wider group selfie of the OVRP field team, including six members standing near a pitched tent in a grassy, rural area. The photo is taken during sunset, with vibrant trees and small buildings in the background. The team's bright smiles and relaxed postures reflect their sense of accomplishment and teamwork.
December 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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What does #school look like for kids in rural #pastoralist communities? From the field team in Nyangatom this week (📷: Eshetu Ewentu).

In #Ethiopia, rural villages are lucky to have a schoolhouse. If not, they rely on makeshift ones like this. The real bottleneck is whether teachers come. 1/3
Children sitting on the ground in a rural pastoralist community make-shift classroom constructed with sticks and thatched walls. A teacher stands beside a child presenting a brightly colored poster, both engaged in the lesson. Natural light filters through the gaps in the wooden roof structure.
November 21, 2024 at 10:06 AM