Feb 13: ERITREA

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=180 BGCOLOR="#660099" TEXT="#080000" background="011b4c00erkqte.png"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="133" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="36" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="36"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="36" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="77" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 155 WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="155" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lent Calendar"><U><B>RETURN TO CALENDAR</B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <form> <input type=button value="Back" onCLick="history.back()"> </form>  </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#660099" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Feb 13: ERITREA</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=430 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#660066" TEXT="#080000"> <div> This week we focus our reflections on our brothers and sisters</div> <div> in Eritrea. Find Eritrea on a map or globe in your home or office.</div> <div> Or learn more about Eritrea below.</div> <bR> <div> <B>PRAY </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > for farmers in Eritrea, who work to harvest enough food</FONT></div> <div> to feed their families despite long periods of draught.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>LEARN</B></FONT> about <I><B>Muluberhan Abhaly</B></I> by reading her story below.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="504" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 HEIGHT= 28 WIDTH="492"><div>  <A NAME="eritrea"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Week One - Eritrea</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 1013 WIDTH="492"><div> Eritrea is a small country brodering the Red Sea in East Africa. My name is <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Muluberhan Abhaly, </B></I></FONT>and like most of the people in Eritrea, my family and <IMG SRC="077f4040.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="772" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">I depend on farming for our livelihood.  My husband is serving in the military, so I have to provide for our two children and my mother by myself.  The last three planting seasons were difficult for me, because severe droughts caused my crop harvest to fail. </div> <div> Because I had no harvest, I had no money to buy seeds for the next planting season.</div> <div> Catholic Relief Services sponsors a Seed Fair and Voucher program in my community, to help farmers purchase high quality seeds. Through the program I received $30, which is enough for me to buy seeds for one planting season. I was able to make my own decision on what seeds to buy, based on what types of crops I wanted to produce, and which ones I believe will grow the best on my land.  I chose two local crops which are common on Eritrea, millet and sorhum.  Working with CRS through the Seed Fair has give me hope. I am hopeful for a good harvest, and am hopeful that I will be able to provide my family with a more secure future</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF00FF HEIGHT= 26 WIDTH="492"><div> <B>Shiro   (serves 4)</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 240 ><NOBR><div> 2 cans chick peas (garbanso beans)</div> <div> 1 large onion, chopped</div> <div> 2 medium tomatoes, chopped</div> <div> 5 Tblsp of oil</div> <div> 1 clove garlic, diced</div> <div> 1 green paper, diced</div> <div> <I>Salt to taste</I></div> <bR> <div> Fry onion with oil on low heat until soft, about 5 minutes.</div> <div> Add tomatoes and fry for 2 to 3  minutes, Drain and mash chick peas.</div> <div> Add mashed chick peas to tomato.onion mixture.</div> <div> Add garlic, green pepper and salt to taste. Stir and cook until mixture</div> <div> becomes thick. Serve with rice.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>NOTE:</B></I></div> <div> You can find out more about Eritrea:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">By clicking <A HREF="http://www.catholicrelief.org/our_work/where_we_work/overseas/Africa/eritrea/index.cfm" TARGET="_self" TITLE="http://www.catholicrelief.org/our_work/w"><U>here</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">By visiting <A HREF="http://www.catholicrelief.org" TARGET="_self" TITLE="http://www.catholicrelief.org"><U>CatholicRelief</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">By visiting <A HREF="http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/er.html" TARGET="_self" TITLE="http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fact"><U>The World Fact Book</U></A><A HREF="http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/er.html" TARGET="_self" TITLE="http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fact"><U> </U></A>(CIA)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">By searching the web (<A HREF="http://google.com" TARGET="_self" TITLE="http://google.com"><U>Google</U></A>)</div> <bR> <div>  <form> <input type=button value="Back" onCLick="history.back()"> </form>  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>