Ethiopia: Coffee Ceremony Used to Educate On HIV

Coffee ceremony is a tradition in Ethiopia, where the world's most famous coffee Coffea Arabica grows. The ceremony takes about an hour and helps strengthen bonds within the community.

Tsedale, 50, said coffee ceremony is held in households at least once a day, but sometimes up to three times per day. "We call each other hosting the ceremony in our houses and that keeps us together over time," says the mother of four young boys and three girls.

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