---
title: "Maryam Ige"
description: "“The illness starts with hunger. Even when he stands up, he gets dizzy and falls down. He is hungry.\""
url: "https://www.nrc.no/more-than-a-number-home/maryam-ige"
language: "en"
published: "2016-07-12T06:00:00Z"
modified: "2016-07-12T06:18:29Z"
---

# Maryam Ige

Published 12. Jul 2016

[More than a number](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=312)

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“The illness starts with hunger. Even when he stands up, he gets dizzy and falls down. He is hungry."

"In the morning and evening he vomits. If I get sugar I will mix with water and give him. But if I do not, I cannot do anything. We need to get food. We cannot reach nearby towns because our donkeys have died from the drought."

*Maryam Ige is #MoreThanANumber (Location: Erer, Ethiopia)*

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