Sponsored by A Well-Fed-World and Vegfunds,and supported by International Fund for Africa, the Ethiopian Vegan Association held its 1st ever Vegan Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Attendees included members of parliament,the Ethiopian EPA, environmentalists, representatives of various NGO'S and the Ethiopian news media.

The conference included lively debates on consequences of intensive animal agriculture on the environment. The Reporter a local English Edition Newspaper covered the unprecedented event.