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March Newsletter
Easter in Ethiopia is called Fasika, and will not be celebrated until the 2nd May 2021 as they follow the Eastern Orthodox calendar.
An Evening of Ethiopian Cooking with Tigist & Friends
Cook along with our Ethiopian hosts to learn how to make three popular Ethiopian dishes!
Happy Ethiopian Christmas!
No – we are not late – in Ethiopia people are celebrating today, 7th January.
Christmas is looking a little different this year…
As a team we want to say a huge thank you to all our supporters in what has been a very difficult year. We haven’t been able to meet up with you for many months due to COVID-19, we are missing you all. Till we can meet again our glass of Tej is less than half full.
November Newsletter
We are all adjusting to the realities of the pandemic. Schools are re-opening, and we are assisting with this. In Toby’s House, we have rearranged things so that the girls are in year bubbles for working, cooking, eating washing and sleeping, but the huge success has been the arrival of their mobile phones…
September Newsletter
Happy Ethiopian New Year 2013!
July Newsletter
In Ethiopia, as in the UK, Covid-19 remains a major problem. Considerable efforts are being made by the government – encouraging social distancing, closing schools and setting up food-banks. They are testing for the virus, but capacity is limited. Unfortunately it already shows evidence of community spread.
The For-ethiopia 15th Annual Report
Our 15th Annual Report has been approved and submitted to the Charity Commission! The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing made the usually simple task of finalising the report, approval of the trustees and the independent examiner a lot more...
Why does global inequality in education persist?
International Development Ethnographer and Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, Tigist Grieve, is researching marginalised voices in rural Ethiopia in an effort to explain the ongoing difficulties in achieving education for all globally.
April Newsletter
April 23rd is St George’s day – we share a patron saint – but there will be few celebrations in Ethiopia this year.
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Because of this we are able to put more of the money directly to projects to benefit those who need it!
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