Bristol Barn Dance fundraiser
Get your dancing boots on! We’ll be a whoopin’ and a hollerin’ on Friday 12 October at this fantastic barn dance fundraiser in aid of new wells in Ethiopia. Huge thanks to one of our fantastic supporters Mandy Risso (of Rivendell Carpet & Flooring), who has...
A lifetime of memories fitting solar fridges in Ethiopia by Nigel Walker
Research into replacing Kerosene Fridges Prior to fitting solar fridges, the health stations in Addis Alem used kerosene fridges to keep their vaccines below the required eight degree Celsius. They had served the stations well enough, but were costly and rather...
The opening of Toby’s House
A day to remember in Addis Alem. The 21st November 2015 saw the opening of Toby’s House – our purpose built hostel for girls, to carry on from Underhill House when our lease runs out in December. This project has moved forward with amazing speed and efficiency - the...
Brenda’s Bike – in the news
Have a read of the article just published on The Rider's Digest: I am not a biker. I am a retired GP from Bristol who is part of a small development project in rural Ethiopia, helping out with worthy aims such as wells, schools and health posts. So what am I doing...
Sue and Naomi back from Ethiopia
A working holiday! Dr Sue Thomas and Dr Naomi Gillingham have just come back from a packed two-week trip in Ethiopia, where they delivered an antenatal course to midwives and health extension workers, oversaw the arrival of the new motorcycle ambulance as well as...
Help fund our water projects!
Since 2004, For-ethiopia have carried out a number of water projects. These have been in the form of spring cappings, hand dug wells and drilled wells providing clean safe water to over 25,000 people. Since 2011 we have been very fortunate to have received funds from...
Motorcycle Ambulance Project (MAP)
This year, the Health Authorities in Addis Alem have asked us if we can provide them with a Motorcycle Ambulance. In the remote villages, if a woman is having a problem in childbirth, or there is some other medical emergency, there is no way to get them to the health...
Feedback from our first solar fridge
Feedback from our first Solar fridge 2 years on…. Meskerem and Tsehay are the two young health extension workers (HEWs) at the remote village of Besso, home of our first solar vaccine fridge. It’s installation in 2011 has made an enormous difference to their lives –...
Saturday Surgery with Sue & Naomi
Trustee Sue Thomas and Dr Naomi Gillingham are back from their visit to Ethiopia where they saw the installation of three more solar refrigerators and had a chance to give training to the health extension workers and nurses as well as evaluate past health projects and...
More solar refrigerators to clinics
Nigel Walker and Jenny Stanley Smith have today (25 February 2013) arrived in Ethiopia to install three more solar refrigerators. This will be Nigel's third trip out to Addis Alem having already installed four in rural health posts. Nigel said 'Its a real pleasure to...
Gauzebrook Produce Fair – fundraising For Ethiopia
We’re happy to share that the Gauzebrook Village Produce Fair is up and running again. This event kindly supports For Ethiopia. The date for your diaries is Saturday 29th September, venue Stanton St Quintin Primary school SN14 6DQ. The competition is open to all...
The Great Ethiopian Run
For Ethiopia’s Dr Sue Thomas describes her first Great Ethiopian Run. Several times I have been in Addis Ababa when the city closed down, and a sea of runners, dressed in Ethiopian colours streamed through Meskel Square. I discovered that this was The Great Ethiopian...
Bristol Barn Dance fundraiser
Get your dancing boots on! We’ll be a whoopin’ and a hollerin’ on Friday 12 October at this fantastic barn dance fundraiser in aid of new wells in Ethiopia. Huge thanks to one of our fantastic supporters Mandy Risso (of Rivendell Carpet & Flooring), who has...
A lifetime of memories fitting solar fridges in Ethiopia by Nigel Walker
Research into replacing Kerosene Fridges Prior to fitting solar fridges, the health stations in Addis Alem used kerosene fridges to keep their vaccines below the required eight degree Celsius. They had served the stations well enough, but were costly and rather...
The opening of Toby’s House
A day to remember in Addis Alem. The 21st November 2015 saw the opening of Toby’s House – our purpose built hostel for girls, to carry on from Underhill House when our lease runs out in December. This project has moved forward with amazing speed and efficiency - the...
Brenda’s Bike – in the news
Have a read of the article just published on The Rider's Digest: I am not a biker. I am a retired GP from Bristol who is part of a small development project in rural Ethiopia, helping out with worthy aims such as wells, schools and health posts. So what am I doing...
Sue and Naomi back from Ethiopia
A working holiday! Dr Sue Thomas and Dr Naomi Gillingham have just come back from a packed two-week trip in Ethiopia, where they delivered an antenatal course to midwives and health extension workers, oversaw the arrival of the new motorcycle ambulance as well as...
Help fund our water projects!
Since 2004, For-ethiopia have carried out a number of water projects. These have been in the form of spring cappings, hand dug wells and drilled wells providing clean safe water to over 25,000 people. Since 2011 we have been very fortunate to have received funds from...
Motorcycle Ambulance Project (MAP)
This year, the Health Authorities in Addis Alem have asked us if we can provide them with a Motorcycle Ambulance. In the remote villages, if a woman is having a problem in childbirth, or there is some other medical emergency, there is no way to get them to the health...
Feedback from our first solar fridge
Feedback from our first Solar fridge 2 years on…. Meskerem and Tsehay are the two young health extension workers (HEWs) at the remote village of Besso, home of our first solar vaccine fridge. It’s installation in 2011 has made an enormous difference to their lives –...
