September 2021

September 2021

Melkam Addis Amet! Otherwise known as “Happy New Year” in Amharic. September 11th marks the new year of 2014 for Ethiopia. There is normally a celebration called Enkutash to bring in the new year (Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar.)  Enkutash means...

May 2021 Newsletter

Melikami Fasika Sunday past (2nd May) was Ethiopian Easter. Fasika is the most important Christian festival in Ethiopia, its significance is equal to the celebrations around Christmas in the UK. For the 40 days leading up to Fasika, Christians will have fasted from...
March Newsletter

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. Therefore this is still a time of fasting and eating vegetarian food for many. Dishes such as Azifa (lentil salad) and Misir Wot...
Happy Ethiopian Christmas!

Happy Ethiopian Christmas!

No – we are not late – in Ethiopia people are celebrating today, 7th January. Sailing into 2021 Here in the UK, we are on track for our 2021 projects, of which you will here more later, but today we have an offer from Ros Bennet, who sailed from St Just in...
November Newsletter

November Newsletter

News from Ethiopia 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,...