Nov 16, 2020 | Education, Health, News
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,...
Sep 30, 2020 | Health, News
Happy Ethiopian New Year 2013 We greet you a little late – Ethiopian New Year was on 11th September this year – but we send you this virtual card, a decoration made by the girls of Toby’s House. All are safe, but,as the High School has not yet...
Jul 13, 2020 | Education, Events, Health, News
News from Ethiopia 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...
May 22, 2020 | Education, News, Uncategorized
In a year where we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of men landing on the Moon, we still can’t achieve access to education for all across the globe.1 I continually ask myself, why not? How is it so hard? We make it complicated by not listening and by not...
Apr 23, 2020 | Health, News
April 23rd is St George’s day – we share a patron saint – but there will be few celebrations in Ethiopia this year. Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency in the face of the corona virus -a pandemic, that is affecting us all. But we are not all...