Jan 18, 2023 | Education, Health, scholarship, Supporters
In 2010 my son was born in a room along a corridor the other side of swinging double doors. It had taken seconds for the medical team to enter. My wife and I had been patiently waiting to hear whether we should go home and wait a few more hours or whether it was...
Oct 21, 2022 | Education, Events, News, Projects, scholarship, Supporters, Uncategorized
What a fabulous night we had in Aston Gate on the 6th October Thank you to all who came, took part, donated or worked in the background to make it possible. What a wonderful way to also celebrate the fact that ,as a charity ,we are now 18 years old! A special thank...
Oct 21, 2022 | Education, Events, scholarship, Supporters, Uncategorized
October 2022: Swing Dance Thank you all so much for a wonderful eveing at Ashton Gate on the 6th October. We had so much fun and hope you enejoyed the Ambling Band, and Down with the Count swing band and dancers. The atmosphere was amazing. Once we know the final...
Oct 21, 2022 | Education, Events, scholarship, Uncategorized
Jul 19, 2022 | Education, Events, News, Projects, Uncategorized
News from Ethiopia Summer in Ethiopia is the Rainey season. As drought is affecting large areas of the Horn of Africa including Ethiopia we are hoping that this years rain does not fail and that it is not so severe that the topsoil is washed away. The community...
Jun 6, 2022 | Education, News, Projects
Selam! Greetings from sunny Ethiopia. Tigist and Ally have arrived in Addis Ababa on a self funded trip to do some monitoring, evaluation, training and to help launch the pilot period poverty project that was the focus of The Big Give Christmas challenge in 2021. This...
Jun 6, 2022 | Education, News
Inspired by the Lalibela Churches by Sally Stanley for For-ethiopia. Where has the year gone? On one hand it has been an endless cycle of another lockdown, face masks, social distancing and covid fatigue, on the other the year appears to have flown by. We braved the...
Jun 6, 2022 | Education, Events, News
Update from Ethiopia The Underhill Secondary Scholarship Scheme continues to be a great success, currently there are 8 girls who have enrolled for grade 12, 7 girls in grade 11 9 girls in grade 10. New girls who passed their grade 8 exams will be selected to join...
Jun 6, 2022 | Education, Events, News, Uncategorized
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...
