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.
February Newsletter
In November our team of six visited Ethiopia, partly for a trip to the historic North and a trek in the Simien Mountains, partly to take part in the Great Ethiopian Run and raise money, but the highlight of the tour was the visit to Addis Alem. There, they visited the...
December Newsletter
They Did it! Here is Team For Ethiopia with Haile Gebreselassie on the night before The Great Ethiopian Run. Read more at http://eepurl.com/gLUxof
November Newsletter
Small but Significant On Friday 4th October, for the first time, we hosted a networking event for small UK charities who work in Ethiopia on the occasion of our 15th Birthday. In the morning we worked hard. We had a presentation from Fergus Thomas of DFID (the...
Water water everywhere…
News from Ethiopia We have just had word from Ethiopia that two of our water projects have been completed at the northern villages of Besso and Liti Gulit. These are both what is called ‘spring caps’. Spring capping does not require a well to be dug. On the hillsides,...
Here is our March Newsletter
News from EthiopiaSpring is in the air, and a lot has been happening in Addis Alem. Two sites have been chosen for water projects - springs are to be capped at Besso in the North and Liti Gulit. Refurbishing is taking place in the Maternity suites at the health...
Spring cap fundraiser – barn dance success
In October the Avon Business Club held a barn dance for For-Ethiopia, raising a staggering £11,328. The barn dance, held in Bristol County Cricket Ground, was attended by 164 supporters, many of whom danced till late sporting checked shirts and cowboy boots. Auction...
A supporter’s journey – designing the For Ethiopia Christmas card 2018
Artist Sally Stanley has designed our new Christmas card. Order yours here. These are her words about being moved to support Ethiopia through her art… On a visit to Redland Fair a few years ago I came across a colourful stall run by a woman dressed in full Ethiopian...
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.
February Newsletter
In November our team of six visited Ethiopia, partly for a trip to the historic North and a trek in the Simien Mountains, partly to take part in the Great Ethiopian Run and raise money, but the highlight of the tour was the visit to Addis Alem. There, they visited the...
December Newsletter
They Did it! Here is Team For Ethiopia with Haile Gebreselassie on the night before The Great Ethiopian Run. Read more at http://eepurl.com/gLUxof
November Newsletter
Small but Significant On Friday 4th October, for the first time, we hosted a networking event for small UK charities who work in Ethiopia on the occasion of our 15th Birthday. In the morning we worked hard. We had a presentation from Fergus Thomas of DFID (the...
Water water everywhere…
News from Ethiopia We have just had word from Ethiopia that two of our water projects have been completed at the northern villages of Besso and Liti Gulit. These are both what is called ‘spring caps’. Spring capping does not require a well to be dug. On the hillsides,...
Here is our March Newsletter
News from EthiopiaSpring is in the air, and a lot has been happening in Addis Alem. Two sites have been chosen for water projects - springs are to be capped at Besso in the North and Liti Gulit. Refurbishing is taking place in the Maternity suites at the health...
