Caroline Walker

Conflict in the Amhara Region

Update on the urgent situation A six month state of emergency has been declared in the Amhara region after conflict broke out at the start of August. This is where our Gondar office, hundreds of our sponsored families and many of our educational projects are based.  Areas in which we work, including Gondar, Bahir Dar and Lalibela have …

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An Evening with Elizabeth Laird

An online event to support small charities in Ethiopia Join us on Ethiopian new year to hear from author Elizabeth Laird about her work and Ethiopia travels. This online event is in support of Small But Significant, a network of small UK-Ethiopian charities, of which Together We Learn is a member. Elizabeth Laird is an …

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London Event

Come and meet us! We are holding an event for our supporters and those interested in our work to meet with our team, enjoy a taste of Ethiopian culture, and get to know us better. Friday 7th July, 6-8pm Caroline, Elle and Eleanor from our our UK team will be at the event as well …

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Meet Caroline, our UK Director

Together We Learn’s Chief Executive features in Charitable Traveller Magazine Caroline Walker, CEO of Together We Learn, is featured in Charitable Travel magazine’s July issue. The ‘day in the life of’ feature takes you through a typical day for our CEO in the UK office of Together We Learn, including the best bits and the …

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Run the Royal Parks Half Marathon!

Get a place in this iconic event with us Join the Together We Learn running team at the Royal Parks half marathon this October 2023. The incredible central london running event takes in some of the capital’s world-famous landmarks on closed roads, and four of London’s Royal Parks – Hyde Park, Green Park, St James’s …

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Annual Report

Together We Learn’s Annual Report 2021-22 Our Annual Review is out, click here to read and download it. The Year in Numbers: 2,250 pupils benefitted from teachers receiving training 482 students sponsored through education 107 food parcels provided for families affected by conflict and inflation 92 girls received reusable period packs 64 students accessed higher …

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What makes a child ‘poor’?

By Abbey Anson, Fundraising Intern, and Caroline Walker, Chief Executive UNICEF report on how poverty affects children in Ethiopia A recent UNICEF report has given a valuable insight into understanding how poverty is affecting children in Ethiopia, where progress has been made, and what can be done to drive that progress further. Below we go …

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How do we teach about Africa in our schools?

An excerpt from our latest School Link newsletter By Hannah, our School Links Coordinator The conflict in Ukraine has been weighing heavy on many of our minds and I am sure the children and young people in your schools have been searching for explanations. It’s times like these that draw the value of global education …

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Lalibela Emergency Appeal

Emergency Appeal: Support for Families in Lalibela We are running an appeal to raise funds for 18 of our sponsored families living in Lalibela, whose lives have been devastated by occupation during the conflict in northern Ethiopia. We are trying to raise £4,240. One of our corporate partners, One Thought Changes All, has generously offered …

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Autumn Newsletter

Together We Learn’s Autumn Newsletter, November 2021 Our latest newsletter is out and available to read here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/i4p6k9 This time of year is a busy one for us as children return to school. Our team has been busy distributing uniforms and school materials to children as the new term begins and starting our new school …

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