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Schools Summer Projects Update

More clean water for kids at Tseda School! We are pleased to announce the completion of a water station project with 8 new taps at Tseda School bring the total available taps to 14. These taps provide clean, fresh water for the around 1773 pupils and 47 members of staff at the school. More classroom space …

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Health and hygiene training – Sponsorship clubs initiative

Written by Sultan Ahmed We are really pleased to showcase the health and hygiene training taking place as part of our of Sponsorship Clubs initiative. The training was held for students from a number of schools at Tsadiku Yohannes Elementary School, with the aim of equipping sponsored students with the tools and knowhow to successfully …

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Corvallis-Gondar Sister Cities Association win Best Overall Program award!

The work of the Corvallis-Gondar Sister Cities Association (C-GSCA) to develop sustainable programs and promote cultural awareness, respect, and understanding has been recognised by Sister Cities International, who have awarded them the ‘Best Overall Program’ award in their annual awards recognitions. Specific projects in 2013, for which the C-GSCA and Link Ethiopia were praised, included: …

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Recycling at Tannery Drift School – June 2014

Written by Lyn Simons from Tannery Drift School Everyone at Tannery Drift School had a break from normal lessons recently to actively engage in a Science Week focused on ‘Change’. Workshops, demonstrations and experiments were undertaken with a large focus on recycling, and with special reference to Ethiopia and Global Learning. Initially we planned to …

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Gelada Monkeys – Exclusive to Ethiopia!

The Gelada old-world monkey is endemic to Ethiopia and only found in the highlands, with large populations residing in the Simien Mountains, in the North. The Gelada’s have adapted to the cooler climate; with their thick coats these rugged mountaineers are protected from the cold. Interestingly they’re the only monkeys on Earth that survive on …

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Bright, colourful greetings from Ravensdale Primary School

Ravensdale Primary School have sent greetings to their linked school, Abebayen Elementary School through an array of wonderful work from the students. They decided to focus on the topic of ‘Plants, Animals and Nature’, the children have produced letters, pictures, facts and stories on this subject. Information on native animals to England, such as the …

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Reading Bee success in the Gondar region!

We are pleased to announce that our first school-wide Reading Bee contest, which is part of our library and literacy project, in the Gondar region was extremely successful. The contest, which was held at Rekebneha School, attracted a good crowd from the community, including parents, teachers and fellow students. The contest consisted of spelling, pronunciation …

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