Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s wonderful capital city, has made it into the annual Lonely Planet Guide’s Top 10 Cities in the World list for the first time! As the diplomatic capital of Africa, and one of the continents, not to mention the world’s, most exciting and thriving metropolis’, Addis is a natural choice for the list. And for …
The One Laptop Per Child organisation recently tried an experiment, where they dropped off a number of tablet PCs in two remote Ethiopian villages. The aim was to see if children with no previous experience of the written word and literacy, and in an area far from any schools and teachers, could begin to teach …
Ethiopia’s Paralympic involvement this year was greater than ever before. Four Ethiopian athletes took part, which is the same number that took part in all the other Paralympic events combined over the last 40 years. The team this year also won Ethiopia’s first ever Paralympic medal. As a bit of background information, Ethiopia first participated …
Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world after oil, and Ethiopia’s biggest export. This video is a great resource – meet some Ethiopian coffee farmers, learn about the importance of coffee to Ethiopia, and about an initiative to help farmers get more back from their work. See the video here: http://vimeo.com/35764583
Team Ethiopia – how did they do? The London 2012 Olympics may have drawn to a close but Team Ethiopia will be returning home with proud smiles and their pockets full of medals. The 2012 Ethiopian team, made up of a modest 35 athletes, won a total of 7 medals at this year’s games – …
While the world’s eyes are on the opening of the London 2012, we at Link Ethiopia’s Offices in Gondar and Bishoftu would like to express our delight at the hosting of this round of the Olympic by London. For Link Ethiopia’s team, whose half side operates in London and the other half here in Ethiopia, the …
With a week to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympics, the BBC has featured ten of Africa’s most significant Olympic champions, almost a third of whom are Ethiopian. The full article is here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18862683 and below are Ethiopia’s shining stars. Abebe Bikila “Abebe Bikila was the first black African to win Olympic …
Link Ethiopia was recently awarded a certificate in ‘Recognition of Link Ethiopia’s Outstanding Work’ in Gondar at the Annual Education Festival. The Festival was held on 24th of June at the Gondar Cinema Hall. The recognition was presented to Link Ethiopia’s Country Director, Belayneh Shewaye, with a standing ovation in the presence of the city’s mayor, heads …
Ethiopia is currently on track to reach Millenium Development Goal two (MDG2) of universal primary education for all by 2015 which is a real achievement. However, this surge in school enrollment is pushing Ethopian schools beyond their capacity and as a result, the quality of education may be decreasing. Ethiopia is the 3rd most improved country in the …
‘When Eddie met Haile’ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b030476a-7de9-11e1-bfa5-00144feab49a.html#axzz23cDVZNPA Our own marathon enthusiast Eddie Izzard meets Ethiopian four-time world champion Haile Gebrselassie for a training session. The two compare techniques and training regimes while Eddie tries his hand at a spot of barefoot running! ‘Town of Runners’ article http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/06/ethiopian-home-worlds-greatest-runners Off the back of the film ‘Town of Runners’ – …