Together We Learn’s Summer Newsletter, August 2021 Our latest newsletter is out and available to read here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/n4c8l6 It is summer time in Ethiopia and all schools are closed for two months vacation, so students are on a long holiday. School children have collected their report cards and started enjoying their vacation. As rainy season …
Meet the Board supporting our Ethiopian team. As part of our merger, Link Ethiopia and The Kindu Trust registered under the new name of Together We Learn – Ethiopia as a local Ethiopian charity. This status means Together We Learn is able to apply for funding in-country as well as more international funding pots. It …
By Caroline Walker, Chief Executive Last May the death of George Floyd triggered a global reaction. The movement for black lives and anti-racism suddenly gained the attention of many of those who had been complacent up to now. This included the charity sector as a whole, and many conversations have developed out of that tragic …
Together We Learn’s Spring Newsletter, May 2021 Our latest newsletter is out and available to read here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/h3l0n8 In Ethiopia children have returned to school for their second semester. Our school projects are progressing well and plans for next years’ projects are underway. As we complete our review of the last financial year, a period where …
This year we collaborated with US organisation Open Hearts Big Dreams to bring a new school library to Gondar town. The library is located in Hibret Elementary School, one of the largest in Gondar, which has 1,070 pupils. Before we began construction the school had only one small room for storing books. The project was …
Together We Learn’s Winter Newsletter, February 2021 Our latest newsletter is out and available to read here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/y6y4h2 In Ethiopia pupils who returned to school in November have completed catch-up lessons for last year and moved onto their new grade level. Term dates have shifted back this year to accommodate the extra lessons, pupils are …
Together We Learn’s Autumn Newsletter, October 2020 Our latest newsletter is out and available to read here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/q9v1n8 It has been a busy time here since our last messages to The Kindu Trust and Link Ethiopia and we are very pleased to be writing our first update as Together We Learn! Schools are returning in …
The merger of The Kindu Trust and Link Ethiopia After six years of close collaboration, sister charities Link Ethiopia and The Kindu Trust have chosen to merge! Historically, The Kindu Trust and Link Ethiopia have both worked to help children stay in education; The Kindu Trust working with families and Link Ethiopia working with schools. …
After six years of close collaboration, Link Ethiopia has chosen to merge with our sister charity The Kindu Trust. Historically, Link Ethiopia and the Kindu Trust have both worked to help children stay in education; the Kindu Trust working with families and Link Ethiopia working with schools. We believe that both our approaches are vital …
Countries around the world are affected by coronavirus and during this time our priority remains the safety and wellbeing of our beneficiaries and our staff. Update 20th September 2020: The State of Emergency was lifted at the end of August but most protective restrictions remain in place. The Ministry of Education has given the go …