We’re delighted to announce the completion of a brand-new toilet block at Delo Primary School in a rural area of Bishoftu, Ethiopia. The facilities now serve 560 students and 10 teachers from kindergarten to Grade 8. These clean, safe new spaces provides much-needed sanitation and a place for girls to manage their periods during the …
When we launched the Kebele 20 Kindergarten Classrooms campaign in December 2023, our goal was to build three bright, sturdy, and inspiring classrooms for 120 local children in Azezo. Thanks to your generosity – and match funding from our pledgers and Ethiopiaid – we reached our full target of £14,000. The development of a new …
We’re thrilled to announce the completion of a brand-new library at Meseret Elementary School in Gondar, Ethiopia – a space that now serves 1,800 students from kindergarten through grade 8. This bright, welcoming facility offers a much-needed place for study, updated curriculum books, engaging storybooks for all ages, and a lending service to support learning …
Together We Learn wins award for construction projects Together We Learn has been awarded the Golden Cup from Gondar City Education Office in recognition of our impactful, cost effective and quality project delivery! Country Director Elsa with the award and certificate of recognition Elsa receives the Golden Cup from Gondar City Administration Amhara Manager, Tatek, …
UDPATE: We are delighted that we hit our target for our Christmas Challenge – raising £14,000 to build new kindergarten classrooms at Kebele 20 school. We thank you for your support and will keep you updated on the project as it progresses! Double your impact in our fundraiser! Join us in the Big Give Christmas …
Rebuilding Classrooms after Conflict Chenna Primary School in Debark was occupied by rebel forces during the conflict in northern Ethiopia in 2021. When they withdrew, five classrooms had been destroyed and the furniture burnt. Our construction project aimed to rebuild the classrooms and restore the facilities, so that children could go back to school and …
Our 2021 Update Gendit is a small village 35km outside of Gondar in rural Amhara. When Together We Learn first began working with Gendit school, it consisted of one mud and wood classroom with a blackboard but no desks or chairs. In Ethiopia, the government is committed to universal primary education and works with communities …
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 …
Our 2020 Update Gendit is a small village 35km outside of Gondar in rural Amhara. When Together We Learn first began working with Gendit school, it consisted of one mud and wood classroom with a blackboard but no desks or chairs. In Ethiopia, the government is committed to universal primary education and works with communities …
2020 Update Kumbursa is a village of around 250 households, 40km south of Addis Ababa in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The village has a local school – Kumbursa Elementary – which offers grades 1 to 4, teaching children up to the age of 11. Kumbursa was the first school supported by one of our …