Written by Shree Mandke Today is a momentous day in Link Ethiopia’s life, as we see St George’s School opening its doors for the first time to local orphan and vulnerable children from Azezo in Gondar, Ethiopia! We started our long, hard journey of building this school back in the summer of 2012, when we were commissioned …
Written by Shree Mandke The Azezo Elementary School is situated on an open site beside the road that leads from Gondar, through the village of Azezo. Just over 1,400 pupils from grades 1 to 8 learn in a shift-system where half of the young people attend the school for four hours in the morning and the …
This summer Andinet Elementary School has had a well needed refurbishment, with the help of Girlguiding North East whose hard work has improved the quality of education for the 325 children who attend the school. It was established in 1974 and until recently was severely run down. 8 of the 13 classrooms were made from …
Tokumma Elementary School is located in West Shoa zone of Oromia Regional State in Ethiopia. The school’s catchment area is about 35 km2 with a population of about 3,000. The source of income in the area is largely traditional farming and animal rearing. The area does not have proper modern infrastructure including road, electricity, potable water and health facility. …
We are embarking on a large project in this elementary school on the outskirts of Gondar in northern Ethiopia. As well as building much needed classrooms we will be funding sturdy desk and chair units for five new and existing classrooms. This will mean students will be able to study and learn in a much …
The Fasiledes Secondary School caters for about 3,200 students in the town of Gondar, northern Ethiopia. Until recently the school library consisted of a small collection of books in the corner of an old and dangerously unstable building (due to site subsidence). We worked with the local community to jointly fund a new library building …
The Fasiledes Preparatory School caters for pre-University pupils in the Gondar area and needed sturdy desks and chairs to cater for their 2,000-strong student population each day. Old wooden furniture had suffered over-long use and was no longer suitable or indeed safe for students to use. Working with the school Link Ethiopia has replaced the …
At Anchow Mikael Elementary School, in a rural community in the north of Ethiopia, the pupils were taught under temporary shelters until very recently. These were made of branches and sticks which washed away with heavy rainstorms, which are common in this region during July and August. Link Ethiopia worked with the local community to …