On February 8th, Link Ethiopia, joined with supporters to celebrate 20 years working to increase access to quality education in Ethiopia. The event was held jointly with our partner, the Kindu Trust, who have also been working to support children in Ethiopia for 20 years. The event was held at the Embassy of Ethiopia in …
Six students from Impington Village College in Cambridgeshire visited Ethiopia in October, taking the opportunity to meet with students at one of our schools in Bishoftu before exploring some of the incredible sites the country has to offer. The Welcome One of these students was particularly impressed by the traditional welcome they received in Bishoftu, …
There is an African proverb which says “if you educate a man, you educate one person but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation”. This proverb is now proven by research that shows us that educating girls not only increases their personal earning potential but also reduces poverty and increases life expectancy in …
Students in Ethiopia are taught in their mother tongue but understanding English is vital for any students who want to continue education beyond primary level. In most regions, from secondary school onward, all subjects are taught in English. So for a student to succeed beyond primary level a good understanding of English is a necessity. …
What are you doing for Christmas this year? This Christmas, we at Link Ethiopia are raising funds to build two new classrooms for the young children at Gendit Primary School. What, where and when? We know that too many children in Ethiopia drop out of education because schools are far from their homes. At Gendit …
Staying at home, watching a movie, reading, drinking a nice warm cup of tea – at 6am on a rainy Sunday in October, these are the kinds of activities that sound appealing. And yet last Sunday the Link Ethiopia running team, along with 17 supporters, found ourselves at our meeting point, ready to take on …
This year the Link Ethiopia team will be doing the run that we have so often challenged you to – the Royal Parks Half Marathon. October 18th will see us running alongside (or a few miles behind) our 17 Link Ethiopia supporter runners through central London and it’s many green parks. Caroline, Rory and Michou …
By Haile Ayano After a long overnight flight, the Headington School group arrived in Addis Ababa in the early morning of Wednesday 11th July. I was excited to welcome a group of visitors who had, through fundraising at home, already made a big difference to a school here in Ethiopia. After meeting the group at …
Dear all, We are very pleased to introduce you to our new Chief Executive, Caroline Walker. Caroline has been working for Link Ethiopia, supporting communications and developing our fundraising, since 2016 and has been working alongside us in the UK office as the UK Manager of our sister organisation, the Kindu Trust, for the last …
Last month our team in London had the great pleasure of welcoming Amlaku, an English teacher at Angereb Secondary school in Gondar. Amlaku has been the Link Coordinator at his school for almost 10 years, and this was his second visit to the UK. During his three-week stay, Amlaku had a busy itinerary and embarked …