by Hannah Dillon 125 teachers and 46 librarians trained, 736 individual reading tests carried out, hundreds of school visits completed and 31 library certificates awarded. Phew! All this can only mean one thing: this month we are celebrating the successful completion of the second year of our Libraries and Literacy project. The project, which this …
Written by Mathilde & Mike Link Ethiopia has just finished a project of a Child Sponsorship Room at the office in Bishoftu. Already in the mind of the team, this project was made possible by the hard work and dedication of a couple of long-term Bishoftu-based volunteers. Over the past few months Cara and Mike painted and organized …
By Hannah Dillon and Tefera Teklu Link Ethiopia’s partnership with World Challenge has cemented with another fruitful year that saw a flurry of construction and painting activities. Cheers to every group of young people who did their part in making sure that access to better education in Ethiopia is fair to all, especially to girls …
Written by Cecilia The World Day against Child Labour was established by the UN in 2002 to raise awareness and encourage actions about a current global issue: more than 168 million children between the age of 5 and 17 are involved in child labour. What are the causes and the consequences of this sad state of …
Written by Mathilde The short answer is – quite a lot! Read on for the slightly longer answer. Link Ethiopia sponsorship programme is in place to support children who face greater hurdles when accessing education than their peers. These barriers are often simple; not being able to afford a school uniform or the basic resources necessary to complete …
Written by Cecilia “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with care.” Care for the earth, became an agent for change! The main message of this year’s World Environment Day 2015 is improving people’s lives without increasing environmental degradation and without compromising the resource needs of future generations. This message fits in the broader conception according …
Written by Cecilia Link Ethiopia has just finished a project of construction of a brand new library building for Arbatu Ensasa School in Gondar, Northern Ethiopia. The new library replaced the small, ill-equipped older facility at the school, which was very inadequate for keeping up with the demand of the schools and students, and failed to match …
Written by Cecilia 21st of May has been declared the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development by the UN General Assembly in 2002. What is culture and what is cultural diversity? In its first meaning the term “culture” meant the “spirit of a people”. Culture is the way we approach the world, …
By Tefera Teklu The annual Reading Bee Competition was held at the Link Ethiopia office on Saturday 2nd May. Students in attendance came from schools in and around Gondar, accompanied by their teachers and librarians. The competition involved students from 3 age groups: Grades 3-4, G5-6 and G7-8. The winners from each grade were awarded …
By Tefera Teklu The 2015 NGO Forum took place last week at the Recreation. Different Charitable Organisations which are based in and around Gondar took part in displaying and discussing their work to Amhara Regional State officials. The officials were then invited for some site visits which included three NGO projects which included Link Ethiopia, …