Happy New Year and Melkam Genna! For all of our supporters following the Gregorian calendar, we wish you a happy new year, and for all those following the Ethiopian calendar we wish you a wonderful Genna! As we begin a new year, and as the many of communities we serve celebrate their Christmas (Genna – …
Campaign campaign raises £15,000! Thank you to all the donors who supported, shared and donated to our Big Give Christmas Challenge from the 3rd to 10th December. Together we raised £15,000, with every donation matched by our pledgers and Ethiopiaid. We will be using the funds raised to create corner libraries and improve literacy in …
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, …
A Message from our UK Coordinator Welcome to the 2024 annual update of Together We Learn’s sponsorship programme! I am very happy to be in contact with you and have the opportunity to introduce myself – I am Gaby and have recently taken over as the Sponsorship Coordinator in the UK office. This update was …
Our Summer 2024 Newsletter Our quarterly news with the latest updates from our projects, fundraising and other news. In this quarter’s updates:
2024 Phonics Update Jolly Phonics offers a fun, child-centred approach to teaching English through letter sounds, which is especially important in Ethiopia where all secondary school subjects are taught in English — yet students often lack even the basic foundations under traditional methods focused on alphabets and dictation. Together We Learn began working with Jolly …
In rural areas, access to proper menstrual hygiene materials and education remains a significant challenge. Targeted sessions providing reusable period packs and training on menstrual health have a significant impact empowring girls in rural schools. Practical Support The initiative, funded by Q3 Strategy, reached girls aged 13-16 at an elementary school in Oromia, ensuring that …
We are celebrating with our link school, Bottesford Infant School near Scunthorpe, UK, which has achieved the intermediate level of the International School Award from the British Council. Bottesford has had a school link with Tokuma Elementary School in Bishoftu in the Oromia region of Ethiopia for the past three years. Miss Becki Watson is …
Together We Learn’s Annual Report for 2022-23 Our Annual Review is out, click here to read and download it. The Year in Numbers: This Annual Review covers activities from April 2022 to August 2023, marking an exceptional 17-month period as we adjust our reporting to align with the academic year. Despite challenges, including ongoing conflict …
By Caroline Walker, CEO In August 2021 the UK office of Together We Learn committed to actively review our equality, diversity and inclusion practices and work to improve them for the overall benefit of our organisation. At that time we stated that: We recognise that structural racism is an issue in the UK charity sector. …