Emergency Appeal: Support for Families in Lalibela We are running an appeal to raise funds for 18 of our sponsored families living in Lalibela, whose lives have been devastated by occupation during the conflict in northern Ethiopia. We are trying to raise £4,240. One of our corporate partners, One Thought Changes All, has generously offered …
Together We Learn’s Winter Newsletter, February 2022 Our latest newsletter is out and available to read here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/h2h7g5a0r0 Although the country’s political situation has been complicated, it has got calmer recently. Together We Learn has now become synonymous with our commitment to helping hundreds of disadvantaged families with children’s educational support, provision of scholastic materials, …
Together We Learn’s Annual Review 2020-21 Our Annual Review is out, click here to read and download it. This report covers activities from April 2020 to March 2021, which was a year that none of us could have anticipated! The coronavirus pandemic began to have a global impact just before April 2020 and our teams …
Ethiopia has the 14th highest prevalence of child marriage in the world, many girls are at risk of gender based violence, and they are more likely to drop out of higher education than boys. The Lijinete women’s network is a community project set up in 2019 to identify and support girls who are at risk. …
All donations made between the 30th November and 7th December will be doubled. Last year, thanks to your donations we were able to raise £14,000 to help girls stay in education. So, we are once again taking part in The Big Give Christmas Campaign! We are aiming to raise £12,800 to help build new homes …
Together We Learn’s Autumn Newsletter, November 2021 Our latest newsletter is out and available to read here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/i4p6k9 This time of year is a busy one for us as children return to school. Our team has been busy distributing uniforms and school materials to children as the new term begins and starting our new school …
What is phonics? Together We Learn has been partnering with Jolly Phonics to train Ethiopian teachers to use the phonics method of teaching English. Instead of memorising words, children are taught the 42 sounds of English, which include the 26 alphabet sounds plus sounds such as ‘ch’ ‘sh’ ‘ee’ and ‘ay’. Teaching children these sounds …
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 …
Did you know that less than 3% of charity trustees are under 30? The LSE are partnering with the Young Trustees Movement to change that by promoting young trusteeships and talking to members of the LSE community who already are a young trustee! In their latest blog they are talking to none other than Together …
Together We Learn’s Summer Newsletter, August 2021 Our latest newsletter is out and available to read here: https://preview.mailerlite.com/n4c8l6 It is summer time in Ethiopia and all schools are closed for two months vacation, so students are on a long holiday. School children have collected their report cards and started enjoying their vacation. As rainy season …