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Link Ethiopia is Merging!

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After six years of close collaboration, Link Ethiopia has chosen to merge with our sister charity The Kindu Trust. Historically, Link Ethiopia and the Kindu Trust have both worked to help children stay in education; the Kindu Trust working with families and Link Ethiopia working with schools. We believe that both our approaches are vital to supporting children in Ethiopia and that together we can be more effective and have a greater impact. Our Projects Our projects to increase access…

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Ethiopia Quiz Fundraiser

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Join us for an online quiz evening to have some fun during lockdown and to provide vital support to charities helping those most in need in Ethiopia! This is a joint quiz evening hosted by Small But Significant – a network of small UK-based Ethiopian charities, of which Link Ethiopia is part. A Good Cause We are all feeling the impact of coronavirus in a variety of ways both at home and at work. In Ethiopia, cases have been relatively…

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Coronavirus: Our Response in Ethiopia

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Countries around the world are affected by coronavirus and during this time our priority remains the safety and wellbeing of our beneficiaries and our staff. Update 20th September 2020: The State of Emergency was lifted at the end of August but most protective restrictions remain in place. The Ministry of Education has given the go ahead for schools to enrol students by the 24th of September but has not yet indicated when school can resume. For students who were in…

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Impington Village College and Adea Model School: An Exchange Trip, Part I

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Impington Village College come to Adea Model Secondary School In November, sixth form students and teachers from Impington Village College, Cambridge, travelled to Adea Model Secondary School, Bishoftu. The visit was the first part of an exchange trip with an Ethiopian group visiting the UK in January 2020 to experience schools here and continue the gender equality workshops. The visits focused on gender equality and were enabled by both the long-standing school link and by funding from the British Council…

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Our Country Director Visits the UK

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This January we were delighted to host Link Ethiopia’s Country Director, Haile Ayano, in the UK. Over three weeks Haile travelled all over England to meet our link schools, partners and supporters. We had a great few weeks and would like to thank all the people who welcomed and hosted Haile during his time here. School Linking A core part of our school linking programme is teaching young people to think global. Through their school link, pupils discover another culture…

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Link Ethiopia celebrates 20 years!

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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 London with over 180 supporters attending. Our Chair of Trustees, Ashley England, introduced the evening and the Deputy Head of Mission, Ababi Demissie, spoke about…

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Running 10k for Girls’ Education

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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 their communities. This impact is generational as educated women have fewer, healthier and better educated children. Simply put, educating girls is fundamental for social and…

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Continuing to Improve Literacy through Phonics

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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. Link Ethiopia brought together 36 teachers, 4 trainers from the teacher training college, and members from Gondar’s education office, to learn how to teach English…

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Gift for Gendit – our 2018 Christmas Appeal

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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 School, after grade 3, children have to walk over an hour and across a busy road to get to the next closest school. This leaves…

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Royal Parks Half Marathon – Mission Complete!

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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 the 13 miles ahead of us. The day of the Royal Parks half marathon had arrived. The Training Whether it was “looking forward to actually…

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Link Ethiopia UK take on Half Marathon

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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 will all be running the race – Michou, now on holiday will participate enthusiastically as soon as we get our hands on her. Our small…

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Introducing our New Chief Executive!

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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 five years. Caroline has extensive experience sustaining and developing programmes supporting children in Ethiopia. She also has an excellent understanding of the issues facing girls...
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