Written by Julia The British performance poet Philip Wells – also known as ‘The Fire Poet’ – is currently undertaking a 1,000 mile barefoot walk. The ‘Barefoot Billion’ challenge is to raise both awareness and funds for children around the world living in poverty. Schools around the world have been asked to get involved in …
More clean water for kids at Tseda School! We are pleased to announce the completion of a water station project with 8 new taps at Tseda School bring the total available taps to 14. These taps provide clean, fresh water for the around 1773 pupils and 47 members of staff at the school. More classroom space …
The work of the Corvallis-Gondar Sister Cities Association (C-GSCA) to develop sustainable programs and promote cultural awareness, respect, and understanding has been recognised by Sister Cities International, who have awarded them the ‘Best Overall Program’ award in their annual awards recognitions. Specific projects in 2013, for which the C-GSCA and Link Ethiopia were praised, included: …
The students and staff at Fairlight Primary School have been busy preparing letters and pictures to send to their linked school in Ethiopia, Kebele 19 Elementary School. The children have written lovely letters to the Ethiopian students introducing themselves, talking about their lives and about the local area, Brighton. Truly wonderful work from the children, …
Written by Julia Wathen Scott Rice successfully completed his sixth London Marathon this month and we are pleased that he has decided to support the work of Link Ethiopia for the second time. He has raised around £2,250 and we are truly grateful for every penny which will aid children’s education in Ethiopia. Scott is …
New Year brings new hope and this year at Link Ethiopia we are focussing our fundraising efforts on our Girls’ Education Project ‘Tomorrow’s Hope’. Things have got off to a great start with a ‘bring and buy’ sale organised by our long-term supporter, Karen Marono from Italy. Karen hosted a buffet and friends were asked …
On the fringes of Asela, a large town about 90 minutes South of Bishoftu, sits Hamle 19 Elementary School. Hamle 19 provides a beautiful setting and is linked to two schools back in the UK, Lutterworth’s John Wycliff Primary School and Coppice Primary School, not far from Birmingham. However, over the last two summers Hamle …
Massive thanks are in order to the pupils, teachers and parents of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Leeds, who raised over £1,000 for their link school, Chuahit No.1 Elementary School. The money was spent providing the school with much needed library books, including chemistry, English and physics text books. A printer for administrative use …
To celebrate Link Ethiopia’s 15th birthday we are holding a very special ‘birthday gala’ showing of La Boheme at the Soho Theatre in central London. The team behind La Boheme have kindly donated the tickets for one night’s performance in order to raise money for our work helping children enjoy a better education in Ethiopia. …
Each class learnt about Ethiopia’s geography, culture and religions, making use of Link Ethiopia resources on health and water (available from our resource library). Children investigated Ethiopian music and art and even tried their hands at making the Ethiopian staple, injera! Each class also chose a fundraising activity, which was promoted during the week with …