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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, St. George’s School. SGS was the highlight of the day. Elsa and AtoBelayneh explained what the school is currently doing and its future which impressed…

Link Ethiopia’s Annual Report for 2012-2013 was published last month and we are really pleased to share it with you. We saw a year of continued growth, with our overall income increasing by 38% and with an increase in the number of schools and young people we were able to support. Thanks to the generosity of our many supporters we were able to deliver improved facilities, resources and training to more schools than ever before. We managed 25 library and…

Our Annual Report for 2011-2012 Welcome to Link Ethiopia’s February 2013 News Update! Our Annual Report for 2011-2012 was recently published and we are really pleased to share it with you in this update. You’ll find a few highlights below and much more information on our website. Also this month we are advertising for architects and engineers who can help us with a major design project alongside our Ethiopian teams. Details are below. Let us know if you or someone…

Link Ethiopia’s Annual Report for 2011-2012 was recently published and we are really pleased to share it with you. During the year we made great strides forward in our work. We undertook a growing range of activities, from delivering improved facilities, resources and teaching to more Ethiopian schools and pupils, to enabling students in different continents to learn about each other and to share their aims and aspirations. We could not have done any of this without your help. Thank…

Are you someone with architecture or engineering experience, looking to get involved in international development work? Or do you know someone who is? We are advertising a self-funded placement in Ethiopia to work with us to re-imagine and design our school infrastructure projects. The successful candidate would also get experience working on ‘live’ projects that will be happening at the same time. Our advert is below – please let us know if you or someone you know might be interested….

Welcome to Link Ethiopia’s December 2012 News Update! 2012 has been quite a year for us, both in Ethiopia and internationally. Our projects in schools across the north and south of Ethiopia have expanded and we have so many exciting stories to share. To whet your appetite you can read a few highlights of our projects and their achievements in our news update below and do remember that we have more stories on our website blog which you can visit…

Welcome to our Olympics and Paralympics special news update! What a fun sporting summer we’ve had! Our teams in Ethiopia and in London have been cheering on the Olympic and Paralympic athletes with all our energy over the last month or so. We are now watching the Paralympic closing ceremony and thought this would be a good chance for us to look back at some of the highlights for the Ethiopian athletes and to share with you some of Link…

Greetings! We want to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and new year. 2011 has been Link Ethiopia’s most successful year to date, thanks to your support, and we are thoroughly looking forward to what 2012 brings. We are pleased to announce that our 2012 calendars are on sale now. Details are below. Get them while stocks last! There is also still time to order your fun and unusual Christmas gifts from our Gift Ethiopia website. All the gifts are needed by the…

March to June 2011 News Update Greetings to you all from a very energetic and vitalised Link Ethiopia! In this double edition News Update we’d like to introduce you to the new members of our growing Ethiopian team, show you our new office in Gondar, share some recent sponsorship related stories, as well as bring you a selection of Ethiopian news items and information. There is so much to tell you – just a little of that follows now. Enjoy…

Welcome to our January & February 2011 news update As a new year begins, a past year of progress and accomplishment fades into the background, while another set of exciting challenges rises up for the future. What a fine life we have here at Link Ethiopia! Let us first wish all of you a happy 2011 (2003/2004 in Ethiopia!) and thank you for being with us. We want your comments, we want your suggestions. Only in that way can we…

Welcome to our November & December 2010 news update “Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat …..” Well, perhaps that’s not the most relevant way to start this News Update, but we at Link Ethiopia do send you all the compliments of the approaching season and hope that you will welcome our latest news. And what about those Christmas gifts for your family, friends and other loved ones? If you would like to choose something from our Gift…

Welcome to our September & October 2010 news update With the Ethiopian rainy season behind us and the new school year fully in swing, we at Link Ethiopia have been as busy as ever. Several members of our UK team are currently in Ethiopia, working alongside our Ethiopian team on projects, school activities and supporting the nine teaching volunteers who are currently doing fantastic work within our Ethiopian schools. But more of that another time. Here’s our latest update which…

Welcome to our July & August 2010 news update Summer’s greetings to you all and we hope that you will not mind our bi-monthly News Update popping into your Inbox once again. Schools are out, in both countries, and the teachers and pupils have some space not only to recharge the batteries and refresh the spirits, but also to look ahead in a less pressurised way and decide on the coming year’s focuses. In this update, Matt, our Project Director,…

Welcome to our May & June 2010 news update A warm hello from our ever-growing team here at Link Ethiopia! And so another school year is coming to a close, a year when our school linking programme is stretching ever further afield with no let-up in the energy and enthusiasm of its team of workers. We now have a wonderfully keen young Southern Coordinator in Hailemariam Ayano in the Debre Zeit office (see below) and various new energetic volunteers helping…