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Chickens!

By Ethiopian News

An item of business news which Link Ethiopia staff noticed in the last few days is that a consignment of 16,000 day-old chicks are to be sent from India to Ethiopia as part of a programme to introduce and breed superior quality poultry in the African nation. The consignment from a Gurgaon-based poultry breeding company, Keggfarms, consists of a variety of chicken branded ‘Kuroiler’ that can live and thrive in resource-poor, foraging village environments and yet produce much more meat…

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Jenda Elementary’s got a brand new pump!

By Water and sanitation

Jenda Elementary, a rural school catering for 900 pupils, is 30 minutes walk from the nearest road, which itself is a further hour’s bus ride from Gondar town centre. Until recently, the school had no clean water for pupils to drink. Link Ethiopia funded the installation of a new water pump facility on the school site to replace an old disused well. The water supply is now able to be used by students, staff and the local community. Click here…

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Our biggest ever book shipment!

By Projects

Travelling some 6,000 miles, our largest book shipment to date recently arrived safely in Gondar, Ethiopia. The 20-foot-long container set sail five months earlier after a busy period of book collections, sorting and packing with the very generous support of our UK schools. On arrival in Ethiopia an energetic team of students helped unload and organise the 25,000 books and 12 computers, ready for distribution. This book shipment was able to support some 15 primary and secondary schools in the…

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Telecoms

By Ethiopian News

It has just been announced that France Telecom SA has started a two-year contract to manage Ethiopia’s state-owned Ethio Telecom, Communications and Information Technology. The Paris-based company will manage the utility, accounting systems will be modernised and new services introduced, also helping to boost the basic services at present in place and strengthen the infrastructure. An underwater fibre-optic cable link via Djibouti will increase capacity and lower broadband internet costs.

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Active learning resources

By Projects

At Link Ethiopia, we believe that schools are only as effective as the teaching inside them. In partnership with the local Teacher Training Centre in Gondar we have provided funds to enable the creation of three sizeable boxes of interesting classroom resources for rural schools. These resources include locally-made visual aids, games, mini-blackboards and other items which are typically difficult for rural teachers to gain access to. The Teacher Training Centre also provides training and support for the staff in…

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Partner School Visits – October 2010

By School Links

Several UK teachers and a group of sixth formers recently visited their partner schools in Ethiopia. Joy Hardy from Queniborough Primary School and Mike Hill from Wreake Valley Community College spent five days in their partner schools in Bahir Dar, whilst Jonathon Wilcox led a group of 15 students from Halliford School to visit Edeget Feleg School in Gondar. The visits were a great success and gave both teachers and students a real insight into the lives of their Ethiopian…

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September & October 2010

By News emails

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…

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Gondar schools get an exciting new shipment

By Projects

Technology is becoming increasingly important in Ethiopian schools. The job market is starting to require applicants to have at least a basic level of computer literacy, but most schools are currently without the necessary technology and teaching experience. To help meet this growing need for computers, Link Ethiopia has organised several shipments of computers to schools in the Gondar region. A huge thanks to Brunel University, who provided us with our largest shipment by donating a massive 50 computers, which…

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Railway expansion

By Ethiopian News

From eTurboNews: “The Ethiopian government has released information about plans to construct a major new rail network across the country. In the process, links to neighbouring countries are being prepared sooner rather than later. “The Ethiopian Railway Corporation will be tasked to develop the new infrastructure, which will link remote parts of Ethiopia with the capital Addis Ababa and likely also with border posts to Kenya and the south of the Sudan. Nearly 5,000 kilometers of new railway lines will…

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Kebele 16 Elementary’s new toilets

By Projects

The Kebele 16 Elementary School, on the outskirts of Gondar town, caters for 1,800 pupils. For a number of years, the toilet facilities at the school were totally unsuitable for their pupils. Hygienic sanitation provision in schools is key to reducing the spread of disease amongst pupils. Sickness immediately impacts on school attendance and a young person’s education. Link Ethiopia worked in partnership with the local community to fund a new toilet block at Kebele 16, with eight toilets for…

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Meskel

By Ethiopian Culture

At the end of September, Addis Ababa, “new flower”, lived up to its name: fresh daisies lined the streets, strewn in piles in markets, heaped on to minibuses, gathered in bundles on the backs of white-robed women. The occasion was Meskel, a festival named for this flower and for the cross, both of which feature prominently. Sophie McGrath writes for the Guardian newspaper… “It officially celebrates the somewhat arcane landmark of the discovery of the cross by St Helena in…

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Anchow Mikael Elementary

By Projects

At Anchow Mikael Elementary School, in a rural community in the north of Ethiopia, the pupils were taught under temporary shelters until very recently. These were made of branches and sticks which washed away with heavy rainstorms, which are common in this region during July and August. Link Ethiopia worked with the local community to enable them to build this impressive double classroom and the local young people are now enjoying year-round education! You can help us support schools like…

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Link Ethiopia football team in the Gondar finals!

By Sports

Each summer, when the schools are closed, there’s a football tournament held in Gondar town. For the first time ever we have entered our own Link Ethiopia team, made up of 15 energetic under 13’s from some of our link schools. 31 other teams also joined the tournament and, after some serious training sessions, our Link Ethiopia sponsored team joined with their counterparts at the opening ceremony in Gondar’s Meskal Square in mid-July. Our team has been fortunate to have…

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Challenge!

By Ethiopian News

From the Nursing Times: Adventurous nurses and other professionals are singing up to a challenging five-day charity trek across the mountains of Ethiopia. Up to 20 participants will face the extreme daytime heat and freezing nights of the 4,000-metre peaks – dubbed the “Tibet of Africa” for five long days of challenging physical exertion at altitude, in a bid to raise over £100,000 through sponsorship. The money will be used by international development charity Transaid to provide Africans living in…

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July & August 2010

By News emails

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,…

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