Ethiopian school that feeds body and mind
Emily Wither, (CNN) — Seeing the deprivations faced by children in her neighborhood, one Ethiopian school teacher decided to make it her mission to provide them with a safe place…
Obama appoints Ejeta to agricultural development board
Tom Campbell, Purdue University | Western Farm Press Purdue University distinguished professor of agronomy and World Food Prize laureate Gebisa Ejeta has received a presidential appointment to the Board for…
Ethiopian ‘Sesame Street’ teaches life-saving lessons
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bruktawit Tigabu is the co-creator of children’s TV show “Tsehai Loves Learning” Show uses puppets, animation to teach health lessons Program’s characters use Amharic, Ethiopia’s most widely spoken…
Fostering Education in Ethiopia
Former Southdown Primary principal leads effort to provide books, training for children. By Ken Ryan, Patch In a world of nearly 7 billion human beings, former Southdown Primary School principal Helen…
Addis Ababa University President, Professor Andreas Eshete, Resigns
Andreas Eshete’s nine-year tenure ending of his own accord. Professor Andreas Eshete, president of Addis Abeba University (AAU), resigned from his position last week. The reason for his resignation remains…
Metro State sending 8 tons of books to Ethiopia
An unlikely partnership between Metropolitan State College of Denver and an Ethiopian college packed up 8 tons, or about 450 boxes of books this morning to be shipped to schools…
Helping Ethiopian girls run to better lives
Petula Dvorak, Washington Post Before, when she pumped her legs and pushed hard up that incline on 15th Street NW toward Meridian Hill Park, Etayenesh Asfaw was running for herself.…
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