Two oxen, five schools and many laughs later…
Over the past week the Imagine Ethiopia 2010 participants have spent the majority of their time visiting imagine1day’s schools and communities to learn more about why we do what we do, how we do it and what exactly the impact of bringing quality primary education to a community here in ...
0
October 4, 2010
Etsay Goes the Distance!
Last February we hosted a sports and art competition in Adigudum – the capital city of this District. 129 students from 29 of our schools attended and participated in events from spelling to sprinting, soccer to singing. One student, 15-year-old Etsay Alemu, from Debub Community School (an imagine1day ...
0
September 29, 2010
Face of the Future: Weldebiran
The community of Gerambero is way out there. Really, it’s not just over the hill and beyond the dale - it’s over the hill, beyond the dale, across the valley, over the mountain, down the dry-creek bed and along the mountain pass of the hot, dry Ethiopian wilderness. But just because ...
0
September 19, 2010
Face of the Future: Haftom
This wide-eyed, talkative 15-year-old is a Grade 6 student at Tsehafti Community School which is tucked away high in the mountains of Northern Ethiopia. Haftom's school is one of imagine1day’s ‘supported schools’ – a school that had a sound building from the government but programs that needed some attention. So ...
0
September 15, 2010
What do papayas, principals and practical skills programs all have in common?
They're all a part of the partnership that began in 2008 between imagine1day and the Lundin for Africa Foundation to support 33 rural communities in creating a sustainable source of income to maintain and grow their primary schools! Here’s a snapshot of our progress so far: In total we’ve built 13 ...
0
August 26, 2010
Imagine Ethiopia 2010 on Outside Television!
We're excited to tell you that imagine1day has been featured on Outside Television through Majka Burhardt, climber, writer, adventure expert and one of the leaders of the Imagine: Ethiopia 2010 trip! She'll be regularly updating during the trip through this blog. Follow the adventure with ...
1
July 30, 2010
imagine1day’s Very Own Olympics in Ethiopia
The 1st Annual imagine1day Interschool Sport and Art Competition by Lulseged Beyene Among the comprehensive interventions of imagine1day, the sport and art components of our program are very important ones. These components are introduced into our schools in many ways. For example, we support our schools with sport and art clubs through ...
0
July 20, 2010
The Impact of Vegetables at imagine1day’s Schools on the Surrounding Communities
Our Ethiopia field team just returned from visits to our Bahri Tseba and Debub schools in rural Northern Ethiopia. Lulseged Beyene, imagine1day's Community Development Officer, shares the undeniable impact of vegetables, micro-irrigation and income generation at our schools in Ethiopia. Teacher Yeshimebrat Abraha and Eden Hailu, a grade 8 student from ...
0
June 30, 2010
Celebrate Children’s Day with imagine1day
June 1st marks a very special day when we come together to celebrate the beautiful and amazing children of this world. International Children's Day is widely celebrated in numerous nations around the world. International Children's Day was first conceived at the World Conference for the Well-Being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland ...
0
June 1, 2010
Teacher Appreciation Week
In honour of this year's Teacher Appreciation Week, we at imagine1day would like to highlight a few of our dedicated teachers who teach the young children at our schools in Ethiopia. We hope you enjoy getting to know the amazing teachers who work at our schools and their dedication to ...
0
May 7, 2010
