Author Archives: MaxKathryn

Sometimes very simple things are important to our children. Every day we come to school we bring in our empty water bottles with us. We are staying in a simple hotel. We do not drink the tap water nor use … Continue reading →

We are excited to see the plans for the High School nearing completion. We await approval from the local municipal planning offices and then we can start building! We expect to bring new photos during our next visit. Watch this … Continue reading →

Congratulations and many thanks to those of you who took part in our sponsored walk on Saturday May 12th. It was a great success and we have raised over SFr 50,000 for the construction of 2 laboratory classrooms at the … Continue reading →

We are delighted with the success of the new nutrition programme at the school. It started with this new school year. During the week the children get extra nutrition in the form of milk (cooked to sterilise it), boiled egg, … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the 1st of the month in the Ethiopian calendar. Every school day the kindergarten teachers have a coffee ceremony and anyone who wants to come along is invited. Usually there is a  gathering of 12-15 teachers, cleaners and … Continue reading →

In September building work started on the library at the Primary School. It is progressing quickly and we are very excited about this new addition to the school

The last 4 weeks have been very busy in Mekele. Work has started on the building of the Primary School library, the music room and the eating room for the water tank. In the next 2 weeks a bridge will … Continue reading →