PRESS RELEASE – On the 15th of July 2020, the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) and the Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA) programme will join the global celebrations to mark World Youth Skills Day (WYSD). The aim of World Youth Skills Day is to recognise the strategic …
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UNESCO says 40% poorest countries failed to support learners PRESS RELEASE – Fewer than 10% of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to UNESCO’s 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report: Inclusion and education – All means all. The report provides an in-depth analysis of key factors for exclusion of learners in …
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The Addis Ababa City Administration is set to double the number of students benefiting from its school feeding program from 300,000, to 600,000 by next education year expected to begin in September 2020. This is indicated by Deputy (Acting) Mayor of Addis Ababa City, Eng. Takele Uma on Thursday, during an award ceremony of outstanding …
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In the wake of the COVID-19 induced state of emergency in Ethiopia, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is mobilizing its network of local community leaders to help with awareness and prevention activities designed to stop the spread of the disease. The so-called ‘community conversation facilitators’ – who have reached more than five million people …
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Addis Ababa City Administration, the capital of Ethiopia, is set to provide school uniform, exercise books and other utensils for 600,000 students free of charge. Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa City Takele Umma today visited one of the garment factories engaged in preparing the school uniforms that will be distributed later to the …
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Chargé d’Affaires David Renz today administered the oath of service to 23 new Peace Corps Volunteers, who will teach English language in different public schools in Ethiopia. The volunteers sworn-in at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today will be working on community-based engagement and teaching English in Ethiopian Public Schools within the Amhara, …
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The Ethiopian Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) is launched on Monday at an event attended by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, President of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde. President Zewde said the launch of the chapter was a major milestone that will benefit all Ethiopian women and ensure their voice is better …
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Ethiopia ranks top in eastern Africa having the largest number of illiterate people – over 57% illiterate women aged between 15-45, a report indicates. Over 57% of Ethiopia’s women and around 30% of men in working age group (15-45 years old) are illiterate, according to a report presented at the 23rd regional integration experts meeting …
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Education Can’t Wait (ECW), a global fund dedicated to education in emergencies, invests in the construction of 84 classrooms for refugees in Gambella region of Ethiopia. The classrooms inaugurated this week were constructed in Nguenyyiel, Terkidi, Kule, and Jewi refugee camps and will enable 8,500 refugee children, 38 per cent of them girls, to receive …
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Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announces a $27 million investment to support the delivery of quality inclusive education to close to 750,000 girls and boys displaced by the crises in Ethiopia. The funding will support the implementation of a new multi-year resilience program developed by the Ministry of Education with the support of Education Cannot Wait, …
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