In the drylands of Ethiopia and other African countries, people are living on the frontline of the climate crisis. Temperatures are rising, trees are disappearing, the land is becoming infertile and the desert is spreading. The Metema forest in northern Ethiopia is in the last green belt before the start of the desert. But it […]
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Ingredients 1 1/2cups granulated sugar 1cup vegetable oil 3eggs 2 cups Flour 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2teaspoon salt 3 cups shredded carrots (5 medium) 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional) Method: Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of one 13×9-inch pan or two 8-inch or 9-inch
In the dawn mother’s day And light confides in the dark We are an island in an island Two and one apart I paint every sunrise And every one for you Every swirl of light In every pearl of dew In the way light talks to a river In the way a river holds night
Getatchew Haile was an Ethiopian-American foremost scholar of the Ge’ez language. He was acknowledged for his contributions to the field with a MacArthur Fellows Program “genius” award and the Edward Ullendorff Medal from the Council of the British Academy. He was the first Ethiopian and the first African to win the award. As a boy,
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The Ayzot app is a collaboration between Surrey, the University of Strathclyde, Hospice Ethiopia, the Federal Ministry of Health and Hello Doctor Ethiopia, an Ethiopian-based software company run by Dr Yohans Wodaje. ‘It’s like having a doctor in my pocket’; this was the feedback from one of the patients at Hospice Ethiopia during user testing
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Lemn Sissay has been named in the Queen’s annual Birthday Honours List (UK). The University of Manchester Chancellor, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay, has been awarded an OBE for services to Literature and Charity in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List. Since taking up the Chancellorship in 2015, Lemn Sissay MBE has contributed to the University
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“Our mission is to produce and sell high-quality handcrafted leather goods to support orphans, create sustainable job opportunities, and train unemployed youth.” In addition to creating job opportunities, they also proudly donate 5% of their proceeds to Ekklesia Oromia, a charity supporting vulnerable families in Ethiopia. Most of Bille Leather’s employees are women whom Cherinet
Luxury Leather Company Helps Orphans and Empowers Women in Ethiopia Read More »
So now that you know where my inspiration for fashion comes from …. My next interview highlights one of the pioneer designers from Ethiopia Genet Kebede After studying fashion design and garment construction in Italy and Argentina, Genet Kebede founded her brand Paradise Fashion which is a well-known fashion brand in Ethiopia established in
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A “must-read and experience” charming cook book on discovering the basic principles on cooking Ethiopian food. Sari Nordberg-Tafassa is from Finland but she has lived in Ethiopia since 1976 and is married to an Ethiopian. She is an illustrator and author of another popular book Kaldi and the Dancing Goats: The Legend of Ethiopian Coffee,
Let’s Eat (Enebla) “My Favorite Ethiopian Recipes” Read More »
“Kohl” ( kuhl, kahal, or kohol) is a black substance used by the women of Ethiopia as an eyeliner and as eyeshadow.Apart from making the eyes look brighter and larger, kohl was once believed to have value as a protection against eye disease.It’s blackness also controls the sun’s glare , and thus it is used
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