After a really successful breeding season the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation program is thrilled to announce that 21 Ethiopian wolf packs have recently welcomed new arrivals. Their monitors have counted a grand total of 71 pups across the country! A great boost for this endangered species. The Born Free-supported Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme (EWCP) is celebrating […]
It’s a Baby Boom of New Wolves! Read More »
Turkey’s top-notch athletes have been training in one of Ethiopia’s high-altitude training sites, Sululta, with hopes to clinch the qualifying time required to compete in the marathon and 3,000 meters steeplechase in Tokyo 2020 Olympics (now scheduled from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021). The primary goal of the two-month training in Sululta for the
Turkish Athletes Train in Ethiopia for Tokyo Olympics Read More »
Co-authors, Janelle Hoilett and Anne Marie Stampley, are proud to announce the debut of Shashemene Vegan: A Plant-based Guide to African Repatriation Vol. 4 Pulses and Proteins. The newest release of a six-part community recipe collection and how-to guide from Ethiopia’s most documented resettlement community coincides with the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of Adwa
Shashemene Vegan: A Plant-based Guide Read More »
Hippos are the third-largest living land mammal, after elephants and white rhinos. Despite their large and bulky appearance, they have adaptations to their semi-aquatic environments allowing them to move swiftly on both water and land. Their feet have four-webbed toes that splay out to distribute weight evenly and therefore adequately support them on land, and
Ethiopia is the latest destination to be awarded the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp – the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp – following major steps implemented by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism last year to ensure safety for residents, travellers, and workers and businesses in the tourism value
Ethiopia awarded the Safe Travels stamp Read More »
Born in Madagascar in 1943, Dr Jember Tefera finished elementary school in Ethiopia and her secondary and university education in Great Britain. She received a master’s degree in Primary Health Care (PHC) and M.Phil. from the University of Manchester. “I saw poverty restricting people from getting medical care, that’s why I wanted to study it.”
Remembering dr. Jember Teferra Read More »
Leading eye care nonprofit Orbis proudly celebrates 22 years of working to eliminate the blindness-causing infection trachoma in Ethiopia. Most recently, Orbis administered more than 7.5 million doses of trachoma-fighting antibiotics in just one month despite significant challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Trachoma is highly contagious, but it is easily treatable with antibiotics if
Orbis Ethiopia celebrates 22 years of eliminating blindness Read More »
What makes hiking and walking therapeutic is the connection that is created between us and nature. Based on several studies and experiences, walking amidst trees relieves anxiety and stress in addition to other benefits. The wind blows between on our skin, the aroma of different plants, and the pleasant landscape helps create a balance in
The many benefits of eucalyptus Read More »
Khat, a flowering plant with leaves that produce a stimulant effect when chewed, has been harvested in Ethiopia for centuries. With social significance in communities around the world, khat is a cash crop, sustaining many who have worked in the fields for generations. Filmed in luminous black-and-white, “Faya Dayi” traces the harvesting of khat, by
Faya Dayi – mesmerising new film about khat Read More »
Bereket Lulseged is the author of Muna & Abebe, a fun and adventurous children’s book about the exceptional friendship between 10-year old Muna and the legendary Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila. It’s the first book written by Bereket Lulseged. In order to make the reading fun and adventurous, Bereket envisioned a curious little girl traveling back
New book for children: Muna and Abebe Read More »
