Whats Out Addis, people information about interesting people in town and in Ethiopian history
In order to build and expand the Social Enterprise ecosystem, Social Enterprise Ethiopia (SEE) organises a monthly MeetUp Addis event; this is an opportunity for invited social entrepreneurs to share their experiences of how they first conceptualized their business idea and then moved into creating their enterprise and started working on it successfully. The MeetUp […]
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Sports is the great equalizer! It has enormous power to generate social and economic change by contributing to sustainable development across all sectors and for all people.Sports has the innate ability to challenge societal norms and mindsets that may be steeped in prejudice. Through sports, voices are amplified, barriers are broken down and bold achievements
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The victory of Adwa, dubbed”An African Victory”, is celebrated every year on the 1st of March to commemorate the victory Ethiopia took over the Italian army at the final battlefront of the mountains of Adwa. This day marks a significant value for Africans and black people across the world facing the pain of colonialism and
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Ethiopia is known and appreciated the world over for its exquisite and intricate Crosses representing the centuries old Orthodox faith of the country going back to the preAxumite period. Crosses were first created out of wood, bone, leather and stone. The Falasha Jews, allegedly first practised the art and skill of producing crosses from silver.
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Victor Penner works for the Mission Am Nil’s Misrach Center – the nation’s leading vocational training center for people with physical disabilities. The Misrach Center offers 300 training and work placements at two locations. All offers are designed to promote the skills of people with a disability as much as possible and to lead them
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NEW YEAR REFLECTIONS From the land of origins Ethiopia, I send you all my warmest New Year wishes. January 01 marks the New Year for many people around the world just as here in Ethiopia New Year is celebrated by some but the Ethiopian Holy Days of Christmas and Timket are celebrated by millions of
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There are lots of events and activities in the coming months organised both by the private sector and the government of particular interest and aimed at the returning Diaspora – here are some highlights. One of the most anticipated events of the season is the Addis Expo and X-mas Festival @ Ghion hotel Addis Ababa
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A little girl who grew up in Addis, Sosina Wogayehu loved acrobatics from the age of 6 and grew up to become a globally renowned circus artiste creating multiple opportunities for many other young Ethiopian acrobats. After years abroad and an international career and education in Australia, Sosina returned to Ethiopia in 2013 to establish
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Ethiopian distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba made history at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when she became the first woman to win gold in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races. She defended her gold medal title in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the first woman to win the event at two consecutive Olympics.
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The Weeknd is more famous for chart-topping hits, but he is also a passionate supporter of the UN’s World Food Programme and has donated to the organisation’s relief efforts in Ethiopia recently. “The UN World Food Programme is doing urgent and important work to change and save lives on a daily basis and I feel
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