Interview with Yemisrach Worku In this month’s newsletter, we are featuring Ms.Yemisrach Worku, Country Director, the chief person who is responsible for executing all of Ethiopia Readsprojects in Ethiopia since 2017. Below is an interview with the amazing Yemisrach. Board Member Dr. Laurie Curtis who chairs Ethiopia Reads’ Book Centered Reading Committee regularly works with Yemisrach and has found her to be a joy … Read More
የሚያነቡ ያብባሉ Show your love for ER in style: Amharic & English design
Show off your love for Ethiopia Reads & literacy in style with Amharic and English! This campaign on Bonfire.com benefits Ethiopia Reads and features a vibrant modern twist on an angel, from the Debre Birhan Selassie Church. It is blended with flowers and the motto “Those who read, bloom” in English and Amharic የሚያነቡ ያብባሉ. Amharic is one of the … Read More
Join us wherever you are for the TENTH Anniversary of Ethiopia Reads and Runs!
We left our heart in San Francisco… but we’ll bring them to wherever you are! Ten years ago in May 2010, Ethiopia Reads supporters in the Bay Area organized a sponsored 12k Run/Walk in tandem with the iconic, century-old foot race from the Financial District through Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach. The “Bay To Breakers” race has taken place … Read More
ER Appoints Goodwill Ambassador, Ethiopian American Surgeon: Dr. Electron Kebebew
Readers are Leaders: Meet Dr. Electron Kebebew Ethiopia Reads has great news! We are pleased to announce that we have appointed our first Goodwill Ambassador, Dr. Electron Kebebew, an eminent surgeon and scientist, book lover and longtime supporter of Ethiopia Reads. Dr. Kebebew spent the first ten years of his life in Ethiopia before moving to California with his family. Today, he … Read More
Dr. Laurie Curtis answers your questions!
Dr. Laurie Curtis, Chairperson of the Book Centered Learning Committee, explains the scientific reasons behind the work and choices of Ethiopia Reads. Why does Ethiopia Reads support the printing, shipping and distributing of children’s books written in local languages? The ability of children to read is built upon a foundation of oral language. It is easier for children to read … Read More
A small group of people in Grand Forks, ND, made a huge impact across the world
Ethiopia Reads has started 80 libraries creating hope for a better future possible for thousands of children through literacy. It all began in Grand Forks, North Dakota when First Presbyterian Church in Grand Forks took the first step in getting Ethiopia Reads started.Jane Kurtz, children’s author and member of First Presbyterian Church in the mid 1990’s began a conversation with … Read More
Video: ER’s supporters recite a collaborative poem
In an effort to stay at home while connecting to each other, Ethiopia Reads is sharing with you our fun and collaborative effort to recite the poem “Melinda Mae” by Shel Silverstein. Please watch our video below and send us a clip of you reading your favorite poems via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter! #EthiopiaReadsOutLoud #EthiopiaReadsOutLoud Melinda Mae
ER Brings Everyone Together for the Second Summit
It was a warm and sunny day in early March when nearly 170 people gathered for Ethiopia Reads 2nd Annual Children’s Reading Summit to discuss how to best support a culture of reading in Ethiopia. Yemisrach Worku, our Country Director and the Ethiopia Reads staff brought together government officials, librarians/educators, scholars, business leaders, parents, nonprofit representatives, volunteers, authors and illustrators … Read More
Help make progress toward children literacy!
I am in Addis Ababa where Ethiopia Reads is hosting our Second National Children’s Reading Summit on March 12-13, 2020. Dr Laurie Curtis, Chair of our Book Centered Learning Committee (BCL), longtime volunteer and BCL member Leanne Clark, ER co-founder and children’s author Jane Kurtz, and I have just arrived from Kansas, Oregon and California. We are eager to participate … Read More
Devoted volunteers delivered 50,000 books to Ethiopia
LeAnn Clark, one of the unsung heroes behind Ethiopia Reads, and her husband, Stan Clark, live in Hesston, Kansas. For more than 15 years, the couple collected books for Ethiopia Reads. This month, with the help of Ethiopian Airline and the Boeing factory in South Carolina, 34 pallets containing over 50,000 books arrived in Addis Ababa and are headed to … Read More
