Reports from the Children’s Reading Summit

Tida ViolanteEvents, Partners

On April 11-12, 2024, Ethiopia Reads successfully held the 4th Children’s Reading Summit under the theme “Supporting Children in Early Learning”. Over 115 participants representing diverse institutions and backgrounds — ranging from schools and sub-cities to writers and publishers, ministry bureaus, government officials, international organizations, and professionals attended the event. We were lucky to have many early reading experts engaged … Read More

Authors Continue Creating Children’s Books at ER Workshop

Tida ViolanteEvents, Partners, Training

Ethiopia Reads Board Member and author Elizabeth Spor Taylor ran the latest Advance Writing Workshop for Children’s Books this April. The Workshop preceded our 4th Children’s Reading Summit. In addition to Ethiopia Reads staff, 14 advance level writers attended the workshop to help the authors step-by-step to come up with concept books. In the month that followed since the workshop, … Read More

Special Children’s Workshop at Abrehot Library

Tida ViolanteEvents, Outside the classroom

Photo: Elizabeth Spor Taylor and Yoseph Ayalew with young writers Board Member and children’s book author Elizabeth Spor Taylor filled a gap in book writing by leading a hands-on workshops in Addis Ababa in April prior to Ethiopia Reads’ 4th Children Reading Summit. Elizabeth worked with Nardos Debebe (a children’s book author and community children’s reading advocate) and Yoseph Ayalew … Read More

4th Children’s Reading Summit Set for April 11-12, 2024

Tida ViolanteEvents, Outside the classroom

The 4th Children’s Reading Summit: Bringing Enthusiasm to Reading and Educational Professionals Ethiopia Reads’ 4th National Children’s Reading Summit in Addis Ababa will be held on April 11 – 12, 2024. The previous years’ summits brought together our staff and literacy experts with educators, literacy specialists, writers, researchers and policymakers. This is the only opportunity in Ethiopia for this kind … Read More

2nd Annual Seattle Walk/Run

Tida ViolanteEvents, Fundraisers

Friends of Ethiopia Reads Seattle will be hosting the 2nd Run/Walk fun event at Green Lake in Seattle, Washington on Saturday September 17, 2022. The event is designed to raise awareness and much-needed funds for Ethiopia Reads’ work and to show our solidarity and support for the cause of children’s literacy in Ethiopia. All proceeds will go to the Ethiopia … Read More

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Tida ViolanteEvents

We wish you a happy Ethiopian Christmas!

ER Brings Everyone Together for the Second Summit

Tida ViolanteEvents, Inside Ethiopia Reads

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!

Malcolm ClarkEvents, Inside Ethiopia Reads, Partners

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