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TAAA installs Ethiopia Reads board member as new officer

Ethiopia Reads congratulates Frew Tibebu, passionate ER board member and long time supporter of the organization, on his newly appointed post as an officer with the Tracy African American Association (TAAA).  

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Friday, February 03, 2012

A trip to the spa for literacy!


 

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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Help plant a library at the Logiya Primary School in the Afar Region - home of Lucy!

A Logiya library could be a reality with your support!

Logiya is a town located in the Afar region of Ethiopia. A promising school in Logiya was selected to participate in a program that partners Ethiopia's Ministry of Education, USAID and Ethiopia Reads. With $10,000, a new library with books, shelving and librarian training will give children the chance to read!

Here are a few images of the school. Please read further down for a letter from the Afar Forum.
 

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Thursday, November 03, 2011

Storytime with Lois, Ethiopia Peace Corps Veteran

Greetings, book lovers! We have a guest blogger today with a great life story full of experiences. Lois Shoemaker has fund-raised for Ethiopia Reads to support the Awassa Reading Center: a rare public library that's full of eager, young readers in southern Ethiopia.

Lois recently went to Washington, DC for the Returned Peace Corps Gathering. She's in the image below during the Sunday walk featuring Country of Service flags. She served in Ethiopia as a teacher from 1962-64. 

 

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Jane Kurtz guest blogs on Gone Reading

Check out children's author, ER board member, and long-time supporter extraordinaire JANE KURTZ's guest blog on GONE READING, a book lover's blog by Bradley Wirz.

Click here!
 

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

4-H Project Shares the Message: “One World, Many Stories”


 

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Bay area supporters celebrate Ethiopian New Year


 

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The adventure of the books



Kids in Ethiopia love their books.

They love to read about nature, adventure, animals, science, and everything in between. Most children in Ethiopia don't have books to read at home or school, but--thanks to recent generous donations to Ethiopia Reads--some lucky students now have libraries at their school where they can read and study many different books. They read, read, read until the books are worn out.  

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

A Book in their Hands


 

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Monday, June 13, 2011

Classroom idea: what's an empty library feel like?

From our friends at The Ellis School in Pittsburgh, who just sent us a donation from a very successful fundraiser: 

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Wednesday, June 08, 2011