Ethiopia Reads is honored to have sponsored this year’s Best Children’s Book Award. Congratulations to the book The Tailor and the Four Mice by Behailu Gebre-Egiziabher for winning the 4th Annual Best Children’s Book of the Year from library organization, The HoHe Award! Pictured below is our Country Director awarding the prize to the winning author. The other wonderful nominees included: The Bike … Read More
ER Cofounder Jane Kurtz awarded for her work with Ethiopian Children
60+ years ago, a young Jane Kurtz was raised with her siblings in a far away magical place called Maji in southwest Ethiopia. She grew up to become one of the ultimate creative minds and literacy champion for Ethiopian children! We couldn’t be prouder of Ethiopia Reads’ Cofounder, longtime leader and Advisor @JaneKurtz on her award by @IBBYINT as IBBY-iRead … Read More
ER recognized by Hawassa City Administration’s Education Office
Ethiopia Reads’ Hawassa Reading Center consistency sees at least 1,000 children per month for story time, after school programs and book making activities. For these wonderful quality activities and promotion of literacy, the Hawassa Administration’s Office of Education awarded Ethiopia Reads a Certificate of Appreciation for improving the quality of education in the city. We are proud of our amazing … Read More
Hohe Prize Awarded to ER
In October, Ethiopia Reads was awarded the prestigious Hohe Prize for Contributing to Children’s Literacy for our decades of work in distributing books throughout the country. Check out more information at http://hoheawards.com
Ethiopia Reads honored by Library of Congress
Ethiopia Reads was recognized as an official Honoree at the Library of Congress’ 2016 Literacy Awards ceremony held in Washington D.C. on October 27th, 2016. The Library of Congress Literacy Awards honor organizations working to promote literacy and reading in the United States and worldwide. The awards recognize groups doing exemplary, innovative and replicable work, and they spotlight the need … Read More
