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
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
Walk/Run at Green Lake in Support of Ethiopia Reads 2021
LINKS Make an Online Donation Event Information Event Announcement Buy a T-shirt Donation Sheet Dear friends, Seattle area Friends of Ethiopia Reads is planning a group to walk or run around Green Lake on Sunday morning, September 19th starting at 9 am. The event is designed to raise awareness and much needed funds for Ethiopia Reads’ work and at the … Read More
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
Children’s Reading Festival
On December 28, 2019, Ethiopia Reads (ER) held another fun filled day of a Children’s Reading Festival in the grounds of a school run by Amba Education for Needy People Association (ENPA). The theme was “Give All Children the Chance to Read” with many interactive activities including music, games, storytelling and read aloud by “Story Mother” and a mini display of ER’s very own … Read More
Second Children’s Reading Summit Announced
Following the phenomenal success of the First Children’s Reading Summit in March 2019, Ethiopia Reads, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education, is pleased to announce the Second Children’s Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We anticipate that the Summit will be held in mid-March 2020. The objectives of this conference are to present the latest research on the status … Read More
Children’s Reading Summit 2019
Ethiopia Reads is excited to announce our first Children’s Reading Summit on March 13, 2019 in Addis Ababa at the Sapphire Hotel. The objective of this one of its kind Summit is to share Ethiopia Reads’ 15 years of experience with other literacy and youth related organizations. The value of having libraries for young children will be discussed. Ready, Set, … Read More
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