Your commitment to Ethiopia Reads directly fuels the stories of success we see every day in our reading centers. In this post, we are honored to highlight Mahder, a 10-year-old fourth-grader and a dedicated long-term user of Ethiopia Reads’ Gebeta Children’s Library. Mahder’s journey is a powerful illustration of the positive ripple effect your donations create within a family and … Read More
Project Impacts
Some of our supporters may find data less engaging than seeing photos. However, Ethiopia Reads would love to share some of the impact and reach from June 2025 projects. We have been at this for over two decades. The impact adds up to help build a culture of reading! *** Gebeta Library – Individual Users During June 2025 June Activities … Read More
Hawassa Reading Festival
We held our biggest-ever Children’s Reading Festival in Hawassa City! The second Hawassa Reading Festival was held successfully from May 3rd to 4th, 2025, at Hawassa Stadium. The event attracted over 2,000 participants, including students, parents, government officials, educators, and community members. This festival was organized in partnership with the Rotary Fellowship of Kite (RFOK) and endorsed by the Hawassa … Read More
2024 Summer Camp Is In Session!
Ethiopia Reads’ Summer Camp started last week at Gebeta Library. We welcomed eager children and college-age volunteers to our summer camp! 🌞✨ Our staff kicked off the first week with many fun and educational activities along smiles, laughter, and many reading opportunities. The kids are having a great time from diving into new adventures with every page during reading time … Read More
Special Children’s Workshop at Abrehot Library
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
Supporting Education in Emergencies
Ethiopia Reads has experience, developed relationships and expertise in working directly with children, parents and educators across the country. We have access to stimulating and engaging books to keep their imaginations, hopes and dreams alive. Open Hearts Big Dreams, one of our longtime collaborating organizations, worked with us to prepare the OHBD-RSG bilingual mother tongue children’s books. Ethiopia Reads is … Read More
4th Children’s Reading Summit Set for April 11-12, 2024
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
3rd Annual Children’s Reading Summit
Ethiopia Reads’ 3rd Children’s Reading Summit was an amazing success! It continues to be the only venue for educators in Ethiopia to come together to discuss, analyze the latest research and brainstorm solutions regarding children literacy in Ethiopia. We worked with the Ministry of Education and the National Archives and Library Agency with featured expert speakers from both organizations as … Read More
ER’s IDP work featured on World Bank site
In the words of one parent: “The biggest help we need from you is education for our children, because only an educated person can get to a better place”.
