EXETER ETHIOPIA LINK

Exeter Ethiopia Link is committed to supporting education in Nekemte from early years through to university level. Our previous fundraising campaigns - The Year of the Librarian and The Year of the Girl - provided vital support for students and teachers in Nekemte and surrounding areas and this year we are focusing on the relationship between literacy and education by launching The Year of Reading... has been working with the people of Nekemte, the provincial capital of Wellega, Ethiopia, for over 35 years, initially providing support for schools and the former Swedish Mission Hospital. In subsequent years large-scale funding was acquired to set up an Eye Clinic in Nekemte, to carry out a 3-year Inclusive Education Project, and to extend our School Libraries and Reading Centres Project into rural areas. In recent years we have focused on smaller-scale projects financed by donations and our own fund-raising activities... Our activities are funded by members' subscriptions, fundraising..

Registration numbers: 1154085 (W), CE001239 (CH)