education for ethiopia trip at nov 2013

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Link Ethiopia - Support in Education

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Tokumma SchoolEducation for integrated and sustainable development

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

Nelson Mandela

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Education in Ethiopia

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Challenges in Education Cost: some families cannot afford

school uniforms, pens, notebooks and text books

Distance: some children live too far from their nearest school.

Capacity: there are not enough schools for everyone to attend.

Health: sickness and disease keeps children from going to school.

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Link Ethiopia - Vision Link Ethiopia’s vision is an equal and just world

in which poverty and social injustice are eradicated and basic human rights and a decent quality of life are assured. In our interconnected global society, we are all responsible for our actions and our common wellbeing.

We believe education is a vital tool to promote understanding and give disadvantaged children the tools to achieve their full potential as tomorrow’s global citizens.

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Link Ethiopia - Mission Providing access to quality education for

children aged 7-18 in Ethiopia, with the broader aim of empowering people to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.

Fostering positive communication and interaction between people of different cultures in order to raise awareness of similarities, shared goals and our global interdependence.

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Link Ethiopia- Doings School Links

set up, support and help manage links between U.K. schools and schools in Ethiopia, in both the primary and secondary sectors

Gap Scheme offer three-month Gap Ethiopia teaching placements to pre-

university students. Our volunteers are accommodated by local families and teach English Communication Skills at secondary school level.

Resourcing Projects schools we work with in Ethiopia are severely under-resourced. We

therefore aim to assist schools in identifying, implementing and managing projects to improve the quality of the schooling they offer. This may involve basic necessities such as clean running water, adequate classrooms, the training of teachers in computer skills, or the management of libraries in larger schools.

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Link Ethiopia Offices in Ethiopia Gondar Debre Zeyit

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Donation for Tokumma SchoolTour d’Afrique Presentation January 2013

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Tokumma Elementary School – Mount Wonchi

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Tokumma - Geography and Economy West Shoa zone of Oromia Regional State in

Ethiopia. The school’s catchment area is about 35 km2

(City of Bern 51.6 km2) with a population of about 3,000.

The source of income in the area is largely traditional farming and animal rearing. The area does not have proper modern infrastructure including road, electricity, potable water and health facility.

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Tokumma Elementary School rural area - traditional farming

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Tokumma Elementary School – top of volcanic channel

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Tokumma Elementary School – new library 2012, the Tokumma school enjoyed the

benefits of a joint British & Foreign School Society (BFSS) project which helped expand the school to accommodate over 150 extra pupils in three new classrooms.

It also constructed a new library – a hugely important source of information and education for the children and local community – which can serve up to 40 pupils at a time!

http://www.bfss.org.uk/

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Tokumma Elementary School - Solar Power As well as this brilliant expansion in the

school’s capacity, this BFSS-funded project, coordinated with Link Ethiopia, also funded the installation of a solar-powered electricity system, which provides clean, sustainable energy to classrooms.

This has allowed the school – in a village with no electricity connection – to provide lighting to classrooms and to power radios!


http://www.linkethiopia.org/?s=tokumma

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Tokumma Elementary School - Solar powered IT Centre Link Ethiopia’s new project at the

school, once again in cooperation with the BFSS and with generous help from our Swiss donor Christian Sailer and the Gymnasium Kirchenfeld, will create a solar-powered IT centre at the school, and one which will be connected to the internet!

This will be a huge improvement in the educational opportunities that Tokumma school can provide to their pupils.


http://cipas.ch/tourdafrique/donate.html

http://www.gymkirchenfeld.ch/

http://www.gymkirchenfeld.ch/

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Background Education in Tokumma The main reason why education has marginal impact (if

any) on development in rural Ethiopia is because of absence of linkage between education and community needs. School curriculum in Ethiopia is focused on development of

academic and reading skills.

However, there are neither books nor newspapers in a typical village. There is no life skill training targeted to improving productivity of agricultural labour and land, personal hygiene or the environment. Tokumma reflects the situation in a typical rural village in

Ethiopia: There is virtually no non-farm employment.

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Latest ReportShort trip End of November by Cornelia and Christian

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Saturday – Arrival in Ethiopia Addis Abeba (2200 – 3000

asl.) Meeting the guides of Link

Ethiopia Essential Shopping

SIM card Water, Fruits

Market Overview on Mount Entoto

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Addis - Map «New flower" «Capital city » of

Africa Luxus Hotels Airport Mount Entoto

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Saturday –a first highlight Pasta-Dinner for

International Guests of the Great Ethiopian Run in the Hilton Hotel

Local Celebs Highlight:

Haile Gebreselassie«26 World Records»

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Sunday –Great Ethiopian Run Great Ethiopian Run

Link Ethiopia Event 10 kilometres 2355 metres altitude 37’000 participants

BIGGEST ROAD RACE IN AFRICA!

Winner:Atsedu Tsegay 29:21

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Flickr Map and Gallery and GPS Tracks (hyperlinked)

http://www.mypicsmap.com/photoset/72157638743527916

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68457686@N04/sets/72157638743527916/

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Monday -Tokumma School Ride to Ambo

Guides: Girmaye Dinsa from Tokumma Dave Megerssa form Link Ethiopia, Debre Zeyit

CheckIn Abebech Metaferia Hotel 2160asl Lunch in Gunder with the familiy of Girmaye Ride / Climb to Tokumma School 2780 metres altitude

Tokkuma school buildings IT Centre

Gunder (next rural village to Tokumma) Coffee Time Village Walk

Dinner at Hotel Ambo

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Flickr Map and Gallery and GPS Tracks



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Tokumma Project

An education based integrated and sustainable community development project

Our Goal: Donation for an IT Centre Furniture Solar Panels Computers, LCD Projectors Printers, Photocopier Radio, TV

Documentation on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68457686@N04/sets/72157638743527916/




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Tokumma Project

The building with a wall and a roof

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Tokumma Project

… (still) under Construction - Inside Plasterwork

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Tokumma Project Donated building of 2011 – Solarpowered! Farming improvements: Vegetable plantation in

the backyard

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Tokkuma –Teacher Exchange Presentation

Where I come from about TdA Route

on ArcGIS Explore Offline on Google Earth

Laptops: How start a laptop riding a text with WordPad

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Tokkuma – People Ethiopians are famed for their

hospitality had a positive and unique experience

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Tuesday – Transit Ambo - Debre Zeyit Diary:

08:00 Breakfast at Ambo Hotel 09:00 Swimming Area (based on Hot Spring) closed due only

access from Thursday to Sunday 09:30 Watching the area and other spring (shower and bathroom

for charge) 11:00 Walk and Batchad (Tuktuk) – Ride back to Hotel 13:00 Lunch at Hotel (Conny took Cheesburger) 14:00 Driving back with Dave and Girmay to Addis 17:30 Arrival in Addis (Pick up my second bag (Cycling clothes)

and continue driving with new rider to Debre Zeyit) 19:30 Arrival at RosmarieHotel in Debre Zelt 20:00 Dinner at Hotel 24:00 - … Conny is sick of the dinner…

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Ethiopia / Addis Abeba –«under Construction»

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Wednesday -Ada Model School Debre Zeyit Public School MeetUp with 8 teacher

Agenda Presentation

5 Geography teachers 3 Mathematics about Me (Cyclist and geographer), Switzerland, TdA

support with Offlinemaps on my Laptop Geography matters…

Global problems – Geography problems Geography education Teaching about maps

Exercise: sketching your own mental maps of Debre Zeyit discussing the 8 different results giving advice of some basics to maps

Mapping thesis and real geoproblems in Ethiopia Deforestation in Ethiopia Soil erosion

Conclusion of the Importance of Spatial Awareness

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Ethiopia and China Changing theme on global aspects Spatial thinking about the new

questions Impact of China in Africa Chinese investments: what,

where, why Shoe city China plans multimillion Ethiopia i

nvestment goods), Chinese, Indian and

European “imperialism” spatial thinking, data visualization,

Jia Qinglin (L, front), chairman of the National Committeeof the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ato Meles Zenawi in AddisAbaba, capital of Ethiopia, Jan. 28, 2012. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/apr/30/chinese-investment-ethiopia-shoe-city

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37011562-cc6d-11e2-9cf7-00144feab7de.html#axzz2nuDcBg8W

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37011562-cc6d-11e2-9cf7-00144feab7de.html#axzz2nuDcBg8W

http://shebapost.com/content/ethiopia-and-china-desirous-bring-relationship-higher-level

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Thursday – private school Beza Same Agenda as in Ada model School Mental maps Exercise (Blackboard) “What is a mental map?”

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Thursday –public school in Dukem Many children big classes (- 100 pupils)

“Tsunami of children” Unique acquaintance

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Friday - Day off to Lake Ziway

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Friday - Day off to Lake Langano

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Saturday – Good buy Debre Zeyit Link Ethiopia Guides Dave and Haile and

Taxidriver Thank you guys !

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Saturday – Addis Abebe in Addis Abebe

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Sunday – Good buy Ethiopia

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My Mission Tokumma:

skill training targeted to improving productivity of agricultural labour and land, personal hygiene or the environment

General in Ethiopian Schools: Thinking “geo” / spatially can help ..

understanding your own world improving Decision making

.. and support improving the skills above.

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Conclusion and Plans Conclusion

Great experience Impact/Effort in Education results... (Still) many challenges

Plans Sommercamp in Tokumma?

Febr. 2015

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Contact Christian Sailer

csailer80 http://cipas.ch/cs/contact.html

Sources: Tour d’Afrique Blog: http://www.cipas.ch/tourfafrique My Ethiopia Blog: http://www.cipas.ch/cs/engagement.html NGO Link Ethiopia: http://www.linkethiopia.org/ Tokumma-Blog:

http://www.linkethiopia.org/blog/2012/11/09/solar-powered-at-tokumma-school/

Statistics for Ethiopia: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html

http://cipas.ch/cs/contact.html

http://www.cipas.ch/tourfafrique

http://www.cipas.ch/cs/engagement.html

http://www.linkethiopia.org/



https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html