Today, we had a very successful and productive day in Hawasa. My highlight of the day was going to my dad's friend Tesfaye's house to shoot a video of his niece for Role Models in Literacy! Her name is Boge (pronounced BO-gay) and she is in the second grade at her local elementary school.
This is going to be a great addition to the growing library of RMIL videos. Hopefully seeing a girl in a developing country pursuing her education and showing her love for reading will inspire young, less-fortunate kids in similar countries to do the same.
Luckily there were also two boys (6 and 11) in the house we went to, so I recorded a few videos of them as well. I will try to upload at least one of the videos before I come back to the US. Stay tuned!
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
GeoCDI Classes on Technology at the Furra Institute
I just spent the day with my dad and a few of his associates in Hawasa today. We went to a couple of coffee plantations as well as the Furra Institute, where we held our first class on software programs for GeoCDI.
Technology is spreading throughout Ethiopia at a fast pace, reaching even the most isolated villages. This is the first of a series of classes teaching people how to use Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. The class consisted of adults over 30 years old, most of them farmers. Since computers are becoming more available to even the most isolated towns, it's important to teach farmers how to use them to their advantage.
Technology is spreading throughout Ethiopia at a fast pace, reaching even the most isolated villages. This is the first of a series of classes teaching people how to use Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. The class consisted of adults over 30 years old, most of them farmers. Since computers are becoming more available to even the most isolated towns, it's important to teach farmers how to use them to their advantage.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Ethiopian architecture
This site always amazed me. Addis ababa is a geographically larger city than Boston with a good number of big buildings like this one. And all of these massive buildings are built with concrete and hundreds of eucalyptus trunks!
Friday, November 1, 2013
Second trip to Ethiopia under way
My dad and I are heading out to Addis ababa on the 3rd of November. There I'm hoping to meet some high ranking personnel including ambassador Konjit with whom I'll share my RMIL project.
Then we'll be going to Hawasa on the 7th to meet with some coffee cooperatives working with my dad's company, GeoCertify.
I'm very excited to be going back to Ethiopia; many updates to come!
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