This friday Stephen and Lisa will be in Warwick to give an illustrated talk on how their conservation work in Ethiopia led to the founding of the humanitarian charity, Desta Ethiopia. The event is being kindly hosted by Fr. Patrick and the Catholic parish of St. Mary Immaculate, and entrance is free (for further detailsContinue reading “Desta in Warwick!”
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Happy Timket everyone!
Today Ethiopia celebrates TIMKET, one of the country’s most important religious festivals, marking the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist in the River Jordan. To all those celebrating right now we wish you a wonderful feast!
Desta in Valletta!
A call-out to all our Maltese friends and supporters: Stephen and Lisa will be giving an illustrated presentation at 6 pm on Friday 23rd January on the subject of Ethiopian wall paintings and the work of Desta Ethiopia. The event is kindly hosted by Din l-Art Ħelwa at their premises at 133 Melita Street, Valletta,Continue reading “Desta in Valletta!”
Merry Christmas!
Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas (Lidet, or Genna) is celebrated on 7th January, so this Christmas greeting is early for some of our colleagues, supporters and contributors across the world, while others do not celebrate Christmas at all. Nevertheless, all of us know the joy of welcoming in new life, and all of us have the capacityContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”
Desta Ethiopia on TV!
Back in April we posted our first blog – “Picking up the pieces” – describing our first steps in helping to rebuild capacity at Howzien’s primary hospital. You may remember that the hospital was trashed and looted during the war (scroll down here if you want a reminder). We began liaising with the hospital committeeContinue reading “Desta Ethiopia on TV!”
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Back to school!
The Ethiopian New Year – Enkutatash – has just begun (on 11th September) ushering in new hope, and a new academic year. The great news is that primary education is free. The downside is that pens, exercise books and other essential school materials are not. This is a prohibitive expense for many, and for aroundContinue reading “Back to school!”
Meet Daisy!
This is Daisy, one of the small but growing herd of dairy cows which now provides a regular supply of milk to around 200 orphaned and internally displaced street kids of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle. Some of you will have already heard of our wonderful local partner organisation Keradion, which runs the orphan feeding programme fromContinue reading “Meet Daisy!”
Happy Easter to all our supporters!
more news soon…..
Picking up the pieces
Its been a while since we were in touch with all our Desta friends and donors and a lot has happened in the meantime – we have just been too busy with it all to have been able to keep in touch! One of Desta Ethiopia’s latest projects has been helping to re-equip the FresemaetatContinue reading “Picking up the pieces”
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