The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Save the Children and Ministry of Science and Higher Education announced $2 million in new institutional capacity development support to Ethiopian higher education institutions through USAID’s Building the Potential of Youth Activity (POTENTIAL); a five-year project implemented by Save the Children. The support will address some of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 25 September, 2019 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: education
– The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ethiopian Ministry of Education launched the new READ II project to improve the reading and writing skills of 15 million children in grades 1-8. The five-year, $86 million READ II project will build on successful partnerships forged between USAID and the Ministry of Education ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 8 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: education
The U.S. Government has provided new school materials for 147,000 displaced children in Oromia, Somali, and SNNP regional states. Through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), this effort is aimed at protecting vulnerable children’s rights to education following internal conflicts that have displaced approximately 2 million people in Ethiopia. USAID and the Ministry ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: Education, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: education
The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America is pleased to announce the Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP) for the 2019/2020 academic year. The ARSP is administered for the U.S. Department of State by the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), a division of the Institute of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 5 June, 2018 | Topics: Education, Public Affairs | Tags: education, research
The English Access Microscholarship Program in Bahir Dar was launched at Bahir Dar University today. “Through the Access program, Ethiopian youths will acquire English language and life skills that will create new opportunities and pave the way to a successful future,” said Counselor for Public Affairs David Kennedy. He added, “These students are part of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 27 February, 2018 | Topics: Education, English Language Learning, Events, Exclude, Press Releases | Tags: education, English language, Youth
In a collaborative effort to improve the reading and writing skills of Ethiopian students, the U.S. government supported a local social enterprise in the production of the Tsehai Loves Learning educational T.V. series. The episodes were launched at the Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency in Addis Ababa. The Tsehai Loves Learning episodes are part ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 7 November, 2017 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: education, reading
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to Ethiopia Grants Notice: U.S.-Ethiopian University Linkage Seed Grant Competition The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy to Ethiopia is pleased to announce a competition for U.S.-Ethiopian University Linkage Seed Grant projects through the Public Diplomacy Grants program. The purpose of funding these projects ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 26 June, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Education, News | Tags: education, University linkage
Remarks by Peter Vrooman Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the New Classroom Building at the International Community School of Addis Ababa June 02, 2017 (As prepared for delivery) Thank you for the introduction and for the invitation to attend this important event. I would first like to acknowledge ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 2 June, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Education, Speeches | Tags: education
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – In honor of the 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at Addis Ababa University (AAU), The United States Embassy partnered with AAU to host an event opening a new photo exhibition commemorating President Kennedy’s life and work. The exhibition will be on view at the University from May 15, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 15 May, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: education, Volunteerism, Youth
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 5, 2017 – Over the past three years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) Association to help hundreds of people with disabilities to prepare for and enter the workforce. The Inclusive Training and Employment Program for and by persons with ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 5 January, 2017 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: disability, education
The U.S. Mission to UNESCO and U.S. Embassy Ethiopia are pleased to announce that from August 29 – September 2, Addis Ababa will be the capital of the girls’ education universe as it hosts the first ever TeachHer Master Class. TeachHer is a new public-private partnership (PPP) spearheaded by the United States, UNESCO, the Institute ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 29 August, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: education, STEAM, women
The Public Affairs Section of U.S Embassy in Addis Ababa organized a workshop on Higher Education Linkages between U.S. and Ethiopian universities August 15-17, 2016 at the Hilton Hotel. The workshop was divided into two segments: a one-day workshop on August 15 for the U.S. delegation and 12 leading Ethiopian agricultural universities focused on food ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Ethiopia | 18 August, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: education, food security, University linkage
