Diplomat
31st August 2012
Within a (fairly long) walk of where I live are slum communities where a new shower or latrine block or a supply of clean water within a few steps of home can have a transformational impact on the life of the community. AMREF (the African and Medical Research Foundation) have been working in the Kechene […]
27th August 2012
With the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the funeral of Abune Paulos, the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox church, this has been an exceptionally sad week for Ethiopia. The late Patriarch I attended the Patriarch’s funeral, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa (where Emperor Haile Selassie and suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst are […]
17th August 2012
And so, it’s over. After seven years of preparation, the London 2012 Olympic Games has finished. 17 days of world class sporting talent on show to a global audience of billions of people, with more than 7.4 million of them visiting venues across the UK. We have been enthralled, excited, dismayed. We’ve laughed, smiled, groaned […]
3rd August 2012
And what might that be? Well, here it’s an opportunity to experience a journey that reflects a typical day in the life of an Ethiopian girl and discover more about her community and hopefully encouraging her at the same time. Organised by the Girl Hub Ethiopia, which is part-funded by the UK Department for International […]