My Initiave "Education for Ethiopia" together ith Link Ethiopia - Goals - FlickrPic documented Trip End of Nov. 2013 - Plans

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Tokumma
School
Education 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
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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
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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
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School Links
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Gap Scheme
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set up, support and help manage links between U.K. schools
and schools in Ethiopia, in both the primary and secondary
sectors
offer three-month Gap Ethiopia teaching placements to preuniversity students. Our volunteers are accommodated by local
families and teach English Communication Skills at secondary
school level.
Resourcing Projects
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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
School
Tour d’Afrique Presentation
January 2013
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Tokumma Elementary School –
Mount Wonchi
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Tokumma Geography and Economy
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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
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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!
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Tokumma Elementary School Solar Power
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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!
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Tokumma Elementary School Solar powered IT Centre
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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.
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Background Education in
Tokumma
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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.
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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.
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Tokumma reflects the situation in a typical rural village in
Ethiopia: There is virtually no non-farm employment.
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Latest Report
Short 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
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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!
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 Winner:
Atsedu Tsegay 29:21
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Flickr Map and Gallery and
GPS Tracks (hyperlinked)
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Monday Tokumma School
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Ride to Ambo
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Guides:
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Tokkuma school buildings
IT Centre
Gunder (next rural village to Tokumma)
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CheckIn Abebech Metaferia Hotel 2160asl
Lunch in Gunder with the familiy of Girmaye
Ride / Climb to Tokumma School 2780 metres altitude
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Girmaye Dinsa from Tokumma
Dave Megerssa form Link Ethiopia, Debre Zeyit
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
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An education based integrated and
sustainable community development
project
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Our Goal: Donation for an IT Centre
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Furniture
Solar Panels
Computers, LCD Projectors
Printers, Photocopier
Radio, TV
Documentation on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6845768
6@N04/sets/72157638743527916/
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Tokumma Project
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The building with a wall and a roof
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Tokumma Project
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… (still) under Construction - Inside Plasterwork
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Tokumma Project
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Donated building of 2011 – Solarpowered!
Farming improvements: Vegetable plantation in
the backyard
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Tokkuma –
Teacher Exchange
 Presentation
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Where I come from
about TdA Route
 on
ArcGIS Explore Offline
 on Google Earth
 Laptops:
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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
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Diary:
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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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Flickr Map and Gallery and
GPS Tracks
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Wednesday Ada Model School Debre Zeyit
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Public School
MeetUp with 8 teacher
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Agenda
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Presentation
 5 Geography teachers
 3 Mathematics
 about Me (Cyclist and geographer), Switzerland, TdA
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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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support with Offlinemaps on my Laptop
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Ethiopia and China
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Changing theme on global aspects
Spatial thinking about the new
questions
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Impact of China in Africa
Chinese investments: what, where, why
Shoe city
China plans multimillion Ethiopia
investment
goods), Chinese, Indian and European
“imperialism”
spatial thinking, data visualization,
Jia Qinglin (L, front), chairman of the National Committee
of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,
meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Ato Meles Zenawi in Addis
Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Jan. 28, 2012. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
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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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Flickr Map and Gallery and
GPS Tracks
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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
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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:
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skill training targeted to improving
productivity of agricultural labour and land,
personal hygiene or the environment
 General
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in Ethiopian Schools:
Thinking “geo” / spatially can help ..
 understanding
your own world
 improving Decision making
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.. and support improving the skills above.
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Conclusion and Plans
 Conclusion
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Great experience
Impact/Effort in Education results...
(Still) many challenges
 Plans
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Sommercamp in Tokumma?
 Febr.
2015
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Contact
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Christian Sailer
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csailer80
http://cipas.ch/cs/contact.html
Sources:
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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-attokumma-school/
Statistics for Ethiopia:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/et.html
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