Established in late 1991, the Tigrai Development Association (TDA) has worked to free Ethiopia’s Tigrai region from poverty and set it on the road to prosperity by strengthening its infrastructure, providing aid, and building and supporting schools. TDA was founded in Washington, D.C., by volunteers from the Ethiopian diaspora, and after a few years its… Read More…
A severe drought in Northern Ethiopia has resulted in a situation where farmers cannot grow food for people or livestock, leaving millions of people without food. However, international and local organizations are responding with supplies and other aid to help local residents. While the consequences of the drought have not yet reached the level of… Read More…
Education in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is still recovering from the aftermath of the country’s civil war, which was fought from 1974-1991. As the country has struggled to rebuild, it has renovated and reopened schools that had been bombed and otherwise damaged in the war. Other items that needed revamping included school curriculums, which… Read More…
In the 1980s, images of famine in Ethiopia struck a chord with a woman who lived in Austin, Texas. Almost 10 years later, after Donna Berber had married and had three sons, she met a friend in the grocery store who recently had adopted two girls from Ethiopia. As they talked, Donna’s passion to help… Read More…
The value of investing in education in Sub-Saharan Africa cannot be understated. Reports from a recent conference on the topic showed that the number of school-aged children in the region has increased 29 percent since 2000, which means the area is now home to 49 million more children. The government alone cannot accommodate the growth,… Read More…