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Together We Learn
Together We Learn has been working to brighten the prospects of children in Ethiopia for more than 20 years. We believe in the power of education to break the cycle of poverty by enabling children to learn, grow and access opportunities. Our interventions are aimed at improving the quality of teaching and facilities within Ethiopian schools and working with communities to overcome obstacles to school attendance.
Projects
School Linking
We invite schools to join us in changing lives through education by engaging young people to learn more about the world around them. A school link is a sustainable partnership between your school and a school in Ethiopia. Each link is a way of developing understanding between international schools, and Together We Learn works to support and sustain collaboration between teachers and students involved.
Improving Literacy through Phonics
As part of our mission to improve access to quality education in Ethiopia, we work with teachers at state schools to help them deliver more effective lessons. As part of this, our Early Years English Literacy programme trains primary school teachers in the phonics approach – teaching children the sounds of English. Using songs and games to start children sounding out words, the phonics method has a significant impact on their reading age.
Donkey Library
Our donkey libraries give children in rural areas access to books during library visits. A donkey library is a donkey that has been equipped with safe harness to transport books to form a mobile library. A trained donkey librarian travels with the donkey to schools in rural areas where they lend books to children to support their learning and to teachers to enhance their lessons.
What learning opportunities can the project provide for the school?
School linking, or raising funds for an Ethiopian school, provide opportunities for pupils to engage with another culture and the power of practical action. It allows pupils to gain knowledge about Ethiopia and daily life there while providing an opportunity to support an educational project in Ethiopia through a fundraising activity.
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