Tag Archives: Addis Adaba

Update from Ethiopia

By mariea | Published: June 3, 2011
In March, a contract was signed with the Ministry of Education, where we have committed to delivering 17,500 computers over the course of 5 years, with 2,500 computers being delivered over the next 10 months. The facility at EMA compound was handed over by the Ministry of Education to Camara Ethiopia on April 1st, at which [...]
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Friday and Saturday July 10/11th – Kigali/Addis/Rome/London/Dublin

By eoghan | Published: July 14, 2009
Going Home Met briefly with Eddy in the morning to say good bye and pass on my old Camara T shirts (I’m sure they’ll be fine once he’s given them a good wash). Then, before departing for the airport, I went to meet my Rwandan friend but there was little compromise in his heart. Anyway not [...]
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The Irish in Addis

By Cormac | Published: July 7, 2009
Thursday 25th June – Addis If you want to see the Irish at their best then travel to Africa. Whether its the missionary orders or the Irish business, education and diplomatic communities, there are a large number of Paddies on this continent working towards a common goal of helping people less fortunate than themselves. Typical examples I [...]
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Adama/Addis

By Cormac | Published: July 7, 2009
Wednesday 24th June – Adama/Addis Ethiopian Board Meeting Even though Feyissa is a very successful business man, the idea of a western style board of governance is not a familiar concept in Ethiopia so Trisha has spent the last couple of days working with him on the Hub’s Board structure and procedures for governance of the Hub. The [...]
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Addis Adaba

By Cormac | Published: July 7, 2009
Sunday June 22nd – Addis Ababa Things start slowly Things always start slowly in Africa, for me at least. It usually takes at least a week for my mind to adjust to the slower rhythm of life here. Actions and deadlines don’t seem to have the same sense of urgency as they do in Ireland – maybe its [...]
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That Hotel Again!

By Cormac | Published: December 13, 2008
Wednesday November 26th – Adama/Addis Ababa Most of the morning was spent with Feyissa and Eyob Girma (the Technical Director of Hamara) talking about corporate governance, the need to find a permanent CEO, pricing of the computers and what type of after-market support we were providing to the schools. Eyob (who has an Msc in Computer Science from Addis [...]
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Extremes in Addis

By Cormac | Published: December 11, 2008
This morning myself and Donal (a Camara volunteer out for 3 months helping to get ICDL set up) went to visit a hospital/hospice/orphanage run by the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Therese’s order) in Addis. I won’t describe the type of lives led by people helped in this place because their lives are indescribable but what I will say is [...]
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