Charity Challenge
Like a Challenge?
Action Ethiopia offers 5 different challenges in which you can take on in aid of our charity! Choose from:
- Great wall of China trek!
- Kilimanjaro summit climb!
- London to Paris bike ride!
- Trek to Machu Picchu!
- Thailand jungle adventure!
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To find out more about the Charity, please have a look around our website or a great way to gain an insight is through our Newsletter . Alternatively feel free to drop us an email with anyway questions you may have to info@sunarma.org and we will get back to you within 24 hours.
Methodist President Visits Projects!
Action Ethiopia/Sunarma were very pleased to have the President of the Methodist Church in the UK come out and visit the Projects.
Lionel Osborn has been voted in as this year’s President of the Methodist Church. He now in turn gets to work with The Methodist Relief and Development Fund ( MRDF ) who are kind supporters of Action Ethiopia/Sunarma and in this year decided to take Leo out to visit our Charities projects.
Not in it alone, Leo had his Wife Charlotte and MRDF representative Simian Mitchell to accompany him in his travels – The Wofwasha Forest.
Action Ethiopia/Sunarma has been working in the forest for a few years now and has seen huge progress and encouraging sustainability in the heart of the forest. A heart in which is a 10 hour round trip walk from the local town of Debra Sina. The Strong willed mighty Methodists made short work of the trek – taking in the views along the way.
Action Ethiopia Bridge Gig Success
The Action Ethiopia Annual Fundraising concert on 2nd January 2011 was at a new venue this year. Our evening at the Canteen on Stokes Croft in Bristol was a huge success with music supplied by The Bridge (who most generously added their fee to our fundraising!). All proceeds raised will be going towards the Sunarma Water Development Project which recently got underway. Many thanks to all those who attended and gave so generously.
Take part in the Action Ethiopia Christmas Sponsored Run!
Action Ethiopia's Christmas Run - Sunday 5th December
This is a first for Action Ethiopia in our fundraisng campaign for our projects in the Ethiopian highlands.
Ethiopia ia a nation of great runners so what better way to raise money for the people in Wuchale Jidda, than to run for them. As a minor consideration also, just think of the pounds weight you will lose before the onslaught of Christmas temptations, as well as the pounds cash you will raise.
Good luck and thank you!
THE DETAILS: If you have ever wanted to get involved in a 5km run, here is your chance. On Sunday 5th December at Greenwich Park, London, around 2,000 ‘Santa’s’ are expected to take part, raising over £100,000! Action Ethiopia are looking for volunteers to take part and you can be part of this fantastic event with just a small registration fee and raising the suggested minimum sponsorship.
No previous experience is required and with a bit of training the 5km distance should easily be within your capabilities. The spirit of the event is ‘taking part’ not ‘winning’ so you can run, jog or walk – you decide!
With places extremely limited you should book early to avoid disappointment! Visit our website the Action Ethiopia Website for further information, or call us on 01884-253857 for your free information pack.
Addis Ababa suburbs
I have been to Ethiopia on many occasions and it never ceases to strike me how wonderful a place it is. My recent trip to Addis Ababa and other places in Ethiopia was no exception - I had the most memorable time there and, as usual, I experienced the rather bizarre emotion of “home sickness” when returning to Ireland from there !
Of course, Ethiopia is a great place to visit because……read more
Seasonal rain boosts crop production
A farmer shows his belg crop
Rural communities at wuchale jida area had been producing much less production due to fluctuation rainfall during the semi-rainy season (belg) in Ethiopia. It was in 2008 that the worst time came when all agricultural production failed due to shortage of belg rain.
At that time Sunarma’s seedbank project responded to the dire situation in the area by providing emergency grain seeds. In 2009 the rain situation improved a little, but the situations of the families remained uncertain as they all depend on rain-fed agriculture.
This year the belg rain arrived on time and enough amounts. Farmers are producing enough crops for themselves and for local markets. They mainly grow barley during this season.
village level saving and loan boosts rural employments
Fikadu and his daughter selling items at Sriti town
Community-managed rural village level saving and loan scheme introduced by Sunarma among Wuchale Jida community has created self-employments for rural community. Women are the major beneficiary of this scheme that controbuted its part to women economic empowerment and families’ resistance to economic shocks.
At inception stage, Sunarma field staff sensitized the community members about basic skills of saving, managing loan services, prudent financial management and group dynamics. Following the sensitization trainings, 320 community members organized themselves into 15 groups and started saving. To upgrade the groups’ financial capacity, Sunarma injected some amount of seed money to each group.
Fikadu is a member of Gemechu (means happiness) group. He received loans of 3,500 Birr (1£=20 Birr) in five rounds over the last three years. He and his family started a small business, selling coffee, salt, sugar and spices to the local community in his village and Sirti town market. ”There is a shortage of farmland in my area. I don’t produce enough from farming to feed my wife and four children. My major income is from this small business. I make good profit and hope to increase my business through the profits I make and more loans from my group,” said Fikadu.
Gelane is another beneficiary from Bedhasa group member. She bought five sheep with the loan she got from her group. “I am tending to my sheep. I will sell them after five months and hope to make five hundred Birr net profit.” Meanwhile, Gelane is doing a petty trade with some amount of her loan money at Sirti town on market days twice a week. She sells banana and with the profit she buys household consumption items and stationery for her children.
Sunarma’s community-managed rural village saving and loan scheme is making a difference among rural community in breaking the cycle of poverty and improving the lives of the poorest section of rural communities.
