Ethiopia Reads

http://www.ethiopiareads.org/ This website is so informational! They also offer children's books in English/Amharic. For those traveling to Ethiopia you can donate a book by taking one with you when you travel. You can find that info here: http://ebcef.blogspot.com/2007/03/traveling-to-ethiopia-join-take-one.html

From their website:


Ethiopia Reads believes that education is the key to improving the lives of the next generation of Ethiopians, a country filled with children, and that books are the key to fostering a genuine love of learning. Yet books are a scant resource in Ethiopia, which has been named one of the three poorest countries in the world, with a life expectancy of 41 years. While new schools are being built at a rapid rate, teaching is by rote in overcrowded classrooms. In the poor neighborhood where Ethiopia Reads established the first children’s library in the country, for example, there are 180 children per class who attend half-day sessions. Yet enthusiasm and demand for learning is very high: When Ethiopians are asked what they need most, they often say “education.” Ethiopia Reads is the only organization in Ethiopia whose only focus is on putting books into the hands of children and encouraging literacy.