18.08.08 - Dr Jason Victory completed the Three Peaks Challenge in 25 hours and 40 minutes! He raised a fantastic £532 in sponsorship towards health projects in Addis Alem. Thank you Jason!

15.07.08 - Our next event is taking place on 18th October 2008 and is a must see for all fans of great literature! Samuel Taylor Coleridge is being brought to life in an evening called 'Table Talk' at St. Mary Redcliffe. Event details can be found here.

25.06.08 - Dr Jason Victory of Bradgate Surgery is tackling the 'Three Peaks Challenge' on Thursday 17th July. This is a massive feat and we hope that you will all show your support by sponsoring him. Please print out the form and either hand it in at Bradgate Surgery or post it to the address at the bottom.

22.06.08 - As mentioned on Radio Bristol, we will be giving a talk at Keynsham Baptist Church on Thursday June at 7.30pm. This is part of the 'More to Life 08' programme running in Keynsham and Saltford throughout the year. Details of the talk can be found here.

22.06.08 - Rob was interviewed by Trevor Fry on BBC Radio Bristol this morning about the charity. To 'Listen Again' go to the site and look up 'Sunday Starts with Trevor Fry'.

10.05.08 - Maria Stewart is showing the movie 'Black Gold' at Highgrove Church on Saturday 7th June. Tickets are £3 and all proceeds go to For-ethiopia. For more details click here.

22.03.08 - Jacqueline Conradie-Faul is holding an art exhibition in Bath from 14-20 June and will kindly be donating 20% of her profits to For-ethiopia. Further details can be found here.

20.03.08 - The Bradgate raffle draw took place and a fantastic total of £181.10 in tickets were sold. A big thank you to Lisa Hamblin for making the lovely quilt and to all who bought tickets.

24.02.08 - "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." (Lao Tzu). We honestly believe that despite the fact we don't have an income of millions, we do make a difference! Join our discussion in Facebook and have your say!

09.02.08 - We are holding a raffle for a rather beautiful handstitched baby blanket. Tickets can be obtained from the Trustees or by emailing us. Tickets are 50p or 3 for a pound and details are here.

18.01.08 - For-ethiopia is dipping its toes into the various 'Social Networking' sites to increase awareness and hopefully boost our profile. Take a look at our Facebook and YouTube sites. If you are a member, please add us and tell your friends.

08.01.08 - As well as our Amazon shop, we have created a Buy.At store which links loads of online retailers and allows you to search for whatever you want to buy. We then receive commission from the relevant store. Incidentally we do not personally endorse any of these companies so please check the prices and reliability before purchasing.

07.12.07 - We would like to thank everyone who attended the party on Saturday and hope you enjoyed the evening! Everyone seemed to have a good evening and a few became regular donors. See how happy the Trustees were at the end (is it because it is over?) in this picture.

01.12.07 - With Christmas not yet here, now is probably not the time to mention that you can celebrate a 'second' one! Ethiopian Christmas falls on the 7th January. For-ethiopia is celebrating this with a free Ethiopian Christmas Party on Saturday the 5th January at Woodlands Church. Details can be found here.

01.11.07 - 'Christmas Cards ' are now available to buy. The price is £2.90 for a pack of 9 cards with drawings by school children in Addis Alem and Bristol. If you would like to order please email us or speak to one of the Trustees.

28.10.07 - 'A Taste for Ethiopia' earlier this year raised the grand total of £2,797. A big thank you to all who attended!

29.09.07 - 'An Evening for Ethiopia' was a fantastic night and a good number of people turned out despite the rugby! We wish to thank both Cantanti and everyone at St Mark's & Brenty Church for all their help.

28.09.07 - 'An Evening for Ethiopia' is taking place on Saturday 13th October. A varied range of music will be performed by the choir Cantanti. For further details please see the poster and tickets can be ordered by emailing Events

27.07.07 - SOLD OUT - 'A Taste For Ethiopia' is now sold out, so a big thank you to all who have bought tickets. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

08.06.07 - 'A Taste For Ethiopia' is back and will be taking place on Saturday the 28th July! Tickets are £15 and can be purchased through the Trustees. Details on the poster.

08.05.07 - We are sorry for the lack of updates on the site. It was hoped that the new site would be up and running by now, however as usual, these things take longer than planned! Please keep checking back for the revamped site...

08.03.07 - It is one year since the Bradgate / Addis Alem link formed! There will be a celebration at Bradgate Surgery on Thursday 22nd March at 7pm - All welcome!

03.01.07 - A new coffee shop called 'Kuvuka' will be opening on Saturday 13th January at 113 Stokes Croft, Bristol. Run by Sean Clarke, the aim is to raise awareness of issues in Africa and provide a place where people can meet, chat and drink great coffee. Art from various artists will also be on display.

29.11.06 - The 'Concert for Ethiopia' organised by the Bradgate/Addis Alem Link was a great success! A big thank you to all who attended and especially to Christopher Northam and all the performers! The evening raised almost £900.

25.11.06 - Unfortunately due to printing problems we have been unable to produce Christmas Cards this year. However the designs created by Jacqueline Conradie-Faul will be on sale next year. Sorry to anyone who was waiting to buy them!

22.11.06 - Dudley Thomas kindly attended Bristol Grammar School to accept the first donation of £3200, raised by the students. The school's charity committee have asked that the money go towards developing a spring and installing a pump at Efa Beri Junior School.

14.11.06 - We have just received 2 Glowstar solar lanterns courtesy of Sollatek. These will be sent out to the clinics in the rural areas where no electricity is available. Many thanks Sollatek!

14.11.06 - An interesting film about coffee and its relationship to the Ethiopian economy was show in Bristol last week. Black Gold tells the story of one Ethiopian travelling the world to try and find buyers willing to pay a fair price for coffee.

22.10.06 - We have set up a store through Amazon with products relating to Ethiopia. We can receive up to 10% commission on any items bought through Amazon as long as you 'click-through' from our links. To take a look click here.

12.10.06 - The Bradgate/Addis Alem Link are organising a concert of music from the shows on Saturday the 18th November. This is being presented by Christopher Northam who played piano for the film Gosford Park. Tickets are £5. For more details click here.

10.10.06 - Tigist visited Bristol Grammar School today to talk in Assembly about For-ethiopia. BGS have included us as one of their charities to support for this year. A big thank you to BGS. Click here for more information.

28.09.06 - Christmas cards are currently being printed and should be available to buy shortly. All drawings were by children from Addis Alem Junior school and St Joseph's RC Primary in Fishponds. Prices and availablility will be advised soon. For examples click here. They have been designed by Jacqueline Conradie-Faul.

20.09.06 - With Christmas coming up, if you are buying from Amazon please click through from the link on the right. That way we receive a commission of up to 10% on what you buy without it costing you a thing!

24.07.06 - Following the Sponsored Water Carry by St Josephs School last month, we have just received a donation of £200 from the Pre-school. A big thank you to all involved! The Junior school will collect in their sponsorship in September

22.07.06 - Hannah Steadman (aged 9) saw our display at Bradgate surgery and took action. She arranged a cake sale at her school, RedMaids and raised £38.81. On the school's note paper is the heading "Every day there is something going on, and because The Red Maids' Junior School is quite small, we're always involved in everything". Thank you, Hannah, for getting involved with Addis Alem! (Dr Sue Thomas).

17.07.06 - Taste for Ethiopia was a great success and everybody seemed to have enjoyed themselves. More details and pictures to follow...

14.07.06 - SOLD OUT! - All tickets for Taste for Ethiopia 2006 have now sold out. Thank you to everyone who has bought a ticket. Due to limitations on the room size and catering, anyone without a ticket will have to be turned away. This is also for safety reasons.

09.07.06 - For-ethiopia is joining the blogging community....take a look at our blog and add your own comments. In time we hope to have a series of writers making comment on various issues. Watch this space...

07.07.06 - A sunny Friday afternoon saw the children, teachers and parent of St Joseph's School undertake their Sponsored Water Walk to raise money for another spring to be developed. Photos on soon...

25.06.06 - Get your tickets for 'A Taste For Ethiopia' now! 15th July - the football is over, the tennis has ended, what better than a great evening out with good food and excellent company, all in a good cause?

24.06.06 - We are front page news courtesy of The Open University journal Sesame

10.06.06 - Tickets are now on sale for 'A Taste For Ethiopia' on 15th July. Last year they all sold out so book now to guarantee a place....it will be an exciting evening of Ethiopian food and culture.

29.05.06 - Bradgate Surgery are holding a Car Boot Sale on Saturday 17th June. The cost is £5 pitch or come along and grab a bargain! From 11am to 2pm.

20.05.06 - A Taste For Ethiopia 2 - we will be holding another event on July 15th and will be anouncing the full details soon.

07.05.06 - Dr Jason Victory successfully completed the Frenchay 10km Road Run today. Pictures from the race are online here

02.05.06 - Bradgate surgery, up and running! Dr Jason Victory is running the Frenchay 10k Road Run on Sunday 7th May. If you would like to sponsor him, you can either do this online through our 'GiveNow' page (remember to put Victory in the donor instructions) or contact the surgery.

24.04.06 - 4 hours 19 minutes later, it was over! Paul successfully completed the London Marathon. Well done Paul.....read his final blog on the subject (until next year?????????)

23.04.06 - The coffee morning and presentation at Woodlands was well received with everyone seeming to enjoy their coffee and the kids enjoyed making it....£117.16 was received in donations on the day. A big thank you to everyone at Woodlands!

10.04.06 - There is another update from Paul on his training for the London Marathon. Please take a look and sponsor him on his blog page.

24.03.06 - Dr Alison Tavare from Bradgate Surgery held a coffee morning today and collected £675.00. A big thank you to everyone!

23.03.06 - Tigist and Janet attended a meeting at the Bradgate Surgery organised by Dr Sue Thomas today. As well as very positive feedback from staff and patients, £172.82 was collected and the surgery are keen to fundraise for health related projects!

19.03.06 - Paul ran the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon this weekend in preparation to the London Marathon.

06.03.06 - Paul is back up training for the London Marathon. Read his comments and sponsor him here.

28.02.06 - Both spring projects have now been completed successfully and the handover to the community was made on the 19th of February. Well done to all who helped. We did it!! More details and photos coming soon.

Also, the 10 computers were cleared free of tax on Monday and they are currently being checked over and will reach the Addis Alem schools on Saturday.

23.02.06 - Mark successfully completed the Tough Ten in 1 hr 37 minutes (4 minutes faster than his previous time) and has raised the fantastic sum of around £250 !!! Well done Mark!

31.01.06 - The man from Atlantis has visited!!!! The computers have left the dining room and are on the start of their 3700 mile journey to Addis Alem (via Birmingham). They should hopefully be arriving in Addis Ababa in 10-12 days.

30.01.06 - Mark Bentley will be running the 'Tough Ten Challenges' on Sunday 12th February. This is a multi-terrain 10 mile run in Weston-super-Mare. He has kindly agreed to raise sponsorship for us towards our projects. If you would like to sponsor Mark, you can either speak to him directly or go to the GiveNow page and donate by debit/credit card. Please type 'Mark' in the Donor Instructions section.

28.01.06 - The 10 computers are due to be collected on Tuesday and will then be shipped to Ethiopia to finally reach the schools in Addis Alem. These computers will help the senior school to be able to teach the full curriculum which will enable some students to be able to go on to university.

18.01.06 - Our friend Paul will be running the London Marathon on 23rd April on behalf of For-ethiopia. To find out more click on our London Marathon page.

15.01.06 - An interesting and useful link I found is www.thehungersite.com apparently if you click on the link in the centre of the page, their sponsors will give money which then gets passed on to charity. Click and you will be helping to give 1.1 cups of staple food.

09.01.06 - Thank You to everyone who attended the Christmas Party / AGM. It was a great evening and a big thank you must go out to Mike Heath for his talk as well as those who helped set up (you know who you are!). We collected £88.67 of donations, which was great, especially as this wasn't intended to be a fundraising event. Many thanks to all!

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