Ethiopia: Struggle Against Illiteracy
These children from the Kebele 23/10, one of the almost 300 residential districts in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, wait for the beginning of the lesson. About 1,500 girls and boys attend this school which is a tin hut for the time being. Less...
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Measures Taken to Overcome Illiteracy
Ethiopia has now started training adults to read and write, in order to overcome illiteracy. These Ethiopian women are studying in the alphabetization class in Addis Ababa, and around 20,000 voluntary teachers all over the country conduct these cl...
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Population Progressively Overcomes Illiteracy
455 Ethiopians at the age between 15 and 75 learn to read and write at the "Hizbawi-Serawit School of Addis Ababa at present. Some 5.5 million people wanted to participate in the 2nd alphabetization phase, which began in the end of 1979. Lessons a...
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Socialist Ethiopia: New Fair-ground
A new fair-ground was opened in Addis Ababa, capital of Socialist Ethiopia, on the occasion of a national trade show at the end of 1982.
On September 12th, 1983, it will be nine years since the feudal-capitalist regime was abolished and the "Provi...
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Storing Grains in Nazareth
There are sacks of grains among the relief sent to hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians, who are hunger-stricken due to the severe four-year drought. These labourers are moving swiftly to store those sacks of grains in a storage unit in Nazareth, A...
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