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  • Official recognition our school meets the standard

    On the 6th-7th October Officials from the Tokke Kutaye District Education Office visited the site of the school and concluded … Based on your submitted document and the state of the construction, we were very pleased. The building exceeds the primary school standard and can serve as a school for grades 1–8, so we agreed…

  • Photos of the school build

  • Swim Serpentine and Vitality 10K Events

    Three swimmers accepted the Serpentine challenge on 20th September, followed, the next weekend, by five runners taking on the Vitality 10K. Between them they raise almost £5000 for the school in Oromia. Thanks to them and to all who sponsored them, as well as the team from WDEF who cheered them on and flew the…

  • Join Nicky to make a difference

    Since we told you that Nicky had challenged himself to run 9 marathons in 9 months, he has completed four of them. In addition to the massive London marathon, where Workneh Dechasa Education Foundation when we supported him with our flags, banners and leaflets, he has run the quieter Exeter marathon, a track marathon (106…

  • We’re running London Landmarks Half-Marathon 2025

    Workneh Dechasa Education Foundation have embarked on a new fundraising enterprise which we hope will build our funds and make more people aware of our cause. We have enrolled as a charity partner for the London Landmarks Half Marathon, with 5 runners raising funds for us. The event is on 6th April 2025, so there…

  • We’ve been busy

    Aster Belay (our Chair) and Siobhan Crawley (Vice-chair) undertook a baking marathon to create an mouth-watering array of cakes to sell at the Crouch End Craft Market, on Saturday 8th June. They raised around £300 but just as important, they talked to customers about Workneh Dechasa Education Foundation and what it aims to do. We…