December 5 2016 Dear Friends and supporters, Nelson Mandela wrote, “Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can...
November 4, 2016 Dear Friends and Supporters, In our July 2016 newsletter, we featured a profile of Nebil Kumedin, to inform readers about his education and activities at Fregenet School. Nebil, 11, is currently a grade 5 student whose...
By Dr. Hawani Negussie October 6, 2016 In 2012, I spent over six weeks in Addis Ababa, exploring the use and inclusion of indigenous knowledge and cultural practice in pre-primary education programs in the capital and surrounding areas. Fregenet...
September 7, 2016 Dear friends and supporters, This coming Sunday, September 11, 2016 is the celebration of a New Year in Ethiopia and for Ethiopians all over the world. Close to the Julian Calendar, for Ethiopians, this New Year...
July 27, 2016 Dear Friends and Supporters, As you may remember, in May 2016 we launched a fundraiser through GlobalGiving for a project entitled “Literacy Training for 370 needy children in Ethiopia.” Phase I of this campaign has been...
July 11, 2016 Because No One Should Have To Go It Alone…“I can hold my dream in my hand.” – Nebile Kumdin Nebile, 10, is a grade 4 student whose grandmother believed in him when no one else would....
June 28, 2016 Dear Fregenet School Supporters, It is with great pleasure and excitement that we come to you again today with news of a new opportunity and an imminent partnership with GlobalGiving. As you may remember a few...
June 7, 2016 By Dr. Hawani Negussie We called the school principal to inform her that we were going to be a bit late and she gave the driver land marks on how to find the school, nodding his...
May 24, 2016 Dear Friends and supporters, We are excited to announce to you that The Fregenet Foundation has kick-started its 2016 fundraising campaign for literacy training project via the GlobalGiving website. Global Giving will provide our foundation an...
May 5, 2016 Dear Friends and Supporters, It is with gratitude and optimism that we share with you a report detailing the six-month stay in Ethiopia of Mr. Tafesse Woubshet, the Executive Director and country representative to Ethiopia of...