As of late November, ET Learns has officially expanded to the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
Amhara is located hundreds of kilometers to the north of Wolaita -- the region in Southern Nations where ET Learns Learning Labs are currently mostly located.
In-Country Coordinator Ashenafi Kebede organized trainings with three new schools there, as well as met with Amhara's regional education leaders to teach them about our servers and technology. Among these was Amhara's Regional Education Department Head, Dr. Yilikal Kefiyalewu.
Dr. Yilikal Kefiyalewu (in black coat) is the Amhara regional education department head. Ashenafi reported Dr. Kefiyalewu used our technology and said he loved it.
"In the future we may stop printing hard-copy textbooks if we have these technologies in all schools," Dr. Kefiyalewu said.
The trainings were well-received in the new locations, and teachers were able to use their smart phones to connect to our servers, enabling them to download new content and explore the technological education we provide.
"They loved the technology and are interested in expanding to other schools in the region," Ashenafi told us in a Nov. 30 report. "They confirmed that our technology is better than any other current technologies in the country. They want more chromebooks and servers."
The first new school is the Sebatamit elementary school, which is located about 7 kilometers from Bahir Dar. Ashenafi informed us more than 30 teachers and community members attended the training meeting he held there.
The second is Wotet Abay elemetary school, located 54 kilometers from Bahir Dar. The training was attended by more than 40 teachers.
Finally, the third school is Abichkili high school, which is about 65 kilometers from Bahir Dar. More than 45 teachers attended the training as well.
"In all the schools, the training went very well and teachers asked questions and we helped them," Ashenafi said.