To commemorate the international women’s day celebrations, last week, Fairtrade Africa Eastern and Central Africa (ECAN) Network hosted an event named #breakingthebias in Ziway Ethiopia. This event (full report here) brought together producer champions including women led producer organizations from…
On March 23, the first Gerrit and Nel Barnhoorn Scholarships have been awarded to four Sher-school graduates. This 4-year scholarship was established in 2021 in commemoration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Gerrit and Nel Barnhoorn. The Barnhoorn family are…
On Sunday March 21 the first Lake Dembel Run was organized by the Oromia Tourism Commission, the Batu Mayor’s office and IDH. From Sher Ethiopia 100 participants competed in this running race (10 km) along the shores of Lake Ziway…
As one of the signatories of the Agreement for International Responsible Business Conduct in the Floriculture sector we are pleased to adopt the new Code of Conduct. This Code provides 12 principles for responsible business conduct. The flyer summarizes the…
Last week we started the second round of Covid vaccinations after the successful campaign in November 2021 where more than 12.000 employees and students were vaccinated. This second campaign is again organized by the employees of our hospital. Everybody is…
We are pleased to announce that recently Sher, IDH and VoCDA (vision of community development association) have signed a one-year agreement for the sustainable protection and utilization of the Worja- Kamo micro catchment area. The main objective of this project…
On Saturday we joined forces with the other four horticultural farms in Ziway to clean up the areas around the farms. 50 Sher-employees took part in the initiative where many tons of waste were collected and disposed at the municipality…
During November and December 2021 more than 450 of our supervisors and managers on our farms were put through a training course. The training provided them skills on people management, communication, interpersonal relations and time management. The 2 day training…
The Sher Fairtrade Premium Committee is an independent workers initiative that allocates a share of their budget to support community projects. In 2021 the committee decided they wanted to help to improve the housing situation for some of the impoverished…
Last Saturday 1000 Sher employees graduated from their skill trainings offered by the Sher Fairtrade Premium Committee. Over a period of 10 months, they were taught skills in Driving, Beauty Salon, Tailoring, Basic IT or Barbershop. The Sher FPC is…