Happy Holidays and warm wishes for 2023!
During the holiday season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our success possible. It is in this spirit that we say thank you and best wishes for the holidays and New Year.
News
Sher School students to organize Clean-up Day
We are very proud of our students that took part of Clean-up Day around the school premises today. Members of the environmental club collected hundreds of kilograms of waste. Litter is a persistent problem in Ethiopia. Fortunately, our students show…
Mela for Her: supporting young girls with sustainable menstrual solutions
Recently we started a new project for 1300 female students at our Sher-schools: Mela for her. Mela (መላ) means solution in Amharic. A solution for a problem that unfortunately exists for many young women and girls in Africa: a lack…
Farmers’ Forest Day and Biodiversity
On Sunday November 26 Farmer Forest Day was celebrated at the Worja Kamo Hill. In this project we focus on reforestation and restoration of degraded lands together with IDH, VOCDA and the local community. Close to one million trees have…
Thank you for visiting our booth at Tradefair 2022
On behalf of Afriflora Sher, we would like to thank you very much for visiting our booth during the Tradefair in Aalsmeer last week. With many interesting conversations, a full booth, and a good atmosphere we look back on a…
Afriflora Sher and Van Dijk Flora/ Dutch Flower Foundation join forces and start School Milk Project in Ethiopia
We recently started a special project in Ethiopia together with Van Dijk Flora and Dutch Flower Foundation. This school year, 1350 students at Sher schools aged 4 to 6 will receive a portion of probiotic yogurt full of healthy nutrients…
New anesthesia machine for Sher Hospital
In our efforts to upgrade the services of the Sher Hospital in Batu / Ziway we have recently invested in a new anesthesia machine. According to Worke Aboy, anesthetist, the machine is a real asset to the hospital because is…
Sher Fairtrade Premium Committee hands over 16 new apartments
Late September we had the honor to witness the handing over of 16 newly constructed apartments to impoverished people in Batu/Ziway town. The project involved the demolition of old, dilapidated housing structures and their replacement with decent stone houses. About…
Visit us at the Trade Fair Aalsmeer 2022
We would like to welcome you at the Trade Fair 2022 in Aalsmeer on November 9, 10, or 11. Our stand is in the middle of the exhibition floor (stand number 8.22) During the fair we would like to talk…
IRBC Floriculture agreement
In 2019, public and private parties joined forces through the IRBC agreement to work on a more sustainable floriculture sector. On 22 September, we shared the lessons learnt and looked at the future. Curious about the results and recommendations? irbcfloriculture.com…
