A Coursing River Through the Story of a Continent – Welcome to the ECA

Greetings in Ethiopia are one of a kind. Two parties meet, shake hands, and bump right shoulders before letting go. The bump can be a soft knock- pleasant and polite, or to really establish a connection, you may choose to aggressively crash shoulders and forge a real union. I’ve never encountered a more cogent and overall very cool style of greeting anywhere else, and this … Continue reading A Coursing River Through the Story of a Continent – Welcome to the ECA

Wagwan educators?

I can’t believe my 5ish-months internship at UNESCO section for Teacher Development/International Teacher Taskforce for Education 2030 has come to an end. My last assignment was to provide support to the Secretariat of the Teacher Taskforce during the 11th Policy Dialogue Forum which took place just last week in Jamaica. Getting to see our work come to fruition during the Forum was one of the … Continue reading Wagwan educators?