To mark the culmination of Yetesfye Birhan for this academic year the girls were invited to a Gibsha. This they understand as being an injera and wat meal. They were encouraged also to bring their Mums if they wished.

Last week I told you about my trip to Nazaret to see the Tear Fund Charity at work. There was another aspect to our busy day. We were taken to see a kindergarten. It was started by Senait (the lady who was so proud of her government licence).

Cake

Someone who knows him well said Haile would be far more than a taxi driver if I needed help with anything. Well I needed help on Chris’s birthday – where on earth do you get a birthday cake in Addis? I had seen some cakes in a coffee shop chain, and also in the Hilton. However “I’m just popping out to get a cake” is not something you can say to your staff at lunch time here, because popping anywhere is almost impossible, and cakes are few and far between. Cake is a western introduction to Ethiopia, so the Amharic word for “cake” is … “cake” (or “ኬክ” as they say here).