In the ethereal sunlight that blesses early mornings in Ethiopia’s high country, we walk a path under rare giants in the grounds of a monastery 700 years-old. African sandalwood and juniper, red-flowering kosso and heavy-limbed
Just inside Nairobi National Park – in the red dirt and quiet hour of nearly-noon in wild places – our daughter Tula stands enchanted in the company of an elephant named Sana Sana. The elephant, herself a toddler, is s
From ancient times – when the old merchants bartered cotton, incense and gold along the Red Sea trade winds – Ethiopia has been known for exquisite textiles and jewels. A land of shifting rocks and volcanoes, its restl
A collection of fairtrade textiles, jewellery and handcrafted goods from Ethiopia. We partner with local artisans and businesses that employ women with fair wages and working conditions to create beautiful, one-off pieces you can
Yesterday, a hyena broke into a kindergarten in the middle of the city. The children spotted him in the morning; still and scared beneath a large bush in the playground – and they scattered, screaming. My brother-in-law, an
Addis Ababa is a city hustling. In the open markets, the messy intersections, the ‘blue donkey’ minivans and in the coffee shops of Ethiopia’s gritty, bulging capital is the effort and enterprise of at least 6 million people
Full-lung singing and the wild clapping of a hundred small hands are heard well before stepping through the tall metal gates of Jerusalem Inclusive School. In a small compound – on a cobbled back road in one of those outer s
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