What We Do

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Today, many institutions of higher learning in Ethiopia are faced with the problem of making educational resources accessible to the rising number of students enrolled in their programs. The shortage of textbooks and other educational materials makes it extremely difficult for these institutions to fulfill their mission of educating Ethiopia's next generation of doctors, lawyers, nurses, civil servants, teachers, and businessmen. ECDC's Educational Development program is an ongoing effort that collects, ships, and distributes donated books and educational materials to institutions of higher learning throughout Ethiopia.

This program represents an important resource in helping educational institutions strengthen their capacity to serve members of their communities throughout the country. This endeavor enables administrators, faculty, and students the opportunity to increase their competence and knowledge base. It also allows institutions of higher learning to use their limited resources for needs other than the purchase of textbooks.

Registered in 1992 as an NGO, ECDC works with Ethiopia's Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in carrying out this project.

Since 1993, ECDC has shipped 594,754 books valued at $18,776,104.

Funding support for this program is derived from the public and private sectors. Partners include individual and institutional donors as well as Books for Africa, the Brother's Brother Foundation, International Book Project, Project Hope, USAID's Ocean Freight Program.

For more information about supporting this program and/or donating books, contact us at (703) 685-0510 or Email.