Commerce

Dear exchange participant, Welcome to Ethiopia, this booklet will provide you with all the important information you need before starting your internship in Ethiopia. It will help you have an amazing time in a new cultural environment and make the most of your time here.

Commerce

Contents

Commerce

Project description and Requirements ….

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Basic facts and location……………….……1

Climate…………………………………….……….2

Culture…………………………………….………..3

Languages……………………………….………..4

Cuisine

Religion…………………………………………….5

Drinks…………………………………….………….6

Music………………………………………….………7

Sports

Costume

Naming

Calendar …………………………………………..8

Time

Festivals and events……………………….……9

Currency………………………………………..….11

Visa …………………………………………….……13

Way of transportation……………………..…15

Basic market info………………………….…..16

Emergency numbers…………………………..17

Sites to visit………………………………......’’’’18

Activities in Addis………………………......20

What Makes Addis special…………………21

LC EB contact list…………………………….26

What to pack…………………………………….27

This projects aims at creating awareness on the value and use of water conservation, spread of HIV/AIDS, bacterial growth and the benefits of a cleaner environment. We focus on the youth primarily in KG, elementary, and high schools. By teaching students and giving training to cleaning services in the school. Volunteers that chooses this Impactful project would: get trainings from chemical industries on how to use the products, get a chance to design curriculum for the students for the next five coming weeks, water conservation, teach about bacterial growth, what HIV/AIDS means and its effect, and on how to keep the environment clean. The schools would plant trees (if we have permission from the school), clean the school, and have Q&A on our go green day in each school.

Rounds Date

First round March 24th – May 8th

Project Clean Drop

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Department the intern will be working health and sanitation

Job Description1 The intern will take training for sanitary producing companies, about the chemicals and how to use them, and design curriculum for the next five weeks.

Job Description2 Will teach elementary student about bacterial growth, water importance and conservation methods.

Job Description3 The intern will create awareness about HIV/AIDS, and prevention methods.

Job Description4 The intern will have a go green day at each school, on how to keep the school and environment clean at large and plant small trees (if the school is willing).

Job Description5 All session must be interactive and educative as possible.

JOB DESCRIPTION

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What we provide

Assistance in visa process

Airport pickup and

Certificate of participation

Reception activities

Laughter class

Guided tour around the city and museum’s

Drive in Addis

Traditional cooking class

Living status

90$ Internship fee

Accommodation is provided

Themes school 1 school 2

intern 1,2

1st

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k Monday integration with LC

Tuesday TOUR around addis

Wednesday Training from C&C

Thursday Training from water

supply& WHO

Friday Design CUR & presenation

Opening

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Monday intro to schools intro to schools

Tuesday starting event

Wednesday starting event

Thursday ambassador

announcement

ambassador announcement

Friday BSBSF BSBSF

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TIMELINE

O&P

HEALTH 3

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Monday AMB- traning

of theme

AMB- traning of theme

Tuesday presnt to

stundents(OH)

presnt to stundents(OH)

Wednesday AMB- traning

of theme

AMB- traning of theme

Thursday present to

student's(PH)

presnt to stundents(PH)

Friday BSBSF BSBSF

HIV/Water Awarness

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Monday AMB- training

of theme

AMB- training of theme

Tuesday presnt to

stundents(HA)

presnt to stundents(HA)

Wednesday AMB- traning

of theme

AMB- training of theme

Thursday presnt to

stundents(WA)

present to students(WA)

Friday BSBSF BSBSF V

Clean Env’t

5th

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Monday AMB- traning

of theme

AMB- traning of theme

Tuesday present to

student's(CLE)

presnt to stundents(CLE)

Wednesday clean school day clean school day

Thursday CE for school CE for school

Friday BSBSF/ CE BSBSF/ CE

Clean Envt

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Monday conclude report and present to

school

conclude report and present to school

Tuesday conclude report and present to

company

conclude report and present to company

Wednesday finalize the opening of the club in school

finalize the opening of the club in school

Thursday

Friday

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* LC LOCAL COMMETTE

C&C Clean & Clear

CUR Curriculum

BSBF Bright smile, bright future

AMB Ambassadors

OH Oral Health

PH Personal Health

HA HIV Awareness

WA Water Awareness

CLE Clean environment

CE Closing event

Acronyms

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Degree Undergraduate (Preferred)

Backgrounds

Nature & Life Science Environmental Protection(Preferred)

Microbiology(Preferred)

Biology(Preferred)

Teaching & Language Education Child (Youth) Education(Preferred)

Why you should be part of this project?

Learn

Impact

Change

Growth

Diverse culture VIII

Ethiopia, officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by

Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the

west, and Kenya to the south. With about 87.9 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the most populous

landlocked country in the world, as well as the second-most populated nation on the African

continent. It occupies a total area of 1,100,000 square kilometers (420,000 sq. mi), and its capital

and largest city is Addis Ababa.

Capital: Addis Ababa Currency Birr: (ETB) Population: 93 million (2013 est.) Electricity: 220V/50Hz (two point pin) Country code +251 Time zone:UTC+3

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The predominant climate type is tropical monsoon, with wide topographic-induced variation. The Ethiopian Highlands cover most of the country and have a climate which is generally considerably cooler than other regions at similar proximity to the Equator. Most of the country's major cities are located at elevations of around 2,000–2,500 m (6,562–8,202 ft.).

Climate

Ethiopian Seasons

Kiremt or Meher (Summer) - June, July and August are the summer season.

Heavy rain falls in these three months.

Tseday (Spring) - September, October and November are the spring season

sometime known as the harvest season.

Bega (Winter) - December, January and February are the dry season with frost

in morning specially in January.

Belg (Autumn) - March, April and May are the autumn season with occasional

showers. May is the hottest month in Ethiopia. 2

Culture Ethiopia has a diverse mix of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. It is a country with more than 80 different ethnic groups each with its own language, culture, custom and tradition. One of the most significant areas of Ethiopian culture is its literature, which is represented predominantly by translations from ancient Greek and Hebrew religious texts into the ancient language Ge'ez, modern Amharic and Tigrigna languages.

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Religion

Ethiopia has close historical ties with all three of the world's major Abrahamic religions. In the 4th century, the

region was one of the first in the world to officially adopt Christianity as the state religion. While no longer

distinguished as a state religion, it remains the majority faith. There is also a substantial Muslim demographic,

representing about a third of the population. Ethiopia is also the site of the first Hijra in Islamic history. A town in

the Tigray Region, Negash is the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa. Until the 1980s, a substantial population of

Ethiopian Jews (Beta Israel) resided in Ethiopia.. Other religions also reside.

(ጨጨብሣ), marqa,chukko, michirra and dhanga etc.

Languages

The principle Semitic language spoken in the north-western and central part of the country is Amharic,

which is also the official language of the modern state. Other main languages are Tigrigna, Guraginya,

Adarinya, Afan Oromo, Somalinya, Sidaminya, Afarinya, Gumuz, Berta and Anuak. As of 2007 Census:

.Oromo (33.8%), Amharic (29.3%), Somali (6.25%), Tigrinya (5.86%), Sidamo (4.04%), Welaytta

(2.21%), Gurage (2.01%), Afar (1.74%), Hadiyya (1.70%), Gamo (1.45%),Other (11.64%).

Cuisine

Typical Ethiopian cuisine: Injera (traditional large, spongy, pancake

like, soft, bread made of teff (flour and water) and several kinds of

wat (stew). There are many varieties of wat, e.g. chicken, beef, lamb,

vegetables, lentils, and ground split peas stewed with hot spice called

berbere. Wat is served by placing it on top of the injera which is

served in a mesob (large basket tray). The food is eaten with fingers

by tearing off a piece of injera and scoop up the entrées and side

dishes with the enjera. In Ethiopia, it is common to eat from the same

dish in the center of the table with a group of people. It is also a

common custom to feed others in your group with your own hands –

a tradition referred to as "gursha“.

Other types of food are: Kitfo (ክትፎ), Tihlo (ጥሕሎ) Chechebsa etc. 4

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Religion Ethiopia has close historical ties with all three of the world's major Abrahamic religions. In the 4th century, the region was one of the first in the world to officially adopt Christianity as the state religion. While no longer distinguished as a state religion, it remains the majority faith. There is also a substantial Muslim demographic, representing about a third of the population. Ethiopia is also the site of the first Hijra in Islamic history. A town in the Tigray Region, Negash is the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa. Until the 1980s, a substantial population of Ethiopian Jews (Beta Israel) resided in Ethiopia. Other religions also reside.

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The favorite national drink of Ethiopians is bunna (coffee). Bunna is drunk in Ethiopia in a unique and traditional way known as a "coffee ceremony". First the coffee is roasted, then ground and placed in a Jebena (coffee pot) with boiling water. When ready it is then served to people in little cups, up to three times per ceremony. Other locally produced beverages are tella and tej, which are served and drunk on major religious festivals, Saints Days and weddings and are also found local houses.

Coffee Ceremony

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Music The music of Ethiopia is extremely diverse, with each of the country's 80 ethnic groups being associated with unique sounds

Naming Ethiopians have a different naming system to the family name-based Western system. Children add the given names of their father and paternal grandfather consecutively to their own given name. For compatibility purposes, as is done in passports, the grandfather's given name is taken as a family surname, and a person's given name and his/her

father's given name form the first name.

Sports The main sports in Ethiopia are athletics (particularly long distance running) and football. Ethiopian athletes have won many Olympic gold medals in track and field, most of them in long distance running. Haile Gebrselassie is a world-renowned long distance runner with several world record in his belt. Another sportsman, Kenenisa Bekele, is also a dominant runner, particularly in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters in which he holds the world records

Costume Although it differs with the ethnicities, the Ethiopian traditional costume is made of woven cotton. Ethiopian men and women wear this traditional costume called gabbi or Netella.

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Like the Coptic calendar, the Ethiopic calendar has twelve months of exactly 30 days each plus five or six epagomenal days, which comprise a thirteenth month. The Ethiopian months begin on the same days as those of the Coptic calendar, but their names are in Ge'ez. The sixth epagomenal day is added every four years without exception on August 29 of the Julian calendar, six months before the Julian leap day. Thus the first day of the Ethiopian year, 1 Mäskäräm, for years between 1901 and 2099 (inclusive), is usually September 11 (Gregorian). It, however, falls on September 12 in years before the Gregorian leap year.

Calendar

Time Time in Ethiopia is counted differently from in many Western countries. The Ethiopian day is reckoned as beginning at 6 AM as opposed to 12 AM, concurrently with sunrise throughout the year. To convert between the Ethiopian clock and Western clocks, one must add (or subtract) 6 hours to the Western time. For example, 2 AM local Addis Ababa time is called "8 at night" in Ethiopia, while 8 PM is called "2 in the evening.

We call this 2:50 evening/morning

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FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

Date English name Local name

January 7 Orthodox Christmas Day Genna or Lidet

January 10(variant) Feast of the Sacrifice 'Id al- Adha

January 19 Feast of Epiphany Timket

March 2 Adwa Day Ye'adowa Bä'al

January 3(variant) Birthday of The Prophet Muhammad Mawlid an- Nabi

National Holydays

The Ethiopians love to celebrate, whether important events in their history, major landmarks in the religious calendar or simply special family days. Best clothes are worn, food and drink are plentiful, musicians play and people dance and sing.

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April 10(varies) Orthodox Good Friday Siqlet (Crucifixion)

April 20(variant) Easter Fasika

April 21(variant) Easter Monday (public holiday)

May 1 International Workers' Day

May 5 Patriots' Day Arbegnoch Qen

May 28 National Day

August 18 Transfiguration of Jesus Buhe

September 11 Ethiopian New Year Inqut'at'ash

September 27 Finding of the True Cross Meskel

July 17(variant) End of the holy month of Ramadan 'Id al- Fitr

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The Ethiopian Birr is the currency of Ethiopia. . The currency code for Birr is ETB, and the currency symbol is Br. Coins in circulation are 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents. Banknotes in circulation are 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Birr. 1 birr can be divided into 100 cents. The monetary system of Ethiopia is decimal based, with the primary unit of Ethiopian money being called the Ethiopian Birr. The fractional unit, Santim, is alternately listed in various sources as Centime and Cent.

Banking Hours

Currency

Usual banking hours are 8:00am to 3:00pm, Monday – Thursday, Fri 8:00am to 11:00pm and 1:30pm to 3:00pm on Fridays and 8:30am to 11:00am on Saturdays. Credit Cards Credit cards can be used in some places like hotels, airline offices or travel agencies in the capital Addis Ababa, but, with some exceptions, not outside of the city. Some banks will give you cash advance on a credit card. Most accepted cards are Visa and MasterCard and typically merchants add additional 3-5% to the bill when using them.

Cash Buying

Cash Selling

Tran Buying

Tran Selling

USD 19.9529 20.3520 19.9529 20.3520

GBP 32.1561 32.7992 32.1561 32.7992

EUR 25.4040 25.9121 25.4040 25.9121

CHF 21.0696 21.4910 21.0696 21.4699

SEK 2.7249 2.7794 2.7249 2.7767

NOK 3.0009 3.0609 3.0009 3.0579

DKK 3.4126 3.4809 3.4126 3.4775

DJF 0.1127 0.1150 0.1127 0.1149

JPY 0.1845 0.1882 0.1845 0.1882

CAD 17.9046 18.2627 17.9046 18.2448

SAR 5.3188 5.4252 0.0000 0.0000

AED 5.4325 5.5411 0.0000 0.0000

XAF 0.0120 0.0122 0.0000 0.0000

INR 0.0000 0.0000 0.3257 0.3319 11

Foreign Currency Exchange Foreign currency can be exchanged at any commercial bank, including branches located at larger hotels and at the airports. Exchange rates are the same everywhere in Ethiopia. Foreign currencies that will give you the best exchange rates are US dollar, euro and pound sterling. US dollars is the best as some banks will not accept other currencies. It is illegal to change money on the black market. Exchange of Birr back to foreign currency is only allowed for visitors holding onward ticket from Ethiopia. You will find it very hard to exchange any Birr outside of Ethiopia.

Traveler’s Checks Traveler’s checks can be cashed in banks, but are difficult to exchange outside of Addis Ababa. Best rates are offered for checks in US dollars or pounds sterling Below, you'll find of a website for Ethiopian Birr rates and a currency converter. You can also subscribe to currency newsletters with daily rates and analysis, read Ethiopian Birr News, or take ETB rates on the go with XE Currency Apps and website. http://www.ethiopiacurrency.com/

Currency

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• EPs who come to Ethiopia require visas .

• You may also obtain a visa on arrival.

• For tourist visas, the fees are as follows : USD 20 (one month, single-entry); USD 30 (three months, multiple-entry); USD 40 (six months, multiple-entry).

• Work visas are also obtainable, but are probably best organized in advance.

• Note that entry into Ethiopia is only allowed from Addis Ababa International Airport, unless the Government has granted prior permission for another point of entry, and a visa has been pre-organized .

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Visa information

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Visa information • A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required to enter

Ethiopia, if arriving within six days of leaving or transiting through an infected area.

• NOTE: It is highly recommended that your passport has at least six months validity remaining after your intended date of departure from your travel destination.

• Immigration officials often apply different rules to those stated by travel agents and official sources.

Countries that are eligible for visa on arrival : Argentina ,Germany ,Mexico, Sweden, Australia, Greece ,The Netherlands , Switzerland , Austria , Ireland, New Zealand , Thailand, Belgium , Israel Norway , United Kingdom , Brazil , Italy , Poland , United States , Canada , China ,Japan ,Portugal ,Denmark Republic of Korea ,Russia ,Federation of Finland, Kuwait , South Africa, France , Luxembourg, Spain .

Contract Taxi It roughly costs minimum of 30 birr(1.6$) and a maximum of 400 birr(21$) and works 24 hrs.

MINI-BUS Costs about a minimum of 1.5 birr(0.1$) and a maximum of 7 birr(0.36$) and also work from 6 am to 10 pm.

HIGER-BUS Commonly known us "higer", which costs a minimum of 1 birr(0.1$) and a maximum of 5 birr(0.26$) and also work from 6 am to 9 pm .

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Restaurants Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 3.68 $ Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 17.10 $ Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar 5.00 $ Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 1.00 $ Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 2.00 $ Cappuccino (regular) 0.63 $ Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 0.75 $ Water (0.33 liter bottle) 0.51 $

Utilities (Monthly) Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 16.25 $ 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.06 $ Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ ADSL) 175.00 $

Sports and Leisure Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 47.50 $ Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 13.33 $ Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 5.00 $

Markets Milk (regular), (1 liter) 0.96 $ Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 0.73 $ Rice (white), (1kg) 1.09 $ Eggs (12) 1.63 $ Local Cheese (1kg) 6.16 $ Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) 8.35 $ Apples (1kg) 4.39 $ Oranges (1kg) 1.15 $ Tomato (1kg) 0.93 $ Potato (1kg) 0.65 $ Lettuce (1 head) 0.61 $ Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.92 $ Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 2.50 $ Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.04 $ Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 2.42 $ Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) 2.00 $

Basic market info updated February 2015

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Markets Milk (regular), (1 liter) 0.96 $ Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 0.73 $ Rice (white), (1kg) 1.09 $ Eggs (12) 1.63 $ Local Cheese (1kg) 6.16 $ Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) 8.35 $ Apples (1kg) 4.39 $ Oranges (1kg) 1.15 $ Tomato (1kg) 0.93 $ Potato (1kg) 0.65 $ Lettuce (1 head) 0.61 $ Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.92 $ Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 2.50 $ Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.04 $ Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 2.42 $ Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) 2.00 $ Transportation [ Edit ] One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 0.25 $ Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 10.00 $ Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 1.30 $ Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 3.50 $ Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 9.02 $ Gasoline (1 liter) 1.02 $ Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 35,497.98 $ Utilities (Monthly) [ Edit ] Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 16.25 $ 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.06 $ Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ ADSL) 175.00 $ Sports And Leisure [ Edit ] Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 47.50 $ Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 13.33 $ Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 5.00 $ Clothing And Shoes [ Edit ] 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 39.75 $ 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 21.67 $ 1 Pair of Nike Shoes 83.75 $ 1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes 50.00 $ Rent Per Month [ Edit ] Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 199.53 $ Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of

Clothing And Shoes Clothing And Shoes [ Edit ] 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 39.75 $ 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 21.67 $ 1 Pair of Nike Shoes 83.75 $ 1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes 50.00 $

Addis Ababa Hospital 1 Hayat Hospital +251.116624488 2 St.Gebriel Hospital +251.116613622 3 Black Line Hospital +251.115511211 4 Zawditu Hospital +251.115518085 5 Balcha Hospital +251.115516263 6 Menilik Hospital +251.115550444

Addis Ababa Clinics 1 Bruck clinic +251.115513435 2 Betezata clinc +251.115533458 3 Brass Mother&child+251.116620092

Addis Ababa Telecommunication 1 Information 997 2 International 998

Addis Ababa Shopping Centers 1 Adam Pavilion plc +251.0113719273 2 Dembel City Center +251.115150055 3 Friendship Business Goup plc +251.116639850 4 Getu Commercial centre +251.115540732 5 Lexplaza Building +251.116638234 6 Shoa shoppingcentre+251.115506104 7 T.K international plc +251.116188330

Addis Ababa Ambulance Service 1 Minilik II Hospital+251.111234272 2 Municipality +251.111115348 3 Red Cross society 907

Addis Ababa Fire Brigades 1 First station (Arada) +251.0111123341 2 Second station( kirkos )+251.114160279 3 Third station (Addis Ketema)+251.11 2134239 4 Fourth station ( Lafto) +251.114425563 5 Fifth station (Akaki Kality) +251.114340096 6 Sixth station (bole) +251.116630373

Addis Ababa Banks 1 Abyssinia Bank +251.115514130,+251.115510409 2 Awash international+251.116614484,+251.116614477 3 Commercial bank+251.115153175,+251.115504588 4 Construction &business+251.115515103 5 Dashn Bank +251.114661380,+251.114653037 6 Development bank +251.116611188,+251.116621942 7 National bank +251.116611188 8 Nib bank +251.115503288,+251.116621942 9 United bank +251.114655522,+251.114661786

Addis Ababa Police 1 Emergency 911 2 Federal police +251.115512744 3 Addis Ababa police +251.111559122 4 Traffic Police +251.115528222 5 Police 991

Emergency numbers

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Sites to visit

Axum (Aksum) Axum happens to be one of the oldest cities in Africa and home of the ancient Aksumite Empire. There are ruins around the entire city and you can find some of the best relics and artifacts in the center of the city. Axum also is the supposed location of the Ark of the covenant. The city has so much history.

Lalibela Lalibela is a must see for the attractions in Ethiopia. A city designed and built to be the 2nd Jerusalem, many Ethiopian from the city still claim that fact. It is home to an extremely impressive array of churches that are carved out of stone including the famous St. Georges Cathedral you see on the left. There is also a variety of monasteries in the region that you can visit. 18

Gonder was the capital of Ethiopia from 1632 to 1855, and it has the

remains of castles and palaces constructed by a series of emperors from Fasilides (reigned 1632–67) to

Iyasu II (1730–55). The ruins of these structures stand within a walled

imperial enclosure. It's a wonderful place plus you can make your way into simian mountains amazing views.

Others

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Activities and sites in Addis with our LC

Visits to Addis’s museums which are rich with history and culture.

A trip to the high mountains of Entoto on which you can grasp a breathtaking view of Addis Ababa.

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What makes Ethiopia special • The ONLY African nation never colonized .

• First Africans to win gold in the Olympics.

• Only African nation with its own Alphabet .

• The country that practiced Christianity before Europe and accepted Islam

before the Middle East.

• The first country that started with the flag colors combination (Green,

Yellow, Red) and the origin of Rastafarianism .

• One of the few countries in the world that's mentioned both in the Quran

& Bible.. over 50 times.

• The country that is the origin of coffee.

• The country with so much culture and spirituality .

• Home to the earliest human sightings & human fossils on earth that date

over millions of years old (Lucy, Ardi etc.) .

• The Birth of the world ,the cradle of humanity.

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PHRASES How are you? -Endet neah?(m) Endet nesh?(fm) Endet nachu?(plural) I am fine. Dehena neagn Menu,please -Menu bakih(m) Menu bakish(fm) I would like to order now -lemazez tezegajechalehu Bill please- Hisab bakih ` Hisab bakish how? -Endet- where? -Yet? How much?-snt?(in I”sn't” ) Why?-lemn? Which?- yetuu (ye-2)

Here are a few words,numbers and phrases in Amharic: WORDS Hello - Selam Goodbye - Dehna hun (for masculine), Dehna hugni (feminine), Dehna hunu (plural) Thank you - amesegnalehu Bye-cha-o Coffee- buna Breakfast qurse Dinner- erat Food- migib Yes- awo No-Ay(sound ”I”) Excuse me- yekerta I- Ine (ea in “yeast” + na in “Nate”) We- egna NUMBERS Zero - Zero One - Ande Two - Hulet Three - Sost Four - Arat Five - Amist Six - Sidist Seven - Sebat Eight - Timint Nine - Zetegne Ten - Asir

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LC EB Contact Information

Name:Sofoneas Asheber Position: LCP Tel +251 911859525 sofoneas.asheber@aiesec.net ETHIOPIA:-COFFEE,HISTORY,BEAUTY

Name: Biruk Sebsibe Position: LC VP COMM & MAC Tel +251 0920713540 biruk.sebsibe@aiesec.net Ethiopia:- SPIRITUALITY,CONNECTION,ORIGINALITY

Name: Birukab Asfaw Position: LC VP TM , LC VP OGX Tel +251 1920743775 birukab.asfaw@aiesec.net ETHIOPIA:-DIVERSITY,FREEDOM,CULTURE

Name: Edom Tesgaye Position: LC VP BD & ICX Tel +251 912670461 edom.tsegaye@aiesec.net ETHIOPIA:-HOSPITALITY, ADHERE TO CULTURE,NATURE

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1. Bed sheets and blanket.(required) 2. 90$ is paid as per your arrival for accommodation.(required) 3. Cultural cloth to wear for yourself and your countries flag to represent your country on the upcoming event. 4. Your laptop you will need it for your tasks. 5. Camera - to take pictures of the great moments you will definitely have during your internship in Ethiopia and specially our LC :) 6. A print out of IL and TN AN just in case - the contact addresses on the last page of the reception booklet will help out in case of emergency.(required) 7. Your phone since you can buy a SIM card in Ethiopia for 3$ only. 8. Cloth for warm(dec-feb) and cold/rainy seasons(may-jun). 9. Emergency /extra money - for yourself if you want to visit places and buy some other stuff from Ethiopia during your internship. 10. Free Good heart and will to have positive impact on your society during your internship. 11.Whole 6 weeks stay approximately 600-800$ We look forward to seeing you in Ethiopia soon :)

What to pack Please before you leave your country, we recommend that you have the following

items:

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