16 September 2025

Ethiopia's Hydel Dam

Ethiopia is wrongly perceived as a poor and very underdeveloped country. People who have worked or lived there know that this perception is exaggerated. This country has many lakes and rivers including the famous Nile. I have seen my Ethiopian colleagues being proud of their natural reserves, heritage, traditions and their 'Injera' when I was teaching at a Government Senior Secondary School in the country. 

The news that the country has inagurated the largest hydroelectric dam is a matter of pride to all Ethiopians. 

I nostalgically remember my stay in Addis Ababa with it's nunerous restaurants serving injera and six different types of coffee. 

Let me share an interesting news report that shows how Ethiopians' dream of many years has resulted in their proud reality here.

(I taught Physics in a Government Senior Secondary School in Ethiopia in 1982-83).

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I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.