http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html Visiting libraries and reading rooms in Addis Ababa, Addis Alem, Addis Zemen, the churches of Lalibela and the office and warehouse of Code Ethiopia. A photo essay that will, hopefully, reflect the impressions gathered on this trip and the joy that it created for both the visitor and the visited. But also the sincerity of the discussions on how to promote literacy in a country so inaccessible and so much in need of so many other things. However, despite having just visited the poorest country and the most polluted cities I have ever been in, I also return aware of having just been to the most beautiful country I have ever seen, greeted by the most hospitable people I have ever met. I brought more back from this trip then I then I was able to leave behind. With many thanks to all those people who made it happen, Stefan Hensel Thanks also to Maureen Campbell and Code Ethiopia for sharing their photographs with me. http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#0 43cd2e82-6a80-40ca-bee2-391f90cc5073 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0149.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0149.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">discovering Addis Ababa </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#1 13c86b37-9afd-40a3-ab4f-dd0104875be7 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5611.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5611.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">drive by schootings</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#2 fa69480f-e65d-4299-a591-6195a34ca1b8 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP6120.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP6120.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">wedding scenes</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#3 bd874f5c-6351-4657-bbd4-635e64902944 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0065.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0065.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">reading rooms + libraries</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#4 a26f871f-b080-498c-a5df-29121ecb5427 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0086.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0086.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Addis Alem </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#5 8d0f539f-4897-4a85-bc3e-fbd621e3b617 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0212.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0212.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Addis Alem, <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">the new library </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#6 e1c42143-0c12-4b96-84b7-4d4df561b9df http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0426.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0426.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Addis Alem, <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">reading room </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#7 bc4217aa-a065-4ebe-8634-e40507c674e9 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_1629.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_1629.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Addis Alem, <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">2 storey library </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#8 a414b5ab-0c23-4ac4-a1af-9121f10c7512 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5671.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5671.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">from Addis to <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bahir Dar: a.m. </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#9 797929a5-86ab-4f8a-a95f-94e8c000bbed http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5748.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5748.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">from Addis to <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bahir Dar: p.m. </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#10 1897ea56-2794-43e8-9c7d-15e146526998 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5756.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5756.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bahir Dar to Addis Zemen </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#11 e8cd0d62-2ec2-4180-b62f-bb463ef8b603 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0109.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0109.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Addis Zemen </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#12 54a0a212-7b66-4194-8c2c-b2289fb69b3a http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_1737.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_1737.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lake Tana </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#13 28113f1e-91ff-4809-b101-544f581e79b7 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5859.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5859.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">from Bahir Dar <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">to Lalibela:&#xA0; a.m.</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#14 bbf3c906-c9f0-4531-bebe-7218a4e752aa http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5922.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5922.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">from Bahir Dar <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">to Lalibela early p.m.</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#15 4d80e0ed-1399-4809-b892-9a2f06b1018d http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5991.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP5991.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">from Bahir Dar <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">to Lalibela late p.m. </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#16 f6434964-8616-4158-ad20-95f478707e46 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0077_2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0077_2.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lalibela </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#17 12bbe192-c9d3-4f11-9ba2-523e216a60fc http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0082_2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0082_2.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lalibela: <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">the churches, outside </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#18 ae4344fa-323f-4665-a05f-647cebe5e71f http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0097_2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0097_2.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lalibela: <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">the churches, inside </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#19 1806c821-a875-453e-b111-feec9512bf0b http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP6016.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP6016.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lalibela: <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">protecting the churches </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#20 e9baa215-c188-4f5c-ad44-d4d4d8de22db http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP6060.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP6060.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lalibela: <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">the market </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#21 e1f7811c-8e13-4c23-940d-13e050cd2f0c http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0049_3.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_0049_3.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lalibela: <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">the mountain </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#22 9e6288d2-6347-488d-9fd1-251a07ff8b6f http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP6090.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMGP6090.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">people and faces </p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia.html#23 2c12dd3a-b12a-4dd8-befe-53d768d62cb5 http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_1562.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/hensels/ETHIOPIA/Code_Tour_Ethiopia_files/Media/IMG_1562.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">briefings, meetings, receptions </p></div></div>