Some very sad news arrived today from the Ethiopian Programme Office. On the night of 14th June there was a road traffic accident outside the Programme Office in Addis Ababa. Four volunteers were involved, one Welsh volunteer, David Evans, is dead and three others: Holly Kitson from Britain, Oscar Gador from the Philippines, and Pamela Brown from Australia, are receiving treatment in Nairobi for shock and fractures.
I won't go into detail as it will come out in the press, but it's a very sad thing indeed. I didn't know any of them, but my sympathy goes out to the Ethiopian team. David had only been in country since February. It's a tight-knit community of volunteers in any country. From the days you do your training together at Harborne, to your in-country training and all the time you spend together socially, professionally, and on placement, these are the people you rely on for support and friendship. I really feel for them, and for their families, who must be feeling the distance right now.
Komera inshuti / Be strong friends
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