By Heidi
PfC and Felek has agreed to cooperate in a sub-project: “Felek – Design for Decent Work”. Felek, started in 2016, is a notebook production brand. They mainly focuses on keeping Ethiopia’s rich history of book artistry going using ancient binding techniques and recycled paper. Today, they also produce other leather products such as bags and … Continued
By Heidi
Together with our Ethiopian partner Felek, and with support from the Ivar S. Løges’ Fundation, PfC runs a program called “Design for Decent Work”. At Felek, students receive training in design and creative thinking needed to become competitive in the job market. The first 18 students completed the course in December 2022, and several have … Continued
By Heidi
19th of March 2022, the building of Tebita Ambulance’s new 8 floor high building started. The building will house the ambulance center, the paramedic education college and the first aid kit production company. Tebita now rents premises for their businesses. By having their own premesis and all the business in the same building, the rental costs will be … Continued
By Heidi
Tebita Paramedic College was established in collaboration between PfC and Tebita in 2018. For the paramedic education starting in summer / autumn 2021, more than 2,300 applications had been received by the application deadline. It was a big job to evaluate all the applications. PfC participated in parts of this process. Partly to ensure a … Continued
By Heidi
Prior to the global corona outbreak, PfC and Tebita Ambulance had agreed to set up a company to start production of first aid kits. With financial support from PfC, sewing machines and materials were purchased, and three women were employed by the company. During the pandemic, the business was expanded to manufacture personal protective equipment … Continued
