On October 23, 2025, for the fifth time, the Gerrit and Nel Barnhoorn Scholarships were awarded to four Sher School graduates. The Barnhoorn family are the founders of Sher Ethiopia and the schools. Each year, four outstanding students are selected to receive this scholarship, which helps cover a portion of their study expenses and at […]
As part of our commitment to supporting our people and community, Sher Ethiopia is proud to announce that Sher Ethiopia School has received recognition for providing high-quality education at the Batu Town Education Office’s recent recognition event. The Batu Town Education Office organized a special ceremony at Mary Help School to honor outstanding students from […]
Building a Stronger Community Together through Sustainable farming and Learning On June 20, 2025, Adami Tulu Sher School hosted a successful experience sharing program to showcase learnings from the newly constructed Sher School educational vegetable garden. The event brought together a wide range of participants including Mr. Usman Batu, Deputy Mayor of Zeway, local government […]
We’ve got great news: Sher Hospital has recently acquired a brand new ultrasound machine. This significant advancement in our diagnostic capabilities is made possible by the generous support of Van Dijk Flora, Dutch Flower Foundation and Royal FloraHolland . Our hospital serves over 100,000 patients each year, offering radiology and gynecology services, among others. The […]
Recently, Sher Hospital welcomed a brand-new ambulance, handed over in a special ceremony attended by SHER Ethiopia CEO Mr. Freark Bruinsma and COO Mr. Aswin Endeman. Guests of honour were community representative ‘Abageda’ Abdurahman Dekebi, who blessed the event, and Batu/Ziway Health Office Delegate Mr. Feyisa Lenjiso. In his speech, ‘Abageda’ Abdurahman expressed gratitude to […]
We are incredibly proud to share that we were named the winner of the Dutch Flower Award in the category of international suppliers during the Trade Fair in Aalsmeer! In celebration of Dutch Flower Group’s 25th anniversary, this 22nd edition of the Dutch Flower Award focused on ‘long-term partnerships.’ We are honored by this recognition […]
With a generous gift of Dutch Flower Foundation and Afriflora we were able to establish two extra brand new E-learning centers at the Sher-school in Ziway. Last year, we installed 50 computers at the Highschool. This time it was the turn of the primary school to receive the new computers. Camara Education that provided 50 […]
We would like to welcome Freark Bruinsma who started as CEO of Afriflora with effect from July 1, 2024. He succeeds Cees de Greve, who resigned on May 1. Freark has a broad background in operational and commercial positions at various companies in the Netherlands and abroad. With this knowledge and experience, he has the […]
In our efforts to upgrade the services of the Sher Hospital in Batu / Ziway we have recently received a significant donation from Dutch Flower Foundation which was used to buy a fully automated BS-200E chemistry analyser. This device operates with an open system that uses multiple reagents. Now the hospital can buy different types […]
At Sher Ethiopia inclusion of employees with disabilities has always been without doubt. Nevertheless, we are grateful that within the DONUTS program of Fairtrade Africa another 70 disabled employees have been supported with devices to enable them to work more comfortable. Making the total beneficiaries 178. In this project Sher Ethiopia and Fairtrade Africa team […]