On Wednesday April 13 a meeting was held in Ziway to kick-start a new pilot project to find sustainable solutions to the water hyacinth (embodj) problem in Lake Ziway. Nine partners have joined forces in a two-year project: 5 flower farms (Sher Ethiopia, Ziway Roses, AQ Roses, Braam Roses and Herburg Roses), IDH, specialists from […]
Recently the Pharmaceutical Fund and Supply Agency (PFSA) has donated a new Cobass C311 labmachine to Sher Ethiopia Hospital. The donation acknowledges the longtime commitment that Sher Hospital has made in providing affordable medical services to the local community in and around Ziway/Batu. The Cobass C311 machine can process all kinds of chemistry, electrolyte, and […]
To commemorate the international women’s day celebrations, last week, Fairtrade Africa Eastern and Central Africa (ECAN) Network hosted an event named #breakingthebias in Ziway Ethiopia. This event (full report here) brought together producer champions including women led producer organizations from across East Africa to recognize, celebrate and exchange on their best practices and initiatives that […]
On March 23, the first Gerrit and Nel Barnhoorn Scholarships have been awarded to four Sher-school graduates. This 4-year scholarship was established in 2021 in commemoration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Gerrit and Nel Barnhoorn. The Barnhoorn family are the founders of Sher Ethiopia and its schools. Each year 4 students (2 female and […]
On Sunday March 21 the first Lake Dembel Run was organized by the Oromia Tourism Commission, the Batu Mayor’s office and IDH. From Sher Ethiopia 100 participants competed in this running race (10 km) along the shores of Lake Ziway (currently branded as Lake Dembel). The aim of the event was to create awareness on […]
As one of the signatories of the Agreement for International Responsible Business Conduct in the Floriculture sector we are pleased to adopt the new Code of Conduct. This Code provides 12 principles for responsible business conduct. The flyer summarizes the Code of Conduct and explains how it serves as an important starting point for risk […]
Last week we started the second round of Covid vaccinations after the successful campaign in November 2021 where more than 12.000 employees and students were vaccinated. This second campaign is again organized by the employees of our hospital. Everybody is given a vaccination card to keep track of the vaccination dates and to create awareness […]
We are pleased to announce that recently Sher, IDH and VoCDA (vision of community development association) have signed a one-year agreement for the sustainable protection and utilization of the Worja- Kamo micro catchment area. The main objective of this project is to establish a strong governance system by developing a functional and participatory site management […]
On Saturday we joined forces with the other four horticultural farms in Ziway to clean up the areas around the farms. 50 Sher-employees took part in the initiative where many tons of waste were collected and disposed at the municipality dumpsite. We thank our employees for their hard work and the environmental office for their […]
During November and December 2021 more than 450 of our supervisors and managers on our farms were put through a training course. The training provided them skills on people management, communication, interpersonal relations and time management. The 2 day training included theory based learning and also practical, this enabled our managers and supervisors to understand […]