The project was based on raising funds, which resulted in more than 2,400 euros. With the money, the items were bought and given to a school in the Rate Kebele village in the south of the country. In total, there have been more than 600 kg of material. This March, the delivery took place in a ceremony with the participation of Mr. Henok, head of the Omorate district council, and Mr. Tesfayesus, Worda’s education coordinator.

Across Africa has managed the funds raised from Spain through the Migranodearena platform dedicated to solidarity objectives. The members of the Expedition made the first contribution, followed by the agency’s clients and collaborators of the three organisations. Once the money was collected, it was sent to the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. In the country’s main city, books, pencils and pens were purchased. The distance from the capital to Omorate, the region where the school is located, is an estimated 785 kilometres, the same distance that the school materials travelled to reach the children of the Dassanech tribe. The aim is to help them attend school and combat the lack of resources.

This donation has its predecessor in September 2023, when the members of Expedition Tahina-Can made a contribution of economic material to the educational centre. After being thanked by the president of Rate Kebele, Mr. Sela, and the director of Rate primary school, Mr. Teshome, as well as the school community, the idea of continuing with the project was raised.

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The two-day programme is structured as follows.

Programme

Thursday 29th June

10.00: Welcome.

10.30: PhD student research progress presentations – Peer review (I session) moderated by Dr. Luiz Peres.  Link to papers.

11.45: Coffee break

12.00: Lecture ‘Research methodologies on digital vulnerability’ by Dr. Ignacio Blanco (CEU San Pablo – Madrid) presented by Dr. Santiago Tejedor.

13.30: Lunch.

15.00: Journal Club ‘Semiotics’ by Dr. Rosario Lacalle (the previous reading to participate will be sent to the registered people).

16.00: Lecture ‘The populist sense: Keys and challenges to study political discourse’ by Dr. Sebastián Moreno Barreneche (Universidad ORT Uruguay – Montevideo) presented by Dr. Teresa Velázquez.

17.30: Seminar ‘Transfer of research to the achievement of SDG5 Gender equality in journalism’, Alicia Oliver (Xarxa Europea Dones Periodistes) and Dr. Cristina Pulido (UAB).

Friday 30 June

9.00: PhD student research progress presentations – Peer review (II session) moderated by Dr. Anna Tous.  Link to communications.

10.45: Findings and future lines of research by the SGR research groups of the department: Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación and LAPREC (Laboratori de Prospectiva i Recerca en Comunicaciò, Cultura i Cooperaciò). By the director of the Gabinete Santiago Tejedor and the co-director of LAPREC Teresa Velázquez.

11.45: Closing.

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