Partners in Education Ethiopia joined CHAI for a national dissemination workshop reflecting on progress and lessons from pediatric eye health initiatives in Ethiopia. Through the Bright Eyes Early Project, PiEE screened more than 72,000 children aged 4 to 6 across 271 schools and four IDP centers, identifying 3,359 children with diagnosable eye conditions and providing more than 1,150 pairs of spectacles. The workshop brought together government, health, education, and eye health partners to explore how these achievements can be sustained and expanded to reach more children with quality eye care.

Partners in Education Ethiopia and Bahir Dar University have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding, building on nearly a decade of collaboration across education, health, and community development. The renewed partnership expands joint efforts in foundational literacy and numeracy, early childhood development, teacher development, digital learning, WASH, eye health, research, and youth skills development. Together, the partners will continue advancing evidence based, sustainable, and scalable solutions for children and communities across the Amhara Region.

Partners in Education Ethiopia is proud to join the Global Schools Forum, a global community working to advance equitable and quality education. Through this network, PiEE will bring Ethiopia’s locally driven solutions to a global platform, learn from peers, and build stronger partnerships to drive meaningful and system level impact for children.

Partners in Education Ethiopia has partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) in Ethiopia to launch the Bright Eyes Early initiative, focused on improving early childhood vision. The project will screen more than 90,000 children aged 4 to 6 across over 300 pre primary schools in Gondar, Bahir Dar, and Debre Birhan, providing eyeglasses where needed and strengthening local capacity in child eye health. With a focus on reaching children in underserved and temporary learning spaces, the initiative aims to help more children see clearly, learn confidently, and thrive from the start.

Following a visit by Dental Mavericks Co Founder and Director Cally Walker, Partners in Education Ethiopia helped bring a renewed dental unit at Addis Alem Hospital in Bahir Dar back into service. With support from Dental Mavericks, PiEE facilitated training, a new dental chair, and essential supplies, while the hospital renovated and prepared the facility. Just six days after opening, the unit had already served more than 100 patients, demonstrating the urgent need for accessible dental care in the community.

Partners in Education Ethiopia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, to advance practical, locally driven innovation in education. The partnership will focus on improving school infrastructure, inclusive learning materials, WASH, digital learning, school greening, and STEM opportunities. By combining technical expertise, research, and field experience, PiEE and BiT-BDU aim to develop cost effective and scalable solutions that respond to the real needs of schools and underserved communities.

Partners in Education Ethiopia is proud to formalize a five year strategic partnership with the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Bahir Dar University. Building on a longstanding collaboration, the partnership will advance evidence based interventions in eye health, oral health, physical exercise, child development, hearing, and mental health. By combining academic expertise with field based implementation, PiEE and Bahir Dar University aim to develop and scale sustainable solutions that support children’s health, wellbeing, and learning.