We founded Ethiopia Education Initiatives (EEI) to provide world class educational opportunities for talented Ethiopian students and help ignite positive change in education more broadly. Our first project is Haile-Manas Academy (HMA). HMA is a model school in and for Ethiopia, and the first of its kind, providing Ethiopia’s most promising secondary students a world class education and helping transform the education available to all Ethiopian students.

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The timing is right for this transformative undertaking. As one of the world’s poorest countries, with a GDP of just $936 per person (PPP $2,423), Ethiopia is burdened with an antiquated education system. Yet Ethiopia until recently had one of the world’s fastest growing economies, and with a population of over 114 million with a median age of 19, its demographics are compelling. Ethiopia can transform itself into a regional leader and economic powerhouse—but only if Ethiopia’s talented young people, its greatest asset, are equipped to forge the way forward.