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Ethiopia Night brings sister cities together

Corvallis-Gondar Sister Cities Association aims to help both cities by providing sustainable solutions to similar challenges

Makenna Bishop

Issue date: 5/14/09 Section: News
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Mayor Habtamu Genetu Tedla, left, and delegates from Gondar, Ethiopia dance to traditional Ethiopian music Wednesday evening at Ethiopia: An Evening of Film, Music and Discussion in Milam Auditorium. The event was put on by the Sister Cities Association and sponsored by OSU International Programs and the OSU African Student Association.
Media Credit: Cory Reed
Mayor Habtamu Genetu Tedla, left, and delegates from Gondar, Ethiopia dance to traditional Ethiopian music Wednesday evening at Ethiopia: An Evening of Film, Music and Discussion in Milam Auditorium. The event was put on by the Sister Cities Association and sponsored by OSU International Programs and the OSU African Student Association.
The landlocked country of Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa and is home to more than 85 million people.

Gondar, a city in the northwestern region of Ethiopia, is the fifth-most populated city in the country and serves as a regional trade center. Gondar is also the sister city of Corvallis.

Having a sister city places the emphasis on the two cities working together in order to identify, prioritize and stabilize any issues that arise.

The Corvallis Sisters Cities Association (CSCA) has partnered with OSU's African Students Association and the International Programs Office to host an event featuring the traditions and culture of Ethiopia.

Each spring, the CSCA celebrates what is known as Sister Cities Week in order to raise awareness about the community's sister cities and its international programs.

The mission of the Corvallis-Gondar Sister Cities Association is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Gondar by creating sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by both communities.

Ethiopia: An Evening of Film, Music and Discussion, took place Wednesday night in Milam Auditorium. The audience was filled with students, faculty and community members who were able to experience a bit of Ethiopian culture through the different presentations, which also encouraged audience participation.

Don Prickel, one of the coordinators for the event and a retired OSU education professor, said that this is one event he always looks forward to.

Prickel said he had always done different forms of international work in Latin America and Mexico as a visiting professor. After he retired, he saw a slide show of Gondar and said the projects started through the CSCA seemed interesting.
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