SHARE Newsletter 2026

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💙 SHARE Newsletter April 2025 - June 2026

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SHARE operates under Memoranda of Understanding with its principal partners in Ethiopia, including:

• Tigray Regional Health Bureau

• Ayder Referral Hospital

• Mekelle Hospital

• Elroi Community Development (formerly Elshadai Wukro Children’s Village)

• Daerere Laboratory

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🎯 Our Objectives

SHARE’s objective is to support sustainable improvements in healthcare in Ethiopia, with a particular focus on the Tigray region.

We achieve this through:

✔ Collaboration between healthcare professionals

✔ Skills exchange and training

✔ Knowledge sharing

✔Community engagement

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⚠️ Operating During Challenging TimesDuring this reporting period, no visits to Ethiopia took place due to the ongoing civil unrest following the civil war that began in November 2020.Despite these challenges, SHARE continued its work through:

📧 Email communication

📱 WhatsApp contact with partners

🌍 Remote project supportOur trustees remained in close contact with partners to ensure that projects could continue wherever possible.

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⭐ Achievements and ImpactDespite significant operational challenges, SHARE continued to make a meaningful contribution to healthcare development in Tigray.

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🎓 Academic and Professional DevelopmentA major milestone this year was the successful completion of a PhD by Dr Birke at King’s College London in December 2025.Her research focused on:

• Strengthening healthcare systems• Rebuilding services after war and conflict• Lessons applicable to Ethiopia and other regions affected by conflict

Her work has been presented internationally and formally recognised by Kings College London.

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🩺 Diabetes Project

SHARE supported a one-year UK Fellowship in Endocrinology for Dr Merhawit, completed in December 2024.Following her return to Ethiopia, she became:

⭐ The only Endocrinology Consultant serving the Tigray regionThis represents a major and lasting improvement in specialist diabetes care across the region

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🍲 Food and Nutrition ProgrammeDuring the year, funds were redirected to support a supplementary nutrition programme at Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekelle.The programme supported patients in the:

• Burns Unit• Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Services

Programme Start: February 2025Key outcomes included:

✔ Improved nutritional quality for patients

✔ Positive impacts on patient recovery

✔ Improvements in infection ratesSHARE also funded:

• Additional kitchen staff• Essential logistical support

Formal letters of recognition were received from:

• The Tigray Regional Health Bureau• Ayder Referral Hospital

This work would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of our Ethiopian colleagues based in Mekelle.

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👨‍👩‍👧 Elroi Community DevelopmentSHARE continued to support Elshadai Wukro Children’s Village, now known as Elroi Community Development.Achievements this year included:

✔ Continued support for sponsored children

✔ Successful transfer of funds despite banking changes

✔ Achievement of independent legal statusElroi Community Development has also:

• Established a board-led governance structure• Received recognition from the Tigray Bureau of Justice

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Activities Currently on HoldDue to the ongoing security situation, several projects remain paused, including:

Medical Engineering activities
Infection Control programmes
Dentistry initiative
Mama Kits project
Labs

The Mama Kits project has kindly been taken over by Witten following SHARE’s pause with the project in December 2024.

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🔭 Looking AheadThe SHARE Trustees will continue to:

• Monitor the security situation in Ethiopia• Maintain strong remote partnerships• Provide support where it delivers clear public benefit

When conditions allow, we aim to resume in-country collaboration and rebuild direct programme activities.

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💙 Thank You for Supporting SHAREYour continued support enables us to maintain partnerships and improve healthcare services in Ethiopia, even during difficult circumstances.By visiting our Golden Giving page, you can donate whatever you are able to help support our projects. 100% of every donation we receive goes directly to our in-country team, ensuring that funds reach those who need them most.Your contribution could help provide vital nutrition for oncology and burns patients who require additional support to heal and recover. Donations may also support Elroi Community Development, a children’s home and school, helping to care for and educate the children there.You can also choose to sponsor a child on a monthly basis, helping them continue their education while contributing towards their food and clothing.