Selam Ethiopia, a civil society engaged in cultural development, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Writers’ Association, the National Archive and Library Agency and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences has provided capacity building training for 80 professionals.
The two-month training where more than 80 trainees participated and various theoretical and practical training was given will be concluded today in the capital, Addis Ababa, according to the information disseminated by Selam Ethiopia.
“The courses included in the training were writing style, basic fiction and non-fiction writing, basic short story writing, basic poetry writings, Ethiopian literary history, basic literary criticism and folklore,” it said.
Senior and well-known scholars in the field, author Hailemelekot Mulal, author Alemayheu Gelagay, author Abere Adamu, Fine art lecturer Agegnew Adane, musician Sertse Feresebehat, and theatre lecturer Tigist Alemayheu were present and have given the training, according to the statement.
Selam Ethiopia is an international non-governmental organization established in 2005 that works on the thematic area of culture. Selam Ethiopia believes that a strong and vibrant culture sector can improve the society and function to contribute to overall development of the society as well as financial strength.