Omo Valley Research Project
Science and philanthropy in Southwest Ethiopia. Non-profit organization, 501c3.
Co-directors: Luke Glowacki (@lukeglowacki.bsky.social) & Zach Garfield (@zhgarfield.com)
https://www.omovalleyresearchproject.org
- Meet Uri. One of the first Hamar women to reach university, and she’s doing it with an OVRP scholarship. Her journey shows what a small amount of support can unlock. Read her story and see how you can help other students take the same step. 🔗 eepurl.com/jsefIY
- In 2024, we awarded 9 scholarships to Ethiopian students, including one MD student, two vet students, and many others. Check out our amazing students in our recent newsletter. #Nonprofit #Africa #Education us21.campaign-archive.com?u=2c59662234...
- Our fall field season wraps up! The team gathered rich data on demographics & social networks across Nyangatom, Dus, & Kwegu communities. What drives cross-cultural friendships and how are they used? Answers soon. Keep an eye out for our Year End Report— big insights ahead. 🌍 #Fieldwork #Africa
- What does #school look like for kids in rural #pastoralist communities? From the field team in Nyangatom this week (📷: Eshetu Ewentu). In #Ethiopia, rural villages are lucky to have a schoolhouse. If not, they rely on makeshift ones like this. The real bottleneck is whether teachers come. 1/3
- We travel across rural communities in the Omo Valley looking for students who managed to complete high school. These students often got their start in schools like these. We then recruit and support students to pursue university education. 2/3 #nonprofit #philanthropy #Africa
- Check out our project page on @globalgiving.bsky.social: A small #donation goes a long way towards supporting education in rural Ethiopia. 3/3 www.globalgiving.org/donate/10228...
- Hello BlueSky! We're an #interdisciplinary #nonprofit #science team focused on understanding cultural change & human behavior and facilitating education & philanthropy across southwest #Ethiopia. What do you know about the #OmoValley? 👉🌐 omovalleyresearchproject.org
