Ethiopiaid Challenge

Reed Specialist Recruitment's MENA Associate Director Maria Brown will venture further afield into Africa and demonstrate her humanitarian side in November, when she supports one of Reed's charities 'Ethiopiaid'.

In February 2009, Reed staff were asked if they would be interested in taking part in the 2009 Ethiopia Team Challenge. December 2008 saw the successes of the first Ethiopiaid Team Challenge and after last year's group rated the experience as "amazing, rewarding and memorable", Maria decided this was something she wanted to be part of.

A large part of the Team Challenge is teaching English and Maria will be undertaking a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course prior to going to Ethiopia, so she can work in the schools with the team and help the young children.