Habtamu lives with his family in a rural area just outside Azezo, Ethiopia. Habtamu, one of 6 is a pupil at Andernet, a primary school a short distance from his home. Children transfer to a senior school at 13 and take exams at the age of 15 to determine whether or not they continue their education. With the lack of opportunity for those who arent educated, in comparison to the western world, children are required to work hard to achieve in their exams and with little expectation to do well that is harder than we can imagine.
In January of this year Freddie Reed visited Gondar, Ethiopia to produce a short film on the experience of growing up in this area. The film depicted the life of Habtamu, a 12 year old studying at a local primary school. During Easter Freddie returned to the region to continue the work with charity Broomwood in Ethiopia and was given the opportunity to revisit the family.