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GameBridge 250 Are you a high school or university student? Are you passionate about video games and the e-sports industry? Do you have ideas about how to develop and scale e-sports technologies across Ethiopia? Apply today using the below form! 🔗 How to Join: Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdj7OH4nOjq0X_R-_jhFeEuX-kZeWnjXtVv3VniSCc7L0_d8Q/viewform?pli=1

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📢 American Spaces Lunch & Learn: Nuclear Energy 101 Join us today, September 3rd, from 8:00 LT–10:00 LT. UTC for an engaging virtual session on “What Can Small Modular Reactors Do for West Africa?” 🎓 Presented by energy experts from Purdue University via Zoom. 🌍 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the future of nuclear energy and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)! 📅 September 3, 2026 ⏰ 8:00 LT.–10:00 LT. 💻 Via Zoom Everyone is welcome!

⚡️ American Spaces Lunch & Learn: Nuclear Energy 101 ⚛️ Curious about the future of energy infrastructure? Join us for an insightful session exploring: What can Small Modular Reactors do for West Africa? 🌍💡 Presented by top energy experts from Purdue University in partnership with the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy, this session will dive into cutting-edge energy solutions and the AI-energy nexus. 📅 Date: September 3rd ⏰ Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Meet Our Expert Speakers: Fabio H. Ribeiro: Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering & Executive Director, Purdue Institute for Energy Innovation. Lefteri Tsoukalas: Professor of Nuclear Engineering & Director, AI Systems Lab. 🔗 How to Join: Register here: https://forms.gle/8pSiHGw57qdgRALD7

📢 Announcement to Summer Tech Camp 2026 Participants Dear Participants, Tomorrow, I will be available at 3:00 LT at the Corner to support you with your final projects. 💻🚀 Please come prepared with your project and any questions you may have. Let’s finish strong! 🎓 Learn • Build • Innovate

🚀 Final Week of Summer Tech Camp 2026! 🎓💻 The journey is almost complete! 🌟 Join us for the final week of Summer Tech Camp 2026 at Dire Dawa American Corner. 🤖 Robotics | 🔧 Arduino | 🌐 Full Stack Web Development with AI | 🧠 Artificial Intelligence Let’s finish strong, build new skills, create amazing projects, and shape the future with technology! 🚀 📅 Final Week: August 16–22, 2026 📍 Dire Dawa American Corner LEARN. BUILD. INNOVATE. 💡

🚀 Create with AI in One Day! Turn your ideas into posts, essays, messages, and eye-catching visuals using practical AI tools. 📅 August 15, 2026 ⏰ 3:30 LT Morning 📍 Dire Dawa American Corner 👩‍🎓 Students | 🎓 Graduates | 💼 Employees ✅ No experience needed 📱 Bring your phone 🆓 Free to attend 🤝 Hands-on session Create. Design. Impact. — Join us! 🚀

🚀 Create with AI in One Day! Turn your ideas into posts, essays, messages, and eye-catching visuals using practical AI tools. 📅 August 15, 2026 ⏰ 3:30 LT Morning 📍 Dire Dawa American Corner 👩‍🎓 Students | 🎓 Graduates | 💼 Employees ✅ No experience needed 📱 Bring your phone 🆓 Free to attend 🤝 Hands-on session Create. Design. Impact. — Join us! 🚀

For the past month, 10 exceptional high schoolers from different cities across Ethiopia embarked on a transformative journey. They dedicated their time to thinking, learning, and collaborating on critical themes: freedom, innovation, American business and the enduring strength of U.S.–Ethiopia relations. Inspired by Freedom 250 and the foundational values of American independence and heritage, these young leaders have spent weeks diving deep into what cross-border collaboration truly means. Now, the time has come for them to step up and share their bold ideas, personal reflections, and creative projects with a wider audience with total confidence. 🗓 Mark your calendars: They will be performing and showcasing their work live on August 11!

Finding AI Business Opportunities in Ethiopia - Learn to spot valuable business problems AI can solve and understand the four ways AI can power a business (assisted, enabled, native, infrastructure). For anyone exploring where AI fits in Ethiopian markets. Date : August 11, 2026 Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Join here- https://statedept.zoomgov.com/j/1658657050?pwd=26C44QSBWwO62b7tOb9MbBL9CTJWHj.1

📢 Program Update Announcement Dear Summer Camp Participants, Please be informed that today afternoon’s Full Stack Web Development with AI program has been postponed. Thank you for your understanding and continued enthusiasm.

🚀 Create with AI in One Day! Turn your ideas into posts, essays, messages, and eye-catching visuals using practical AI tools. 📅 August 8, 2026 ⏰ 3:00 LT Morning 📍 Dire Dawa American Corner 👩‍🎓 Students | 🎓 Graduates | 💼 Employees ✅ No experience needed 📱 Bring your phone 🆓 Free to attend 🤝 Hands-on session Create. Design. Impact. — Join us! 🚀

Freedom 250 National Finale & Closing Ceremony 📚 Are you an educator, artist, or English language enthusiast? The U.S. Exchange Alumni Association of Ethiopia, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, invites you to join us on August 11, 2026, at 1:00 PM. If you’ve never attended an Embassy event before, we especially want to hear from you! Join us for an afternoon of live art, student-led presentations, networking, and creative dialogue. 🔗 Apply here: https://forms.gle/72WRHpxT9Ry4nXXZ9 Access to the Satchmo Center is by membership only, please register at https://jazzio.land/register . Screenshot your QR code and present it along with your ID.