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HELP US BUILD A CENTER FOR CIRCUS IN ETHIOPIA



Showcase and Celebrate Ethiopian Culture



Provide training and employment opportunities for the youth of Ethiopia



Highlight Ethiopia’s extraordinary circus artists



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Our first major goal is to raise $800,000 to establish the Circus Center in Entoto Park, an Ethiopian Government initiative.



The Circus Center, Entoto Park



The Circus Village





Circus Center, Entoto Park



The Circus Village





Circus Center, Entoto Park



The Circus Village





Entoto Park is a stunning cultural precinct in a large national park within easy access of the capital, Addis Ababa.
The Circus Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has pre-approval for a circus village within Entoto which will feature a 500 seat performance venue based on a unique design concept which merges traditional Ethiopian architecture with the classic European cabaret venues known as Spiegeltents. It will also house a community training center, a place where School children will be offered free workshops.

This enterprise will be a critical first step to providing an ongoing source of income and funding for the initial set up of the Circus Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
It will continue long term as an adjunct facility, providing additional employment for the young people involved.



Our inspiration and the driving force behind the Circus Center is Sosina Wogayehu, one of Ethiopia’s greatest circus expatriates



Sosina Wogayehu





Sosina Wogayehu was born and raised in Addis Ababa. After an international career Sosina Wogayehu returned to Ethiopia in 2013 to establish circus programs in Addis Ababa. She wished to build on Ethiopia’s circus traditions, and share them with the world. She also wished to harness circus as a tool for empowerment, to engage young people, and support their educational development, providing them with a pathway out of poverty. Despite no permanent venue or ongoing funding, Sosina established GAMO Circus School and Ethio Circus Entertainment. For over 15 years, she has successfully supported hundreds of young people to develop circus skills and sponsor them with education. She has managed the training of a series of highly skilled circus artists, and supported them to perform in leading shows around the world, including Cirque Du Soleil and Circus 1903. Her dream now is to establish a permanent home which can ensure the work of providing a pathway out of unemployment for the young people of Ethiopia, a place to call home, the Circus Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.



A message from the director



Circus provides great opportunities for the youth of Ethiopia.
1t protects young people from being on the street and vulnerable to substance abuse.
It will keep young people healthy. It teaches discipline.It creates jobs. It supports many to further education and training, and when circus artists are contracted abroad, they are able to help their younger sisters and brothers to attend better schools. They support their family, community and the country. They build self-esteem, learn a language and travel the world and...



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Latest News from the Circus Center, Entoto!





Over 500 trees were planted at the Circus Center, Entoto



Over 200 circus artists, locals and trainers joined us to plant native trees at the site of the circus center, leaving their green footprint at Ethiopia's first circus theatre. 6 Billion trees have been planted in ethiopia over the past year as a part of the ethiopian government’s Green Legacy project.



The build has begun!





The Circus Center Entoto has secured a donor to fund 50% of the build



We are thrilled to announce that the Circus Center, Entoto has secured a donor to fund 50% of the total build. Surveying and preparing the foundational has begun.
Bamacon Engineering, well respected Level 1 contractors in Ethiopia are in charge of the build. This project will create employment opportunities for the local and greater community both during and after the build.



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