GCF Ethiopia 2023

Our meetings will be held in the Grand Eliana Hotel (https://elianahotel.com/).

Due to the amount of people attending we will be accommodating some people in the Grand Eliana, and some people in the Churchill Hotel (https://churchilladdisababa.com-hotel.website/) which is a short walk from the Grand Eliana. You should have received confirmation of which hotel you will be staying in. If you have not received this information then please contact [email protected].

The contact details for the Grand Eliana Hotel are:

Address: Grand Eliana Hotel, Piazza, Wawel Street, 21777, Addis Ababa
Tel. +251 11 126 2600

The contact details for the Churchill Hotel are:

Address: Churchill Hotel, Churchill Avenue, Arada, Addis Ababa
Tel: +251 11 111 1212

In case of emergency please contact one of the following:

Seble
Tel: +251 94 252 6573
Email: [email protected]

Getu
Tel: +251 91 170 6784
Email: [email protected]

James
Tel: +44 7506 789420
Email: [email protected]

Dawit
Tel: +251 91 375 7587
Email: [email protected]

The recording of the pre-forum zoom call is now ready. You can view it here: https://gcf.community/events/ethiopia2023/pre-forum-zoom-call/.

If you were not able to attend then we recommend you watch the recording. It will give a good oversight of a number of different areas that we will be focusing on in our time together in Ethiopia.

Visas can be purchased online via the Ethiopian Government website here: https://www.evisa.gov.et/. Please make sure you choose Tourist Visa. Some of you may need to purchase your visa when you arrive, but where possible we encourage you to get the visa online in advance if you can. It will save you a lot of time at the airport.

Unless you are an Ethiopian national the only countries that do not need a visa to travel to Ethiopia are Kenya and Djibouti. If in doubt, please check with your embassy / consulate.

If you are a day visitor (for example, if you live in Addis, or are staying with friends / colleagues, and not in the hotel) then the cost is $30 a day. This includes the use of facilities during the day, and lunch. If you want to have dinner at the hotel that is an extra $15 taking the day total to $45 per day.

You can either pay for that on the payment form on the website. Or you can bring cash and pay on arrival. If you bring cash please ensure that you see James so he can get you ticked on the list.

The dress code for our meetings is casual. For women in Ethiopia, especially in the city, it is common to see them in trousers and dresses. Shorts are not that common in the church environment. If we avoid shorts that will be good.

The average for November is highs of 23c (73f) and lows of 7c (45f). It’s likely to be dry, but rain is of course possible.

We’ve had a few people ask about whether there are any required vaccinations for Ethiopia, specifically around Yellow Fever.

Ethiopia requires proof of yellow fever vaccination if you are arriving from a region where the virus is present. So it entirely depends on where you are travelling from and where you have passed through.

Additionally you may find that you need certain vaccinations on arrival back to your own country after having visited certain countries.

The variables are quite significant so we strongly recommend that you get personal vaccine advice from a health center local to you who should be able to give you advice specific to your circumstances.