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Our environmental footprint tool passes the FSI FloriPEFCR benchmark
Lake Ziway: a three-year partnership for the lake our farms depend on
New Ultrasound Machine for Sher Hospital: Better Care, Less Waiting
Afriflora wins the Dutch Flower Award!
Afriflora, DFF and Camara jointly donate new computers to Sher School
Meet the new CEO of Afriflora
Dutch Flower Foundation donates laboratory machine to Sher Ethiopia Hospital
Sher employees supported with assistive devices
Sher Hospital now has digital dental X-ray
Speed bumps to improve road safety Ziway and Adami Tulu
Warm farewell for outgoing CEO Cees de Greve at Afriflora/Sher
Inspire Inclusion: International Women’s Day Celebration March 8/2024.
Food for thought - The crucial role of international sustainable trade in the Netherlands
350 girls supported with Mela for her reusable sanitary pads
Happy Holidays and warm wishes for 2024!
Barnhoorn Scholarships awarded to 4 students
New Sher Elementary School opened in Adami Tulu
Dutch Flower Foundation donates autoclave machine to Sher Hospital
Visit us at the Trade Fair Aalsmeer 2023
Support for disabled employees
World Cleanup Day 2023
Green Legacy Campaign
Afriflora, DFF and Camara jointly upgrade IT-rooms Sher School
International Women’s Day Celebration Rwanda
8th edition of HortiFlora Expo
International Women’s Day
New borehole for Sher Elementary School in Adami Tulu
New sprayrose varieties available
Sher School students to organize Clean-up Day
Happy Holidays and warm wishes for 2023!
Mela for Her: supporting young girls with sustainable menstrual solutions
Farmers’ Forest Day and Biodiversity
Thank you for visiting our booth at Tradefair 2022
Afriflora Sher and Van Dijk Flora/ Dutch Flower Foundation join forces and start School Milk Project in Ethiopia
New anesthesia machine for Sher Hospital
Sher Fairtrade Premium Committee hands over 16 new apartments
Visit us at the Trade Fair Aalsmeer 2022
IRBC Floriculture agreement
World Cleanup Day 2022
Ethiopian delegation visiting Aalsmeer facilities
New borehole for Sher Elementary School
Reforestation: planting 57.000 trees
School year-end ceremony
Cervical Cancer Screening
Supporting IGA’s: beekeeping and eco-tourism
New equipment donated to Sher Hospital
International Safety Day
Management developing training
Ziway / Batu water hyacinth pilot project
New lab-machine donated to Sher Ethiopia Hospital by PFSA
Gerrit & Nel Barnhoorn Scholarship awarded to 4 students
Sher Ethiopia awarded by Fairtrade Africa
Firtst Lake Dembel Run
First Lake Dembel Run
Afriflora endorses the importance of a Code of Conduct for Floriculture
Second round of Covid vaccination started at Sher Farms and Schools
IDH, VoCDA and Sher agree to collaborate in Worja catchment sustainability project
Clean Up day
Sher trainees rewarded
Update: Sher FPC Community Housing project
1000 graduates from 2021 FPC skill-training program
Protecting the Lake: water hyacinth removal
Sher High-school students organize Clean-up Day
January 7: Christmas in Ethiopia
Happy Holidays and warm wishes for 2022!
Large scale Covid vaccination campaign started at Sher Farms
12 new Sher graduates from Women School of Leadership
Thank you for visiting our booth at Tradefair 2021
Dutch Flower Foundation donates again to Afriflora Sher hospital
Visit us at the Trade Fair Aalsmeer 2021
World Cleanup Day 2021
Sports unite people
4 top students Sher school selected for Adama Boarding School
Afriflora spray roses
300.000 trees planted by Afriflora in collaboration with partners
Afriflora, Dillewijn Zwapak, Welkoop Rijnsburg, FloraLife and Manuchar support Koko public school
Plantas and Rema 1000 upgrade IT-rooms Sher School
Diversity & Inclusion: Fairtrade Africa supports 116 disabled employees in Sher Ethiopia
Mother’s Day: different dates for celebration
Herburg Roses donates to Sher Hospital
Afriflora to support Women-empowerment
How constructed wetlands can effectively reduce pesticide pollution
Work in progress
Afriflora / Sher provides clean drinking water in rural areas
Afriflora / Sher launches COVID-19 awareness campaign in Ziway and surrounding areas
Cervical cancer screening open to all female workers
Afriflora introduces Rosa Miss Lisa +
Sher-school welcomes students after lockdown
Positive impact of constructed wetlands and biocontrol in the Ethiopian flower industrie
Positive impact of constructed wetlands and biocontrol in the Ethiopian flower industrie
Afriflora Sher present at IPM Essen 2020
Afriflora Sher present at Trade Fair Aalsmeer 2019
AFRIFLORA signed the International Responsible Business Conduct (‘IRBC’) agreement on Floriculture
We wish everyone a bright 2019
Rose farm Adami Tulu fully operational
Afriflora Sher calendar 2018
AN AFFILIATE OF SUN EUROPEAN PARTNERS LLP ANNOUNCES THAT IT HAS AGREED TO ACQUIRE A MAJORITY STAKE IN AFRIFLORA
Edeka news: Afriflora Sher, the rose farm with social and environmental engagement
Airline company Ethiopian Airlines makes room for more roses
Reaction to ZEMBLA broadcast of May 18, 2016 (repeated on July 13, 2017).