Entoto Natural

Park

Cultural Heritage and Wildlife Sanctuary

Entoto Natural Park calls for dignified responsibility within its traditionally preserved sanctuary to the most conscientiously support and protect this unique natural protectorate with its associated unique historical areas, buildings, archaeological sites and the peculiar dignity and seductive patina furrowed prehistoric megaliths.

These massive stone statues give references to a past Ice Age heritage where man and monoliths appear to have been pulled out of the quaking rock's roots, so weathered by large erosive forces to finally beyond aeons be appreciated as significant ancient monuments.

Like Egypt and the Sphinx, the real genesis and origins of these monuments often remain unknown, but the patina and deeply shaded furrows suggest an age beyond recorded history. Residents highly value these megaliths and palaces, and a high priority should, therefore, be followed to assist the population in preserving and protecting these historical treasures and Ice Age sculptures from a bygone era.

Contemporary History

The organization Entoto Natural Park was initially formed in 1995 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its office was then situated inside the British consulate, right next to the central area of Piazza, which many considered the most active, graceful, flexible, and inviting district in the capital.

The name Entoto Natural Park was proposed by the then British Consul, Michael Sargent, who was also vital to the formation of Ethiopia Heritage Trust.

While the British consulate in those years was the cultural and intellectual metropolis in Addis Ababa, it created the foundation for the Entoto Natural Park and the irreplaceable contribution of the very hard-working employees. All these devoted individuals, together conscientiously and with empathy, created something extraordinary and beautiful in this challenging available mountainous area where the Highland spreads and forms Entoto Natural Park.

The British Consulate in Addis Ababa, together with SIDA, funded with practical guidance of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences' initial work of Entoto Natural Park, which later was accompanied by many additional contributing dedicated efforts of individuals and organizations. 

  Vision

Entoto Natural Park's goal and vision is to create a stable organization with the predominant purpose of initiating the foundation for the care of children, women, and Nature, and as required, this also outside the Entoto Natural Park and its defined areas.

Accompanying this first vision is regarded as most important, that the children obtain the originally based stimulus for health care and intellectual development, education, and also that the women can find the quality of life in the noblest of work pride with nature conservation and tourism.  

Entoto Natural Park (Nursery) 

Depending on people's health, children's school year, future generations, and education in science, it is of tremendous importance to preserve and subsequently protect the building Entoto Natural Park (Nursery) and to develop its work further to include additional areas with restoration of Nature in the fresh, fragrant highland traditionally propagated around Entoto Natural Park.

This building has been very significant during these years of extensive nature conservation activities, and the work would not have been possible without it.

Many have spent many years in this sprawling and often inaccessible area, which deserves a sincere respect for Nature's restoration. Therefore, they attempt to restore human dignity as representatives of formidable environmental conservation.