EDI, over the past 12 years, has developed a solid experience implementing donor-funded program with partners such as UNDP, World Bank, GIZ, TFO Canada, Master Card Foundation among others.
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Education and Skills for Employability (EASE) Project | The Education and Skills for Employability (EASE) Project is a transformative initiative designed to bridge the skills gap among youth and women. The project focuses on providing short-term, demand-driven training programs that align with industry needs. | Learn More |
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Sustainable Employment through Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (SEED) | Enable young women and men to access dignified work through relevant skill enhancement, and entrepreneurship and enterprise development –creating 1 million jobs in 5 years. | Learn More |
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Entrepreneurship Development program | Entrepreneurship capacity building program for High growth and job rich SMES | Learn More |
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EthioBDS Voucher System | Providing subsidized access to quality business development services (BDS) for Ethiopian SMEs through a semi-automated voucher system, this initiative aims to improve business performance, competitiveness, and sustainability by fostering a demand-driven BDS market and promoting innovation and technology adoption. | Learn More |
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Business Plans for SMEs in the Energy sector | Prepare business plan for enterprises working in the energy sector (energy efficient rural technologies) in all regions | Learn More |
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Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Creation for Women Entrepreneurs | Deliver and enhance entrepreneurial and technical skills, strengthening market linkages and networking opportunities for women owned businesses with a sub-focus on supporting women-led firms to enter or improve their business in the leather sector in Addis Ababa and other cities. | Learn More |
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IOM–OSSC Capacity Enhancement Project | In partnership with IOM, we conducted a capacity and service assessment of OSSCs in Addis Ababa. Major milestones included a desk review, stakeholder consultations, development of a detailed methodology, and submission of an Inception Report. We also designed the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) framework and laid the groundwork for a Training of Trainers (ToT) program to strengthen service delivery. | Learn More |
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The sustainable Agriprenuership Support | The piloting of the sustainable agripreneurship training curriculum of the FAO, in partnership with the local agricultural private sector, to help youth develop profitable businesses with societal and environmental impact. | Learn More |
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Women Entrepreneurship Development Project (WEDP) | Flagship programs focusing on Women Entrepreneurs Access to Finance operating in 21 cities and 163+ satellite towns. | Learn More |
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1. EAAP – Honey Processors Business Training 2. Agri-Hub Project – Agribusiness Business Skill Training | 1. Business skill training to honey processors and exporters (agribusinesses)
2. Business skill training to Agribusinesses (water pump manufacturers and service providers), Direct Seed Producers and Marketers, mechanization businesses, staff members of Farmers’ Service Centers and Agricultural One Stop Shops |
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Foster entrepreneurship | Conduct joint entrepreneurship training sessions and business development services. | Learn More |
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Making Trade work for Women in Ethiopia | Enhance the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs through capacity building and technical assistance supports for trade promotion; business strategy and gender-inclusive governance for improved opportunities for women exporters and women-led SMEs. | Learn More |
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Ethio-Spur Business Plan Competition | Conduct business plan competition involving over 930 enterprises. It is also a research project to assess challenges and factors related to access to finance service in Ethiopia | Learn More |
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Provision of Training of Trainers on Business Development Services and Direct Training and Mentoring/Coaching of Entrepreneurs on Business Skill and Performance | 1. Provide Training of Trainers (ToT) on Entrepreneurship and Business Development Services to government office service providers (TVET, Job Creation, Youth and Sport, Agriculture and Livestock offices, others) and partner organization, and 2. Provide Business Development Services (BDS) and support via training and field level coaching/mentoring to small (rural) business and beneficiary youth group start-ups in Oromia and Somali regions of Ethiopia using its own certified trainers. | Learn More |
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Entrepreneurship for youth Empowerment and Community stability | Identification and selection of unemployed youth and conduct needs assessment, customized entrepreneurship training,Technical Training, BDS, coaching and mentorship, and access to finance, and market linkage | Learn More |
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Sustainable Rural Energy Technologies for Household and Productive Uses | Provision of Provision of Entrepreneurship Training Workshop to Rural Energy Technology Enterprises, and TOT on Business Development Services to selected government officers | Learn More |
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Women Economic Empowerment Project | Provision of entrepreneurship and Self-initiative skills development training to 300 low-income women in Addis Ababa | Learn More |
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Livelihood for low-income households displaced by the Beautifying Sheger Project | Offer customized life-skills, business skills, and entrepreneurship skills training and Entrepreneurship Workshop for low-income clients and BDS ToT for experts who would later support them from different districts | Learn More |
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Livelihood Project for domestic workers returning from Middle East | Provide Life Skills Training, including psycho-social supports, entrepreneurship training, and Business Management skills | Learn More |
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Kitchen Labs for 3 Universities | ToTs for faculty, Public Entrepreneurship and Eco-system Building, and entrepreneurship training for SMEs and youth centered around 3 universities to assist agro/food-processing SMEs | Learn More |
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