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ILO and partners advance refugee inclusion in Ethiopia’s National Health Systems
Key stakeholders in Ethiopia convened a high-level dialogue to strengthen social health protection, discussing refugee inclusion in national health systems and expanding Community-Based Health Insurance to ensure equitable healthcare access for all.
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ILO champions disability-friendly technical education in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
Explore how Jigjiga Polytechnic College, supported by ILO and ECCD, is fostering a disability-inclusive environment, empowering youth from diverse backgrounds to access skills training and unlock new opportunities
Social Dialogue on quality apprenticeships
ILO Tripartite Partners in Ethiopia develop roadmap
The ILO in collaboration with Ethiopia's Ministry of Labour and Skills, hosted a Social Dialogue to promote the implementation of ILO Recommendation No. 208 on Quality Apprenticeships. Bringing together key stakeholders, the event concluded with the...
International Year of Cooperatives
ILO advances dairy value chain in Ethiopia by strengthening cooperatives
In Ethiopia's Somali region, the ILO, in collaboration with VSF Suisse, is empowering dairy cooperatives through capacity building, improved access to veterinary services, innovative feed solutions, and water resource development, to address...
PROSPECTS Partnership in Ethiopia
ILO Ethiopia’s Youth Network Committee members recommit to advancing meaningful youth participation
Young leaders from across Ethiopia gathered in Jigjiga for the ILO PROSPECTS Youth Network Committee (YNC) meeting and engaged in awareness sessions and knowledge exchange, reflecting the collective commitment to making youth leaders active...
Voices from ILO PROSPECTS
Trader to a visionary leader: Story of Habiba who aims to launch a livestock cooperative
Habiba Moghe Hussain, a Somali refugee, transformed her cattle business after winning Ethiopia's Business Plan Competition, now aiming to establish a women's livestock cooperative to empower her community.
PROSPECTS Impact
Vocational skills boost economic integration of Ethiopia's refugee and host youth
Seventy-five youth from refugee and host communities in Ethiopia graduate from the Jigjiga Polytechnic College through an ILO-supported vocational program, empowering them for employment and self-reliance.
ILO PROSPECTS news
PROSPECTS Partners in Ethiopia review achievements and strengthen course ahead
A three-day monitoring evaluation and learning session evaluated PROSPECTS Phase One’s impact in Ethiopia and outlined goals for the program’s next phase, including expanded inclusion.
Green jobs
ILO's Nature-Based Solutions training empowers African stakeholders to tackle climate and employment challenges
A capacity-building training on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, equipped 38 participants from government and international organizations to integrate NbS into projects, tackling climate challenges and promoting sustainable...
Meaningful youth engagement
Future leaders debate green economies and decent jobs for refugees at ILO and Safelight conference
The 4th Annual Leadership Conference and competition, organized by the ILO and Safe Light Initiative, provided young leaders a platform to enhance their leadership skills and advocate for decent jobs, green economies, and inclusivity for forcibly...
Promoting decent work
The ILO trains a new cohort of Financial Education Trainers in Ethiopia
The ILO trained 20 Business Development Service providers in Ethiopia as candidate certified national trainers, enhancing financial literacy to empower businesses and communities across the country.
Voices from ILO PROSPECTS
From refugee to entrepreneur: ILO’s mentorship transforms Fatima’s small business
Fatima Khalif Abdi, a Somalian refugee in Ethiopia and mother of five, transformed her maize business with support from Business Plan Competition, expanding her offerings and setting ambitious goals for the future.
Promoting decent work
Ethiopian youth organizations equipped to tackle unemployment with ILO's Youth-to-Youth Fund
The ILO and Edukans Foundation trained ten Ethiopian youth-led organizations to implement employment projects, creating over 1,000 jobs. Supported by the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund, the training focused on project management, financial management, and...
PROSPECTS Partnership
ILO trains social health protection actors in Ethiopia
Social Health Protection training equips Ethiopian social health protection actors with the knowledge and experience to strengthen health financing and social health protection systems.
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Business Plan Competition Empowers Refugee, Host Communities in Ethiopia's Somali Region
Start and improve your business
ILO extends capacity building support to business development service providers in Ethiopia
A new batch of trainers were trained in ILO’s Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) programme to improve self-reliance of host and refugee community entrepreneurs.
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Second Phase of PROSPECTS Launched in Ethiopia, Empowering Refugees, IDPs and Host Communities
Meaningful youth engagement
Empowering Ethiopian youth: ILO Youth to Youth Fund winners announced
Following a rigorous selection process, ten Youth-led organizations in Ethiopia won the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund, a unique grant supporting them to implement youth entrepreneurship activities promoting decent work for refugee and host community.
ILO Social finance
ILO empowers microfinance staff to promote financial literacy among hosts and refugees
The cadre of trainers trained on ILO's renowned financial education curriculum will strengthen the capacity of financial service providers to educate hosts and refugees and improve their access to financial services.
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ILO and Shabelle Bank pilot innovative product for financial inclusion of hosts and forcibly displaced in Ethiopia