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Financial inclusion
ILO and Shabelle Bank usher in new era of formal banking for Ethiopians and refugees
A new chapter unfolds in Ethiopia as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Shabelle Bank's "Aisha" initiative brings formal banking access to refugees and host communities. This vital partnership provides crucial loans and services,...
PROSPECTS Impact
With ILO’s assistance young entrepreneurs wash away unemployment challenges
With financial and technical support from the ILO and youth-led organizations in Ethiopia, two young entrepreneurs launched their own car wash business, defying the challenges in accessing jobs and higher education.
Press Release
ILO awards youth through Business Plan Competition in Dabat
Through a Business Plan Competition organized by the ILO and its partners under the PROSPECTS programme, 60 enterprises led by refugee and host community youth from Ethiopia's North Gondar won seed funding, entrepreneurial skills training, and...
Factsheet
Approach to Integrated Market Systems: Dairy value chain in the Somali Region, Ethiopia
This factsheet captures the transformative impact of the ILO's Approach to Integrated Market Systems (AIMS) in the Fafan zone of the Somali Region, Ethiopia.
Skills training
A New Spark: Abdi's journey from labourer to electrician
Through an ILO-supported vocational training in Ethiopia, Abdi Mowlid Abdi transformed from a struggling labourer to a professional electrician, securing contracts and ensuring a better future for his family.
Factsheet
Technical and Vocational Education and Training to empower refugee and host communities in Ethiopia
This factsheet captures activities initiated by ILO PROSPECTS Partnership in Ethiopia to support access of host and refugee community to technical and vocational skills training, to create labour market linkages, and promote disability inclusion.
Strengthening cooperatives
How ILO PROSPECTS is strengthening livestock farming in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
The ILO's PROSPECTS Partnership enhances livestock farming in Ethiopia’s Somali region through innovative solutions, improving feed production, resilience, and economic opportunities for both refugees and host communities.
Engaging youth-led organizations
ILO supported Kulehe project to boost youth entrepreneurship and financial inclusion
The Kulehe project, launched in Addis Ababa, supports 120 youth from refugee and host communities with entrepreneurship training, financial inclusion, and business linkages, promoting decent employment through the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund.
Financial inclusion
Aisha: an inclusive financial product brings hope for host and refugee entrepreneurs
ILO and Shabelle Bank's innovative "Aisha" program provides Sharia-compliant financial solutions and education to refugees and host communities in Ethiopia, empowering entrepreneurs and fostering sustainable livelihoods.
ILO co-hosts dialogue on inclusive digital transformation in Ethiopia
Along with the Government of Ethiopia, the social dialogue event validated survey findings to improve Ethiopia's Digital Inclusion Strategy, emphasizing refugees’ access to technology.
News
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.
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...
Video
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
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...