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Employment-Intensive Employment Programme
ILO promotes labour intensive methods to improve livelihoods of host and refugee communities in Ethiopia
Through an intensive training, the ILO has strengthened the capacity of road construction engineers from Ethiopia’s refugee-hosting districts to apply labour intensive methods to boost socio-economic development through infrastructural development...
Equipping forcibly displaced youth in settlements in East Africa with skills to be changemakers
A group of 60 young people from forcibly displaced and host communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda are benefitting from a collaboration between the ILO, UNHCR and UNICEF, enabling them to find solutions improving access of...
Press release
Youth Network Committee to shape activities for the host and refugee youth in Ethiopia
The committee will provide strategic direction and guide implementation of the meaningful youth engagement programme of the ILO, UNHCR and UNICEF focusing on skills and socio-economic development of the youth in Ethiopia.
Press release
ILO supported Business Development Service Providers Association established in Ethiopia
The association will provide its services to refugee and host community businesses and entrepreneurs in Ethiopia to improve their performance.
News
Pastoralists in Ethiopia find a cure for hard-to-reach veterinary services
In remote and infrastructure deficient parts of Ethiopia, “Community Animal Health Workers” capacitated by ILO and its implementing partner are providing doorstep veterinarian services lowering hardships of the pastoralist community.
Skills and labour market transitions for refugees and host communities
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Industry exposure for vocational trainers to address skills gap in Ethiopia
A public-private partnership led by ILO PROSPECTS Ethiopia is providing industry interface to trainers from vocational institutes, enhancing their understanding of skills in demand and evolving management practices.
Market-based interventions to create more and better jobs in the dairy value chain in Somali Region, Ethiopia
On 25 October 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF) Suisse launched their joint intervention to develop the dairy value chain in the Fafan zone of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia.
News
The ILO and the LWF to strengthen vocational skills development for refugees and youth in Kebribeyah
The ILO and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have partnered to bring integrated skills development services to the youth of Kebribeyah in Ethiopia
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Supporting host and refugee communities in Ethiopia to start and improve their businesses
From March to June 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with UNHCR, international NGOs IRC and ZOA, regional and district jobs creation offices and district administration offices supported capacity-building workshops...
World Refugee Day: The power of inclusion
World Refugee Day, 20 June, is the international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape persecution,...
A knowledge exchange with ILO Ankara: Learning from each other and sharing experiences to support the creation of decent work opportunities...
The ILO Office in Turkey and the PROSPECTS programme jointly organized a webinar to exchange knowledge and experiences on how to foster an enabling environment for the socio-economic inclusion of refugees and vulnerable host community members.
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Social cohesion in fragile contexts through TVET
A cohort of TVET and other educational practitioners received training on core skills for social cohesion and peaceful coexistence from 30 November to 03 December 2020 in Jigjiga, Ethiopia, in an effort by ILO to promote stronger economic relations...
News
Upskilling local contractors in routine road maintenance for better performance and workmanship
The evident and vital role local contractors play in infrastructure development and employment creation in the construction sector provide recognition for essential investment in upskilling for better performance and workmanship.
News
More than Jobs for Refugees
Country Vision Note for Ethiopia- Data File (PDF)
Country Vision Note for Ethiopia- Data File (PDF)
Building inclusive markets for refugee and host communities
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Roads to Employment Opportunities and Harmonious Communities
Forcibly displaced persons including refugees and IDPs in Ethiopia could find employment opportunities and maintain harmonious communities through the bridge of labour-based technology approaches between forcibly displaced persons and host...
Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities
Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities
Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities
Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities
Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities in eight african and middle-eastern countries