Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) - Ethiopia

Mass Entrepreneurship Training Recap Video. Oromia and Amhara regions. December 2024

Youth Entrepreneurship Training in Amhara Region  Advances into Its Second Day! #MoLS #EDI #SEEDProgram #MastercardFoundation #Amhara #YouthEntrepreneurship

Empowering a million women entrepreneurs in Oromia continues for a second day #MoLS #EDI #SEEDProgram #MastercardFoundation #oromia #womenentrepreneurship

Amhara Region Launches Massive Youth Entrepreneurship Training Initiative The Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) Amhara Office, in collaboration with the Amhara Region Bureau of Labor and Training (BoLT), has launched a transformative two-day Youth Entrepreneurship Training (YET) initiative across the region. This ambitious program aims to equip 60,000 youth and women with essential entrepreneurial skills through 1,250 training sessions held in 42 Cluster Polytechnique TVETs. The training seeks to empower participants to establish and manage their own enterprises, contributing to sustainable economic development. To further support these ventures, the regional government has committed to providing access to working spaces, ensuring an environment conducive to innovation and growth. In a groundbreaking effort, EDI and BoLT are also working to formalize 1,500 enterprises in a single day. This initiative aligns with the SEED program's overarching goal of creating one million dignified jobs, underscoring the commitment of regional stakeholders to foster economic opportunities for youth and women in Ethiopia. #EDI #MasterCardfoundation #YouthEntrepreneurship #SEED #Amhara #Ethiopia

Fueling a Million Dreams, Shaping a Brighter Future Empowering 1 million women entrepreneurs in Oromia! ****** A groundbreaking initiative by the Ministry of Labor and Skills, Oromia Regional Administration, Entrepreneurship Development Institute, and the Mastercard Foundation SEED Program has begun to empower one million women in the region. A two-day, blended training program, themed “Fueling a Million Dreams, Shaping a Brighter Future,” kicked off on December 17th, 2024. This program aims to reach over 100 participants per Kebele, with the goal of establishing individual businesses or SMEs across 7,283 kebeles in the region. The training is designed to provide women with the essential tools and knowledge to launch and scale successful enterprises. Key topics include business planning, financial management, and marketing. Beyond the initial training, participants will receive ongoing support, including access to finance, workspace, and business development services. This comprehensive approach empowers women to overcome barriers, achieve sustainable economic growth, and contribute to the region’s prosperity. This nationwide mass entrepreneurship training program will extend to other regions and city administrations across Ethiopia, inspiring and empowering women nationwide. #WomenEmpowerment #Entrepreneurship #Oromia #Ethiopia #EDI #MoLS #EconomicGrowth #MastercardFoundation #SEEDProgram

የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ልማት ኢኒስቲትዩት ሀገራዊ የልማት አቅጣጫውን የሚደግፉ የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ስልጠናዎችን በተለያዩ ክልሎች እየተሰጠ ነው፡፡ በኦሮሚያ ክልል ብቻ ባለፉት ሁለት ቀናት ከ129 ሺ በላይ ለሆኑ ወጣቶች የኢንትርፕሪነርሽፕ ስልጠና አግኝተዋል፡፡ … በኢንተርፕሪነርሺፕ ልማት ኢንስቲትዩት የሚተገበረው የሲድ ፕሮግራም አማካኝነት በኦሮሚያ ክልል ከክልሉ የሥራና ክህሎት ቢሮ ጋር በመተባባር የወጣቶች የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ስልጠና ከህዳር 24 ጀምሮ ለሁለት ቀናት ሲሰጥ ቆይቷል፡፡ በክልሉ ከሁሉም ወረዳዎች ከየቀበሌው የተውጣጡ 129,814 ወጣቶች የኢንትርፕረነርሺፕ ስልጠናውን ካገኙ በኃላ መደራጀት የፈለጉት በኢንትርፕራይዝ ተደራጅተው አሊያም በግል ቢዝነስ ለሚጀምሩ የተለያዩ ድጋፉችን እንደሚያገኙም በስልጠናው ወቅት ተገልፃል፡፡ የኦሮሚያ የሥራና ክህሎት ምክትል ቢሮ ኃላፊ አቶ ሃብታሙ ካሳ እንደተናገሩት ከሰልጠና በኃላ የማምረቻና የመሸጫ ቦታዎችን እንዲሁም የእርሻ መሬቶችን በማመቻቸት በቅርቡ የቁልፍና የካርታ ማስረከብ ስራ ይከናወናል፡፡ ወጣቶች ከሰልጠናው ባሻገር የብድር እና የማሽነሪ ሊዝ እንዲያገኙ በቅንጅት ከአበዳሪ ተቋማት እና ከሚመለከታቸው ባለድረሻ አካለት ጋር እየሰራን ነው ያሉት አቶ ሃብታሙ ይህንን ለማሳካት ንቅናቄው በክልሉ ባሉ ዞኖች በምክትል አስተዳዳሪዎች በከተሞች ደግሞ በምክትል ከንቲባዎች እየተመሩ ይገኛሉ፡፡ የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ልማት ኢንስቲትዩት በክልሉ ባለፉት ወራት ብቻ ለ12,504 ሞዴል አርሶ አደሮች እና ከ400 በላይ ለሚሆኑ በኮንስትራክሽን ዘርፍ ለተሰማሩ አከላት የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ስልጠና መስጠቱን ኢንስቲትዩት ምክትል ዋና ዳይሬክተር አቶ ቦሩ ሻና ገልፀዋል፡፡ በኢንስቲትዩት የሚተገበረው የሲድ ፕሮግራም በመላ ሃገሪቱ በተመረጡ 100 የቴክኒክና ሙያ ኮሌጂች አማካኝነት አንድ ሚሊዩን ወጣቶች ሥራ እንዲፈጥሩ እያገዘ የሚገኝ ነው ያሉት አቶ ቦሩ ይህንን ለማሳካት የኢትዮጵያ አቪሽን ዩንቨርስቲ የኮሌጅ አመራሮችን በማብቃት፣ የአሜሪካን ቴክኖሎጂ ኮሌጅ የገቢያ ትስስርና ዲጂታል ማርኬት ስልጠናዎችን በመስጠት፣ ኦርቢት ሄልዝ አዳዲስ ሥራ ፈጣሪዎችን (ኢኖቪተሮችን) በማገዝ እና ሆፕ ኢንተርፕራይዝ የክህሎት ስልጠና በመስጠት በቅንጅት እየሰሩ ነው ብለዋል፡፡ አሁን ላይ ከ10ሺ በላይ ሞዴል ነጋዴዎች የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ስልጠና እየተሰጣቸው መሆኑን የኢንስቲትዩቱ የኦሮሚያ ክልል አስተባባሪ አቶ ዳባ ሾሮ ተናግረዋል፡፡ ለሥራና ክህሎት ሚኒስቴር ተጠሪ የሆነው የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ልማት ኢንስቲትዩት ለተለያዩ የህብረተሰብ ክፍሎች የሚሆኑ የስልጠና ፓኬጆችን ቀርጾ በየክልሎች ተግባራዊ እያደረገ ይገኛል፡፡ በየደረጃው የሚገኙ አመራሮች ለሥራ ፈጠራ ስነ-ምህዳሩ ምቹ ሁኔታ እንዲፈጥሩ እና ፈጠራን ተጠቅመው በፍጥነት ምርታማነትን እንዲያረጋግጡ የፐብሊክ ኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ስልጠና እንዲወስዱ እየተደረገ ይገኛል፡፡ አቶ ቦሩ ሻና እንደገለጹት፤ ሀገራዊ የልማት አቅጣጫውን የሚደግፉ የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ስልጠናዎች በተለያዩ ክልሎችም እየተሰጡ ይገኛሉ፡፡ ይህም እንደ ሀገር የተያዘውን ሰፊና ጥራት ያለው የሥራ ዕድል ለመፍጠር እና ምርትና ምርታማነት ለማሳደግ የሚደረገውን ጥረት በእጅጉ የሚያግዝ ነው፡፡

Ethiopia Shines at Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024 with Strong Government Commitment to Entrepreneurship Ethiopia’s celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2024 concluded with a vibrant closing ceremony at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), marking a week-long tribute to innovation, entrepreneurship, and the nation's growing entrepreneurial spirit. Presided over by Her Excellency Muferiat Kamil, Minister of Labour and Skills, the event showcased the government’s unwavering commitment to building a dynamic and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem. In her speech, Minister Muferiat celebrated Ethiopia’s remarkable progress over the past three years, noting the government’s continuous efforts to nurture an environment that supports rapid entrepreneurial growth. Dr. Hassen Hussen, CEO of EDI, highlighted in his speech that since 2014, EDI has been leading GEW celebrations in Ethiopia, hosting initiatives that inspire innovation, foster collaboration, and connect entrepreneurs with essential resources. This year’s GEW saw an impressive lineup of events, including panel discussion, training programs, policy discussions, and networking sessions. These activities attracted a diverse group of participants—entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers—fostering meaningful exchanges and partnerships. Based on Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Ethiopia was proudly ranked 10th globally and 2nd in Africa for GEW-related activities, with more than 190 events held across the country, further solidifying its position as a hub for entrepreneurship. The closing ceremony also honored four outstanding entrepreneurs with prestigious awards, recognizing their contributions and resilience in the business world: • Promising Female Entrepreneur of the Year: Rahel Tsegaye • Promising Entrepreneur of the Year with Disability: Derese Tesfa • Promising Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Behailu Seboka • Promising Refugee Entrepreneur of the Year: Sahar Fuad A highlight of the week was a bustling exhibition at EDI’s headquarters, featuring over 50 exhibitors, which provided a platform for networking, collaboration, and showcasing cutting-edge innovations. The success of GEW 2024 underscores Ethiopia's dedication to promoting entrepreneurship as a powerful driver of economic growth, job creation, and social progress. As Ethiopia continues to pave the way for a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, GEW 2024 stands as a testament to the nation’s forward-thinking vision and its ongoing efforts to empower entrepreneurs from all walks of life. #GEW2024 #EDI #Entrepreneurship #Ethiopia #MoLS #innovation #GEN