Entrepreneurship Development Institute - Ethiopia

27/05/2026

እንኳን ለ1ሺህ447ኛው የዒድ አል አድሃ
(አረፋ) በዓል በሰላም አደረሳችሁ። በዓሉ የሰላም፣ የጤና እና የደስታ እንዲሆንልዎ እንመኛለን።

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የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ልማት ኢንስቲትዩት (EDI)

21/05/2026

#𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

On May 7 & 8, 2026, the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and SEED consortium partners, successfully hosted the SEED Learning Summit 2026 in Addis Ababa.

Reflecting on the program's journey, Dr. Hassan Hussein, (CEO, EDI) noted that in just two and a half years, the Sustainable Employment through Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (SEED) program has reached more than 1.3 million young people and enabled over 457,000 to secure dignified and fulfilling work.

The summit featured dynamic panel discussions, research presentations, and an exhibition showcasing entrepreneurs' success journeys.

A key focus was the newly approved National Entrepreneurship Development Policy and the draft Entrepreneurship Proclamation, designed to reduce bureaucratic barriers.

Highlighting the event's spirit, Mefthe Tadesse (Country Director, Mastercard Foundation) stated: “This is a celebration of our progress and also a reaffirmation of our commitment to the future.”

The scale of the program's financial and institutional support is substantial, with over 5 billion ETB in uncollateralized loans disbursed and more than 100 TVTs supported across the country. Guided by these milestones, we remain dedicated to enabling young people and being part of shaping Ethiopia's entrepreneurial future.

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20/05/2026

Watch NBC EthiopiaTV station news coverage on the inauguration of iDisruptHub — a new milestone for Ethiopia’s startup and innovation ecosystem.

19/05/2026

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗘𝗗𝗜 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ReSEE Coalition — a joint initiative of Shama Institute for Cultural Exchange and Social Enterprise Ethiopia (SEE) to collaborate on the cpartnershipo-design and delivery of refugee entrepreneurship pathways in Ethiopia.

The partnership aims to strengthen inclusive entrepreneurship by creating practical opportunities for refugees to participate as entrepreneurs, trainers, job creators, and contributors to local economic development.

The collaboration will initially focus on:
✅ Multilingual Training of Trainers Programs
✅ Mindset Shift & Entrepreneurial Readiness Training
✅ Refugee-Sensitive Curriculum Adaptation
✅ Participant Screening & Selection
✅ Future Entrepreneurship and Market-Entry Pathways

Through this partnership, EDI and the ReSEE Coalition reaffirm their shared commitment to promoting self-reliance, economic inclusion, and sustainable livelihood opportunities for refugee communities across Ethiopia.

Together, we are building pathways from potential to opportunity.

19/05/2026

iDisrupt_Hub!

Inaugurated on May 18, 2026, in Addis Ababa, this premier platform is designed as a hub of hubs, unifying the startup ecosystem to fast-track high-potential ventures from idea to scale.

This hub was built in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation through the SEED program. Beyond supporting startups, a core objective of iDisruptHub is to serve as a model incubation space that TVTs can mimic and replicate to set up their very own localized entrepreneurship incubation centers!

Speaking at the launch, Minister Muferihat Kamil highlighted how the hub turns policy into practice, unlocking local entrepreneurial potential.

EDI CEO Hassan Hussein (PhD) emphasized its dedication to enabling young people and removing barriers for impactful businesses.

What makes iDisruptHub different?

✅Policy-to-Practice Bridge: Translating national strategies into real opportunities.

✅TVT Blueprint: Acting as a master model for TVTs to scale entrepreneurship education.

✅Behavioral-Driven Support: Tailored specifically to founder mindsets.
End-to-End Growth: Offering incubation, seed funding, and venture acceleration.

✅Market Access: Featuring investment matchmaking and a unique procurement sandbox.

Together, we are spearheading a new era of global-ready innovation, supporting sustainable, scalable ventures across Ethiopia!

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Mastercard Foundation

19/05/2026

19/05/2026

12/05/2026

ያለነዳጅ በኤሌክትሪክ የሚሰራ ድምፅ አልባ ጀነሬተር

AMN — ግንቦት 4/2018 ዓ.ም

በኢትዮጵያ ችግር ፈቺ የፈጠራ ስራን የሚፈጥሩ ወጣቶች ስራ እየተበራከተ መምጣቱ ማህበረሰቡ በፈጠራ ውጤቶቹ እየተጠቀመባቸው ይገኛል።

ኤ ኤም ኤን ያለነዳጅ የሚሰራ ጀነሬተር ከፈጠሩ ወጣቶች አንዱ ከሆነው ወጣት ሄኖክ አማኑኤል ጋር ቆይታ አድርጓል።

በኤሌክትሪካል ኢንስታሌሽን ሙያ ትምህርቱን እንደተከታተለ የሚገልጸው ወጣቱ በሀገር አቀፍ ደረጃ በተዘጋጀው የቴክኖልጂ የፈጠራ ውድድር ላይ በመሳተፍ ባስመዘገበው ውጤት የተሻለ ክህሎት እንዲያገኝ ወደ ቻይና በመሄድ ተጨማሪ ትምህርት በመማር ያለውን ዕውቀት በማጎልበት ወደ ሀገሩ ተመልሷል።

ከጓደኛው ጋር በመሆን ያለቸውን ዕውቀት በመጠቀም መንግስት ያመቻቸላቸውን ዕድል በመጠቀም ያለ ነዳጅ በኤሌክትሪክ ቻርጅ እና በሶላር የሚሰራ ጀነኔተር መፍጠር እንደቻሉ ሄኖክ ለኤ ኤም ኤን ገልጿል።

ይሁን እንጂ ጀነሬተርን ከሰሩ በኋላ ተቀባይነቱ አልጋ በአልጋ አልነበረም። ተቀባይነት ለማግኘት ለሁለት ዓመታት ያህል እንደፈጀባቸው ነው ወጣት ሄኖክ የሚገልጸው።

መንግስት ባደረገላቸው ድጋፍ ዛሬ ላይ ምርታቸውን ለተለያዩ ተቋማት እና ግለሰቦች ተደራሽ በማድረግ ለገበያ እያቀረቡ ስለመሆኑ ተናግሯል ።

ጀነሬተሮቹ የተለያዩ የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል ማመንጨት የሚችሉ ሆነው የተሰሩ መሆናቸውን የሚናገረው ወጣቱ አንዴ ጊዜ ለሁለት ሰአት ቻርጅ በማድረግ ለረጅም ጊዜ መጠቀም የሚያስችሉ ሆነው የተሰሩ መሆናቸውን ገልጿል።

ያለነዳጅ የሚሰራ ጀነሬተር በአሁኑ ወቅት ተፈላጊነቱ እያደገ መምጣቱን የሚገልፀው ሄኖክ በኤሌክትሪክ ያለምንም ድምፅ የሚሰራው ጀነሬተር አረንጎዴ ኢኮኖሚን በመገንባት ረገድ ሚናው የጎላ መሆኑን ገልፆ በየትኛውም ቦታ በቀላሉ መገልገል የሚያስችል ስለመሆኑ ለኤ ኤም ኤን ተናግሯል።

በመሀመድኑር ዓሊ

12/05/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗘𝗗𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝟳𝟴% 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗩𝗧 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) has achieved significant progress in its mission to strengthen vocational education, with its safeguarding initiative now covering 78% of its national target.

In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation through the SEED program, and in collaboration with Light for the World, EDI successfully reached 78 TVT institutions following a second Training of Trainers (ToT) on Safeguarding and Inclusion held in Addis Ababa.

This initiative has now equipped 78% of its 100-institution target with specialized focal persons. These professionals are prepared to integrate safeguarding principles into institutional codes of conduct, guaranteeing that safety and equity become operational realities for all young people.

By creating rigorously safe and inclusive environments, EDI and its partners support the opportunity for every student including young women and disadvantaged groups to thrive.

This ongoing partnership continues to strengthen the standardization of accountability and social responsibility across Ethiopia’s TVT sector, paving the way for dignified and fulfilling work.

-More https://edi-ethiopia.org/detail.php?nid=209328

09/05/2026

: Driving Ethiopia’s Entrepreneurial Future

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and SEED consortium partners, successfully hosted the SEED Learning Summit 2026 in Addis Ababa. Welcoming the attendees, Dr. Hassan Hussein (CEO, EDI) noted that in just two and a half years, the SEED initiative has reached 1.3 million young people and enabled 457,000 to secure dignified and fulfilling work.

The summit featured dynamic panel discussions, research presentations, and an exhibition showcasing entrepreneurs' success journeys. A key focus was the newly approved National Entrepreneurship Development Policy and the upcoming Entrepreneurship Proclamation, designed to reduce bureaucratic barriers. Highlighting the event's spirit, Mefthe Tadesse (Country Director, Mastercard Foundation) stated: “This is a celebration of our progress and also a reaffirmation of our commitment to the future.”

With over 5 billion ETB in uncollateralized loans disbursed and 100+ TVTs supported, we remain dedicated to enable young people and building a prosperous, entrepreneurial Ethiopia.

Read More 👉https://edi-ethiopia.org/detail.php?nid=829770